Polk v. FBI (9th Cir.) (unpublished opinion) -- summarily affirming district court's decision that agency conducted reasonable search and that plaintiff was not entitled to costs.
Rosiere v. United States (9th Cir.) (unpublished opinion) -- summarily affirming district court's decision to dismiss case for improper venue.
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Kulkarni v. U.S. Dep't of State (9th Cir.) (unpublished opinion) -- summarily affirming district court's decision that records concerning plaintiff's passport application were protected under Exemption 6.
Finney v. SSA (9th Cir.) (unpublished opinion) -- summarily affirming district court's decision that agency performed an adequate search and properly withheld records pursuant to Exemption 6.
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Yunes v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- determining that FBI properly relied on Exemption 3 in conjunction with Bank Secrecy Act to withhold records concerning plaintiff. a citizen of the Dominican Republic who had his United States visa revoked when he was identified as a known or suspected terrorist.
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Di Montenegro v. FBI (E.D. Va.) -- ruling that FBI performed a reasonable search for records concerning plaintiff, and that various agencies properly withheld records pursuant to Exemption 6, 7(C), 7(D), (7(E), and 7(F).
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Facebook v. IRS (N.D. Cal.) -- dismissing plaintiff's claim seeking production of agency documents in electronic, native-file format with metadata because plaintiff's FOIA request did not specify format of production.
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Murphy v. U.S. Customs & Border Prot. (N.D.W.Va.) -- concluding that plaintiff was prevailing party due to agency's "multiple inadequate disclosures" and awarding plaintiff $552.54 for reasonable expenses.
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Eleson v. Tippen (E.D. Cal.) -- recommending dismissal of lawsuit after finding that U.S. Postal Service conducted reasonable search and provided plaintiff with all records that it could locate. Of note, the magistrate judge determined that it was not improper for agency to refer plaintiff to website (to which plaintiff, a prisoner, had no access) because plaintiff had not specified preferred format of production.
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Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice v. U.S. Dep't of State (D.D.C.) -- permitting plaintiff to amend Complaint to allege that agency has policy or practice of forcing requesters to sue to obtain FOIA responses.
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Schwartz v. DEA (2nd Cir.) (summary order) -- affirming district court's decision that certain video footage of drug interdiction raid in Honduras was not protected by Exemption 7(E).
Baldwin v. SBA (D.D.C.) -- dismissing pro se plaintiff's suit because he sought answers to questions and not access to agency records.
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White Arnold & Dowd P.C. v. Dep't of Justice (N.D. Ala.) -- finding that DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility properly relied on Exemptions 6 and 7(C) in refusing to confirm or deny the existence of any complaints against an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
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