Legal Opinion

Landmark Legal Foundation v. Environmental Protection Agency

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 14, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2012-1726PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, District Judge.

The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has moved for summary judgment as to the Landmark Legal Foundation’s (“Landmark”) Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) claim. See Def.’s Mot., ECF No. 30. Landmark opposes the motion and seeks limited discovery regarding the adequacy of EPA’s search for documents responsive to its FOIA request. The Court will deny EPA’s motion, and will grant Landmark’s request for limited discovery.

I. BACKGROUND 1

A. Landmark’s FOIA Request

“On August 17, 2012, Landmark, a ‘national public interest law firm,’…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  3. Federal Bureau of Investigation v. AbramsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  5. Brayton v. Office of United States Trade RepresentativeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Hunton & Williams LLP v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  2. Competitive Enterprise Institute v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  3. Sack v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  4. ['Scudder v. Central Intelligence Agency']District Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  5. Cole v. RochfordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018

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