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P. 1CCP v. FEC CCP v. FEC Ratings: (0)|Views: 584|Likes: 0Published by Spencer BrownCourt documents obtained from CCP release on June 9, 2014. Court documents obtained from CCP release on June 9, 2014. More info:Categories:Types, Business/Law, Court FilingsPublished by: Spencer Brown on Jun 09, 2014Copyright:Traditional Copyright: All rights reservedAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttps://www.scribd.com/doc/228816978/CCP-v-FEC03/30/2015pdftextoriginal IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ CENTER FOR COMPETITIVE POLITICS : 124 S. West St., Suite 201 : Alexandria, VA 22314 : : Plaintiff, : : v. : Civil Action No. : FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION : 999 E Street, N.W. : Washington, D.C. 20463 : _________________________________________ : COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 1.
This action arises under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2014), challenging the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC’s) denial of a FOIA request by Plaintiff Center for Competitive Politics (CCP). That request was for a single document: an unredacted copy of the First General Counsel’s Report (“Report”), dated June 22, 2011, in the matter of Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (MUR 6396). 2.
CCP seeks a declaration that the FEC is in violation of FOIA by withholding the Report from CCP, and injunctive relief requiring the FEC to immediately and fully cease withholding the Report from CCP. JURISDICTION AND VENUE
This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action and personal jurisdiction over both parties. 5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(4)(B). Further this Court has jurisdiction as this case is a “civil action[] arising under the …laws…of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 1331. 4.
Venue lies in this Court pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B). 5.
Plaintiff CCP is an educational nonprofit corporation, structured under 26 I.R.C. § 501(c)(3). CCP is dedicated to promoting and vindicating the political speech and association rights protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. As part of its mission, CCP regularly represents parties regulated by the FEC in campaign finance litigation. Also pursuant to its mission, CCP routinely provides comments on FEC rulemakings, advisory opinions, and other official actions. 6.
Defendant FEC is an agency subject to FOIA. 5 U.S.C. § 552(f). The FEC has custody and control of the Report. Its denial of CCP’s FOIA request for that document gives rise to this action. STATUTORY FRAMEWORK The Freedom of Information Act 7.
FOIA, codified at 5 U.S.C § 552, requires that federal agencies such as the FEC promptly release requested records to the public unless the document falls within a statutory exemption. 5 U.S.C. § 552(b). 8.
“[A]ll exemptions under FOIA…must be construed as narrowly as is consistent with efficient government operation.” Army Times Publishing Co. v. Dep’t of the Air Force
, 998 F.2d 1067, 1069 (D.C. Cir. 1993) (internal citations and quotation marks omitted). 9.
This Court “has jurisdiction to enjoin the agency from withholding agency records and to order the production of any agency records improperly withheld…” 5 U.S.C. § 552 (4)(B); see also 11 C.F.R. § 4.8(g). FACTS UNDERLYING PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM FOR RELIEF 10.
On January 8, 2014, a majority of commissioners declined to find reason to believe that Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, a § 501(c)(4) organization had violated federal law by failing to register as a political committee (“PAC”). S
TATEMENT OF R EASONS OF C
HAIRMAN L
OODMAN AND C
AROLINE C.
UNTER AND M
ATTER OF C
ROSSROADS G
RASSROOTS P
OLICY S
(MUR 6396), (Jan. 8, 2014). The vote was 3-3 against finding reason to believe. 11.
In accordance with D.C. Circuit precedent, the three commissioners who voted against finding reason to believe issued a statement of reasons explaining their votes. FEC v. Nat’l Republican Senatorial Comm.
, 966 F.2d 1471, 1476 (D.C. Cir. 1992) (citation omitted) (Because the three commissioners voting against a particular action “constitute a controlling group for purposes of the decision…their rationale necessarily states the agency's reasons for acting as it did.”). 12.
As part of their statement, the three controlling commissioners “explain[ed] why it took over three years to resolve th[e] MUR,” and informed the public about the existence of a “first First General Counsel’s Report, which was circulated to the Commission on June 22, 2011.” S
(MUR 6396) at 26. 13.
The controlling commissioners attached 75 pages to their Statement of Reasons, all of which bore a single word: “REDACTED.” S
TRATEGIES (MUR 6396). 14.
On March 25, 2014, the three controlling commissioners issued a supplemental statement of reasons. S
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