FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued Feb. 13, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Pulliam v. EPA (D.D.C.) -- in case involving investigation into toxic contamination at former Army base, finding that: (1) DOD's renewed searches were inadequate and plaintiff was entitled to "limited telephonic deposition" regarding agency's search for electronic records; (2) EPA's supplemental searches were adequate except with respect to one office, and that EPA properly withheld certain information pursuant to Exemption 6; and (3) DOJ's renewed search was inadequate in multiple respects and noting that agency's declarant had already "wasted everyone's time the first time around."

Sharkey v. DOJ (N.D. Ohio) -- ruling that FBI performed reasonable search for records concerning plaintiff (who believes federal government has been surveilling him),  and that it properly relied on Exemptions 7(C) and 7(E) to withhold certain information from records generated in response to plaintiff's complaints.  

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here