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Court opinions issued June 13-14, 2018

June 14, 2018

Janangelo v. Treasury Inspector Gen. for Tax Admin. (9th Cir.) (unpublished) -- affirming district court's decision that agency properly issued Exemption 6 Glomar response to request concerning third party's alleged misconduct, and that agency had not officially acknowledged existence of records.  

Coffey v. Bureau of Land Mgmt. (D.D.C) -- awarding plaintiff attorney's fees in case concerning agency's Wild Horse and Burro Program, but reducing amount sought from $125,541 to $69,019 primarily because plaintiff spent excessive time on various pleadings. 

Rhodes v. FBI (D.D.C.) -- ruling that FBI properly relied on Exemption 7(E) in refusing to confirm or deny the existence of records indicating whether plaintiff's name appears on any agency watch lists.

June 13, 2018

100Reporters v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- concluding that DOH overbraodly applied Exemptions 4, 5, 6, and 7(C) in withholding certain records generated by company's independence compliance monitor.  

Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 available here