Legal Opinion

North v. United States Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 9, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2008-1439Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge.

Plaintiff Jeffrey North, proceeding pro se, filed suit against the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and several other federal agencies alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. The only remaining claim at issue is Count 1 of the Amended Complaint, which challenges the DEA’s Glomar response to the Plaintiffs FOIA request seeking information regarding a purported DEA informant — Gianpaolo Starita — who testified against the Plaintiff during his criminal trial. The Court previously granted…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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Valencia-Lucena v. United States Coast GuardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
GUILLERMO FELIPE DUEÑAS ITURRALDE v. COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCYCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992

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