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Court opinions issued Aug. 6, 2021

Envtl. Integrity Proj. v. GSA (D.D.C.) -- rejecting magistrate’s recommendation that plaintiff was ineligible for attorney’s fees and litigation costs, and ruling that plaintiff was both eligible and entitled to an award in case involving reports of travel by EPA and Department of the Interior officials.

Selgjekaj v. EOUSA (D.D.C.) -- finding that: (1) agency did not demonstrate that it performed reasonable search for certain records pertaining to plaintiff’s indictment; (2) agency properly withheld certain records pursuant to Exemption 3 (Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), Exemption 5 (attorney work-product), and Exemption 7(C), but it did not carry its burden regarding withheld orders reflecting the commencement, termination, and extensions of the grand jury.

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