Friends of Animals v. Bernhardt

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 19-cv-01443-MEH FRIENDS OF ANIMALS, Plaintiff, v. DAVID BERNHARDT, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the Interior, and U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, an agency of the United States, Defendants. ORDER Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff, an animal advocacy group, alleges that Defendant1 violated the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, et seq., by improperly responding to Plaintiff’s FOIA requests for documents related to the import of African elephant and…