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Court opinion issued Aug. 27, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Crestek, Inc. & Subsidiaries  v. IRS (D.D.C.) -- determining that IRS performed reasonable search for companies tax records and properly withheld certain records pursuant to Exemptions 5 (deliberative process, attorney work-product, and attorney-client privileges), 7(D), and 7(E).  

Sandoval v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies with respect to requests to FBI and Federal Bureau of Prisons for records about his criminal case; (2) plaintiff was not entitled to additional records from Executive Office for United States Attorneys because he refused to pay for copies.  

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