Besson v. United States Department of Commerce

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) DAVID H. BESSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 18-cv-02527 (APM) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ) OF COMMERCE, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In May 2018, Plaintiff David H. Besson filed a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request with Defendant U.S. Department of Commerce, seeking records of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”) between the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a…