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Court opinions issued Mar. 16, 2021

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Rifle Remedies, LLC v. IRS (D. Colo.) -- finding that: (1) agency conducted adequate search for records pertaining to its audit of plaintiff and policy documents or guidance pertaining to marijuana vendors; and (2) agency properly withheld records pursuant to Exemption 3, in conjunction with 26 I.R.C. § 6103, and Exemptions 5, 7(A), 7(C), and 7(E).

DaVita Inc. v. HHS (D.D.C.) -- concluding that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid did not adequately explain how it performed certain aspects of its search for 36 public comments received in responsive to a rule proposed in 1990 and finalized in 1995.

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