FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued Mar. 23, 2017

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Ocasio v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd. (D.D.C.) -- dismissing case after concluding that MSPB had released all records requested by plaintiff, except for ALJ hearing notes that had been routinely destroyed prior to request. 

Apotosky v. FBI (N.D. Ohio) -- finding that: (1) plaintiff abandoned his FOIA claim against Executive Office for United States Attorneys, and (2) FBI established that all requested records were produced, unidentifiable, or exempt.

Turner v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury (E.D. Cal.) -- ruling that Financial Crimes Enforcement Network conducted a reasonable search for four requested items, but that it improperly invoked Exemption 3 (Bank Secrecy Act) without actually searching for fifth item of requested records.   

Henson v. HHS & FDA (S.D. Ill.) -- determining that government performed a reasonable search for requested records and properly withheld certain records pursuant to Exemptions 4, 5, and 6.

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here.