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Court opinion issued Sept. 20, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Bernegger v. Exec. Office for U.S. Attorneys (D.D.C.) -- determining that: (1) EOUSA performed reasonable search for communications of prosecutors involved in plaintiff’s criminal case; (2) EOUSA properly relied on Exemptions 6 and 7(C) to withhold records about third parties, but that additional briefing was necessary with respect to one email exchanged between agency and federal trial court; and (3) EOUSA justified its withholdings under deliberative process privilege, except for one email exchanged between agency and trial court that required in camera review.

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