Legal Opinion
McWatters v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 20, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2020-1092Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KEN MCWATTERS, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-cv-1092 (TSC) BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Ken McWatters sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking the release of a 30-minute recording which captures a nightclub fire and the surrounding events that tragically killed 100 people at a concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island in February 2003. Am. Mem. Op. at 1–2, ECF No. 22. The…
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