Legal Opinion
Frank LLP v. Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 4, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16-cv-2105 (DLF)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DABNEY L. FRIEDRICH, United States District Judge
Since its inception in February 2016, this FOIA dispute has dwindled to a single issue: whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appropriately withheld portions of two investigational hearing transcripts under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(E). Before the Court are the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant summary judgment in favor of the CFPB.
I. BACKGROUND1
In February 2016, Frank LLP (Frank) submitted a FOIA request to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seeking documents…
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