Opinion ID: 206190
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Request for Extra-Record Discovery

Text: Finally, Menkes argues that the District Court erroneously denied his request to take discovery pertaining to Wasserman's informal communications with the SLSPA. We disagree. The District Court applied the proper legal standard and did not abuse its discretion in denying Menkes's request. In agency cases, limited extra-record discovery is only appropriate when there has been a strong showing of bad faith or improper behavior or when the record is so bare that it prevents effective judicial review. Baptist Mem'l Hosp.-Golden Triangle v. Sebelius, 566 F.3d 226, 230 (D.C.Cir.2009) (quoting Commercial Drapery, 133 F.3d at 7). We can find no reason to question the District Court's determination that Menkes failed to make a sufficient showing the agency acted in bad faith. Menkes III, 662 F.Supp.2d at 69.