Eddington v. USPS (D.D.C.) -- concluding that plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies because his request seeking government plans to detain individuals in event of war or national emergency was not reasonably clear.
Ball v. USMS (D.D.C.) -- dismissing prisoner-plaintiff’s FOIA claim against FBI because agency averred that it never received the request and plaintiff offered “no evidence beyond his own say-so.”
KXTV v. USCIS (E.D. Cal.) -- ruling that government properly withheld records concerning extradition of Omar Abdulsattar Ameen pursuant to Exemptions 7(C) and (7(E), but not 7(A).
Protect Democracy Pro. v. NSA (D.D.C.) -- ordering in camera inspection of memorandum memorializing telephone conversation between President Trump and former NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers, which NSA asserts is protected in full under the presidential communications privilege.
Bales v. U.S. Dep’t of State (D.D.C.) -- holding that agency properly relied on Exemption 6 in refusing to confirm or deny existence of records relating to visas requested by or issued to seven Afghan witnesses who testified at plaintiff’s court martial.
Day v. U.S. Dep’t of State (D.D.C.) -- determining that agency performed reasonable search for records concerning plaintiff’s imprisonment in Mexico and that it properly invoked Exemptions 5, 6, and 7(C).
Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 are available here.