Cause of Action v. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

MEMORANDUM OPINION

AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge

This case arises out of a Freedom of ■Information Act (“FOIA”) request submitted by plaintiff Cause of Action, a nonprofit organization, to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) on October 9, 2012. The IRS referred one portion of the request to defendant, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (“TIG-TA”). On November 30, 2012, TIGTA informed plaintiff that it could neither admit nor deny the existence of any responsive records, asserting what is commonly known as a “Glomar” response. ' Plaintiff filed a complaint…