Burke v. EOUSA (D.D.C.) -- concluding that U.S. Postal Inspection Service properly relied on Exemption 7(C) to redact third-party information contained in records referred to agency by EOUSA and FBI, and that FBI properly withheld records pursuant to Exemptions 3, 7(C), and 7(D).
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Leopold v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) FBI conducted reasonable search for investigative records pertaining to Donald Trump's statement about Russia looking for Hillary Clinton's missing emails; (2) FBI properly withheld all responsive records concerning item 1 above pursuant to Exemption 7(A); (3) FBI properly invoked Exemption 7(A) in refusing to confirm or deny existence of investigative records concerning Donald Trump statement about "Second Amendment people" stopping Hillary Clinton; (4) Secret Service properly relied on Exemptions 5 and 7(E) to withhold records concerning plaintiff's requests.
Dutton v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- determining that FBI and DOJ Inspector General conducted adequate searches for records pertaining to plaintiff, and that government properly withheld records pursuant to Exemptions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7(A), 7(C), 7(D), and 7(E).
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Mar. 16, 2018
Davis v. U.S. Dep't of Veterans Affairs (10th Cir.) -- affirming district court's decision that agency performed reasonable search for records pertaining to plaintiff's claims for benefits and that agency did not withhold any responsive records.
Mar. 15, 2018
Lopez v. NARA (D.D.C.) -- dismissing case because plaintiff failed to administratively appeal agency's decision before he filed lawsuit.
Chase v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) Executive Office for United States Attorneys performed reasonable search for records concerning plaintiff's prosecution for possession of child pornography; (2) EOUSA properly relied on Exemption 3, in conjunction with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) and the Child Witnesses' Rights Act, to withhold grand jury transcripts; (3) U.S. Marshals Service properly withheld records pursuant to Exemptions 7(C) and 7(E); and (4) EOUSA properly referred certain records to FBI, which properly determined that plaintiff was not entitled to waiver of duplication fees.
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Garcia v. EOUSA (D.D.C.) -- concluding that: (1) government performed reasonable search for records concerning prosecution witness who testified against plaintiff, and (2) government properly withheld records pursuant to Exemptions 3, 5, 6, 7(C), 7(D), 7(E), and 7(F).
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Roseberry-Andrews v. DHS (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) agency failed to demonstrate that it performed adequate search for records concerning plaintiff's employment with ICE; (2) plaintiff failed to establish that agency had policy or practice of delaying FOIA responses; (3) agency properly withheld records pursuant to Exemption 5, 6, 7(C), and 7(E); and (4) agency failed to identify portions of records withheld as non-segregable.
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Mar. 8, 2018
Clemente v. FBI (D.C. Cir.) -- denying appellant's petition for rehearing en banc. Notably, Judge Kavanaugh stated in a concurring opinion that the Court’s "four-factor test for awarding attorney’s fees in FOIA cases is inconsistent with FOIA’s text and structure, and impermissibly favors some FOIA plaintiffs over other equally deserving FOIA plaintiffs. In an appropriate case, I believe that the en banc Court should re-examine and jettison that four-factor test."
Walston v. DOD (D.D.C.) -- finding that government performed adequate search for records concerning plaintiff's complaint with DOD that her computer was hacked.
Mar. 7, 2018
Schoeffler v. USDA (D.Ariz.) -- concluding that agency failed to perform adequate search in response to one of four requests for records concerning Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona.
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Sanchez v. DOJ (D.D.C.) -- determining that Drug Enforcement Administration conducted adequate search for records concerning plaintiff by entering plaintiff's name into agency's "Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Information System."
Calderon v.DOJ (D.D.C.) -- near-duplicate decision as Sanchez v. DOJ, above.
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Rockwood v. BOP (D.D.C.) -- granting government's renewed summary judgment motion because agency dropped Exemption 7(E) as sole basis for withholding certain records and plaintiff conceded that no genuine dispute existed.
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Beard v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs (E.D. La.) -- concluding that agency failed to justify withholding of 154 emails and attachments pursuant to Exemption 5 and ordering production of amended Vaughn index.
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Singh v. USPS (9th Cir.) (unpublished) -- affirming district court's decision that agency performed reasonable search for records concerning plaintiff's employment.
Cable News Network v. FBI (D.D.C.) (consolidating five cases) -- finding that: (1) FBI conducted adequate search for documents related to James Comey's memos about President Trump and memos by Comey (or related documents) about other specific prominent figures; (2) FBI properly withheld records pursuant to Exemptions 7(A) and 7(C), but was required to release certain portions of non-responsive email chain.
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