Legal Opinion
Trautman v. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 17, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16-cv-1629 (DLF)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To prevail under Rule 56, a federal agency "must prove that each document that falls within the class requested either has been produced, is unidentifiable, or is wholly exempt from the (FOIA's) inspection requirements.' " Perry v. Block , 684 F.2d 121, 126 (D.C. Cir. 1982) (per curiam) (quoting Nat'l Cable Television Ass'n, Inc. v. F.C.C. , 479 F.2d 183, 186 (D.C. Cir. 1973) ). The agency "must demonstrate that it conducted a search reasonably calculated to uncover all relevant documents," Weisberg v. Department of Justice , 705 F.2d 1344, 1350-51 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (internal quotation marks…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Charles E. Perry v. John R. Block, Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Brayton v. Office of United States Trade RepresentativeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Weisberg v. U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
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