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Court opinion issued Dec. 9, 2022

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Harrington v. HHS (D.D.C.) -- denying plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees after concluding that plaintiff was ineligible for fees. Specifically, the court found that plaintiff failed to show that “his lawsuit substantially caused HHS to release records. HHS began processing [plaintiff’s] requests before he filed his complaint, and any delays by HHS were fairly attributable to the scope of [plaintiff’s] requests and a substantial backlog of other FOIA requests.”

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