Legal Opinion
Hammouda v. United States Department of Justice Office of Information Policy
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 31, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2012-0130PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
In this action brought pro se pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, plaintiff initially challenged the failure of the Department of Justice’s Office of Information Policy (“OIP”) to produce records pertaining to her criminal trial, particularly a contract for sale she alleges was used to convict her. 1 Compl. ¶¶ 1-2. Since the complaint referred also to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), OIP located plaintiffs request to the FBI and determined that the FBI had processed and released responsive records.…
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