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Court opinions issued March 18, 2022

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Washington v. GSA (W.D. Wash.) -- finding that: (1) plaintiff failed to properly allege a pattern-or-practice claim; (2) agency’s delay in providing a final determination was not “egregious,” but its failure to “promptly” release records warranted an expedited production schedule; (3) plaintiff’s challenges to the agency's exemption claims were premature because agency had not completed its productions; and (4) at agency’s suggestion, ordering agency to provide plaintiff with a Vaughn Index within ten days of the release of all remaining records.

Washington v. OMB (W.D. Wash.) -- finding that: (1) plaintiff failed to properly allege a pattern-or-practice claim; (2) agency’s delay in providing a final determination was not “egregious,” but its failure to “promptly” release records warranted an expedited production schedule; (3) plaintiff’s challenges to the agency's exemption claims were premature because agency had not completed its productions; and (4) at agency’s suggestion, ordering agency to provide plaintiff with a Vaughn Index within ten days of the release of all remaining records.

Washington v. NARA (W.D. Wash.) -- finding that: (1) plaintiff failed to properly allege a pattern-or-practice claim; (2) agency’s delay in providing a final determination was not “egregious,” but its failure to “promptly” release records warranted an expedited production schedule; (3) plaintiff’s challenges to the agency's exemption claims were premature because agency had not completed its productions; and (4) at agency’s suggestion, ordering agency to provide plaintiff with a Vaughn Index within ten days of the release of all remaining records.

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