FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued Feb. 25, 2020

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Schoeffler v. USDA (9th Cir.) (unpublished) -- affirming district court’s decision that agency performed adequate search and that plaintiff was not entitled to discovery.

O'Neill v. DOJ (W.D. Wis.) -- concluding that Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives conducted adequate searches for certain records pertaining to the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, and that plaintiff failed to show that he was entitled to injunctive relief for future FOIA requests based on defendants’ alleged history of FOIA violations.

Ojeda v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs (S.D. W.Va.) -- dismissing claim because plaintiff conceded that he failed to administrative appeal agency’s decision before filing lawsuit.

Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 are available here.