Ninth Circuit Denies Fees in Hillary Clinton Emails Case

Los Angeles Lawyer Who Was Plaintiff in Seeking Unredacted Documents Is Denied Recompense for Moneys Spent on Legal Representation; Opinion Cites Reasonableness of FBI’s Initial Partial Denial of FOIA Request

MetNews, July 1, 2021

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed an order denying attorney fees to a Los Angeles lawyer who successfully challenged the FBI’s refusal to provide an Oct. 30, 2016 search warrant and related documents in its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email practices while secretary of state from 2009-13.

She allegedly discussed classified documents using her personal email account—which emerged as an issue in the 2016 presidential campaign in which she was the Democratic nominee.

Seeking the fees is E. Randol Schoenberg, best known for his litigation efforts to recover artworks looted by the Nazis under Hitler’s regime.

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