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Court opinions issued Mar. 15-16, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

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.  

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here