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Court opinion issued May 11, 2020

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Reyes v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior (S.D. Cal.) -- concluding that: (1) Bureau of Indian Affairs performed adequate search for tribal membership and genealogy records concerning deceased family member; (2) agency properly relied on Exemption 5’s deliberative process privilege to withhold records concerning its processing of plaintiff’s FOIA request; and (3) plaintiff arguably asserted “policy-and-practice” claim, but neither party moved for summary judgment on that issue.

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