FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued May 24, 2018

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Grand Canyon Tr. v. Zinke (D.D.C.) -- denying plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees and costs in case involving the Federal Coal Program after finding that Office of Secretary and BLM "had begun processing the plaintiff’s request well before this lawsuit was initiated and that both agencies had even made partial releases to the plaintiff before the complaint was filed."

Sai v. TSA (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) agency failed to prove that it could not have “readily” produced responsive records or legible copies of six pages; (2) agency failed to search four offices that were likely to maintain responsive records; (3) agency failed to show that it properly invoked Exemption 3 with respect to information that another requester received; (4) agency failed to demonstrate that certain information concerning agency employees was properly withheld under Exemption 6.

Summaries of all opinions issued since April 2015 available here