Legal Opinion
National Security Counselors v. Central Intelligence Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 27, 2012No. Civil Action No. 12-284 (BAH)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BERYL A. HOWELL, United States District Judge
This is an action claiming numerous violations of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 562 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., and the Independent Offices Appropriations Act (“IOAA”), 31 U.S.C. § 9701. Pending before the Court is the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. See EOF No. 16. Plaintiffs are a group of individuals and one organization who “regularly file FOIA requests with CIA,” see First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) ¶¶ 3, 5-7,137, 218, EOF No. 9, though the Class Plaintiffs only…
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