Legal Opinion

Byrnes v. United States Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 29, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2019-0761Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) KEVIN E. BYRNES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 19-cv-0761 (APM) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ) OF JUSTICE, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kevin Byrnes, a lawyer, brings this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) action against Defendant U.S. Department of Justice seeking to compel the Department to conduct a more thorough search of records held by its component Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and to…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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  2. Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  3. The Nation Magazine, Washington Bureau, and Max Holland v. United States Customs ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  4. United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007

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