FOIA Advisor

Court opinions issued Jan. 31, 2023

Court Opinions (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. DOJ (D.C. Cir.) -- reversing and remanding district court’s decision and concluding that: (1) agency failed to establish that the names of companies that supply the government with a drug used for lethal injections qualify as “commercial” information under Exemption 4; and (2) agency failed to show how certain “key contract terms” were “confidential” under Exemption 4.

Sherven v. Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Bd. (D.D.C.) -- dismissing case because plaintiff neglected to file an administrative appeal with agency after receiving agency’s final determination.

Sabra v. U.S. Customs & Border Prot. (D.D.C.) -- granting government’s renewed summary judgment motion after finding that CBP conducted adequate search for records concerning plaintiff and that it properly withheld records pursuant to Exemptions 5 (attorney work product), 6, 7(C), 7(E), and 7(F).

Summaries of all published opinions issued since April 2015 are available here.