Legal Opinion

Colgan v. Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 28, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2014-0740Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) JAMES CALHOUN COLGAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 14-cv-740 (TSC) ) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff James Calhoun Colgan has sued the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) seeking to compel disclosure of information responsive to his Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to the FBI. Pending before the court are four motions: DOJ’s motions for partial summary judgment and summary judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, (ECF No. 17 (“Def. First Mot.”), ECF No. 38 (“Def.…

2Cases cited46 opinions

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  2. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  3. Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  4. Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States Department of Justice v. Tax AnalystsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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