Phillips v. U.S. Bureau of the Census (S.D.N.Y.) -- denying plaintiff’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs after finding that: (1) plaintiff was eligible for fees and costs because he obtained partial relief from a judicial order, specifically an agency file comparable to the file he requested by a date certain; and (2) plaintiff was not entitled to fees and costs because the agency was preparing to release records well in advance of plaintiff’s request and lawsuit, and because it reasonably denied plaintiff’s request.

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