Sanders v. FBI (W.D. Wis.) -- concluding that: (1) FBI’s search for records concerning plaintiff was inadequate because the agency failed to explain why it was reasonable to search only its Central Records System; it neglected to use reasonable variations of plaintiff’s name; and it neglected to explain why its initial search yielded no records and its second (seemingly identical) search located three pages; and (2) FBI did not adequately justify its Exemption 7(C) Glomar response to portion of plaintiff’s request that sought records mentioning plaintiff and various third parties, and remarking that it wasn’t clear why redactions wouldn’t sufficiently protect third parties’ privacy interests.
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