King & Spalding, LLP v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) KING & SPALDING LLP, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 16-cv-01616 (APM) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ) HUMAN SERVICES, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION This case concerns three Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests submitted by Plaintiff King & Spalding LLP to Defendants U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively “Defendants”). The court…