FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued Jan. 19, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

White v. DOJ (S.D. Ill.) -- holding that: (1) plaintiff constructively exhausted his administratively remedies when he mailed complaint from prison, which predated government's FOIA responses; (2) liberally construed in pro se plaintiff's favor, complaint articulated challenge to adequacy of Bureau of Prison's search; and (3) government's conduct in litigation did not warrant sanctions.     

Judicial Watch v. U.S. Dep't of State (D.D.C.) -- ruling that agency performed reasonable search for copy of legal determination as to whether emails of former Secretary of State Clinton dated January-April 2009 were official State Department records.

Am. Civil Liberties Union Immigrants' Right Projects v. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (N.D. Cal.) --  awarding attorney's fees and costs to plaintiff, but reducing requested amount for fees incurred prior to litigation, excessive time drafting the complaint; and block billing.

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here.