N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT JOHN M IC HAEL KELLY, Plaintiff - Appe lla nt, v. U.S. C ENSUS B UREAU; U.S. DEPAR TM ENT OF C O M M ER C E, De fe nda

nts - Appe lle e s. No. 11-17684 D.C . No. 3:10-c v-04507-JSW M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Northe rn Distric t of C a lifornia Je ffre y S. White , Distric t Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d April 29, 2013 ** B e fore : HUG, FAR

R IS, an d LEAVY, C irc uit Judge s. John M ic h a e l Ke l ly

a ppe a ls pro se from

the distric t c ourt’ s gra

nt of sum m ary judgm e nt in fa

vor of the Unite d State s C e n sus B ure a u a nd the Unite d Stat e s De pa

rtm e nt of C om

m e rc e (c olle c t ive ly

“ C e nsus” ) in Ke lly ’ s a c tion a lle ging



# FIL ED OCT 02 2013 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S . CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).viola

tions of theFre e dom

of Inform ation Ac t

(“ FOIA” ) and the Priva c y Ac t. W e have jurisdic tion unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1291. W e a ffirm in pa rt, va c ate in pa

rt, a nd re m and. W e va c ate and re m and to the distric t c ourt be c a use it fa i le d to e nte r suffic i e ntly

de t a ile d findings of fa c t a nd c onc lusions of la

w. Se e W ie ne r v . FBI

, 943 F.2d 972, 987-88 (9th C ir. 1991); Van Bourg, Alle n, W e inbe rg & Roge r v . N LRB , 656 F.2d 1357, 1357-58 (9th C ir. 1981). On re m and, the distric t c ourt m ust provide an e xpla

nation, for e a c h individual re que st, a s to why it c o nc lude s tha t C e nsus c o nduc te d a

n a de q uat e se arc h

re a sona bly c a lc ulate d

to unc ove r a ll re le va

nt doc um e nts re sponsiveto the re que st. As pa rt of its a na ly sis, the distric t c ourt m ust a ddre s s thre shold issue s, inc luding, inter a lia , the following: 1) whethe r C e nsus im prope rly inte rpre te d the M arc h 24, 2010 re que st to a pply only to a p plic ants a

nd not hire e s, a

nd the le ga l signific anc e of a ny suc h inte rpre tation; 2) whe the r C e nsus im prope rly inte rpre te d the M ay

5, 2010 a nd June 22, 2010 le tte rs to re quire C e nsus to se arc h for only

thirte e n ite m i z e d re c ords unde r FOIA; a nd 3) whe the r the August 27, 2010 le

tte r wa s a ne w re que st tha

t re quire d C e nsus to c onduc t a ne w se arc h a nd produc e doc um e nts. The distric t c ourt a lso m ust a ddre ss Ke lly ’ s c onte ntion tha

t C e nsus im

p e rm i ssibly

fa ile d to a llow him

to inspe c t a

nd re vie w the re c o rds in his personne l file . 1 1 - 1 7 6 8 4 2W e de c line to a ffirm sum m ary judgm e nt on thea lte rnative grounds of fa ilure to e xha

ust be c a use the re is e v ide nc e in the re c ord to support Ke lly ’ s c la im of e xha ustion. Se e 5 U.S.C . § 552(a )(6)(C ) (pe rson is de e m e d to e xha ust a dm inistra

tive re m e die s if the a ge nc y fa ils to re spond to a re q ue st unde r a

pplic a ble tim e lim its); 5 U.S.C . § 552(a )(6)(A)(i) (re q uiring a ge n c y

to de t e rm i ne within 20 da y s whe the r to c om

p ly with a re que st a

nd to give notic e of the right of a dm inistra

tive a ppe a l in its re sponse to a re que st). The distric t c ourt did not a buse its disc re tion in de ny ing Ke lly ’ s m otion for re c u sa l unde r 28 U.S.C . § 455(a ) be c a use Ke lly fa ile d

to e sta blish tha t the c ourt ha rbore d a ny pre disposition so e

xtre m e a s to displa

y c le a r ina bility to re nde r fa ir judgm e nt. Se e Lite k

y v . Unite d State

s , 510 U.S. 540, 551, 555-56 (1994); J orge n se n v . C

a ssiday , 320 F.3d 906, 911 (9th C ir. 2003) (se tting forth sta nda rd of re vie w). Ke lly ’ s m otion to re a ssign thec a se to a diffe re nt distric t c ourt judgeon re m and, se t forth in his ope ning brie f, is de n ie d. The pa rtie s sha ll be ar the ir own c osts on a ppe a l. AFFIRM E D in par t, V ACAT E D in par t, and RE M ANDE D .

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