Source: https://www.criminallegalnews.org/cln-litigation/DC/order-in-pln-v-lappin-foia-suit-against-the-bop-march-26-2009/
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 20:27:15+00:00

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plaintiff's motion and deny the Bureau's motion without prejudice.
Injunctive Relief to Obtain Freedom of Information Act Information ("Compl.") ¶¶ 5, 7.
against it . . . between January 1, 1996 . . . and . . . July 31, 2003." Pl.’s Mem. at 1.
and the identifying information" for each lawsuit or claim or attorney fee award, Compl.
¶ 8, and "a copy of the complaint or other documents describing the facts of the case," Id.
Department of Justice, the plaintiff sought relief from this Court by filing this lawsuit.
plaintiff. Order, June 26, 2006.
Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment ("Pl.’s Reply").
Bureau provided the plaintiff with over 10,000 pages of records responsive to its request.
not been produced at all. Pl.'s Mem. at 1.
likely to contain responsive materials . . . were searched."
Commerce, 473 F.3d 312, 318 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (quoting Nation Magazine v. U.S.
(D.C. Cir. 1991) (citation omitted).
(D.D.C. 2008) (citing Iturralde, 315 F.3d at 315; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton v.
Dep't of Health and Human Servs., 844 F. Supp. 770, 777 n. 4 (D.D.C. 1993)).
or their thoroughness." Id. at 2. The Bureau has failed to respond to this argument.
the sufficiency of the affidavit.
personal knowledge by the affiant, see Shaw v. FBI, 749 F.2d 58, 63 n.2 (D.C. Cir.
or control" over "potentially responsive records that subsequently have been destroyed."
duty under FOIA to retain the records." Wilbur v. CIA, 355 F.3d 675, 677-78 (D.C. Cir.
designed to locate documents responsive to the plaintiff's request.
FOIA "reflects a general philosophy of full agency disclosure," Dep't of Defense v.
certain information may harm legitimate governmental or private interests," Summers v.
affiant is competent to testify on the matters stated." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e)(1).
Military Audit Project, 656 F.2d at 738. That has not been accomplished here.
pursuant to the FOIA exemptions relied upon by the Bureau.
An Order consistent with the Court’s ruling accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.

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