Cottom v. United States Department of Justice (DOJ)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KIRK COTTOM, DECISION AND ORDER Plaintiff, v. 6:23-CV-6307 EAW CDH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), Defendant. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kirk Cottom (“Plaintiff”) alleges in this action that the United States Department of Justice (“Defendant”) violated 5 U.S.C. § 552, known as the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). (Dkt. 1; Dkt. 9 at 1). Plaintiff has filed a motion asking the Court to order Defendant to file a Vaughn1 index and declaration “well before the . . . November 26, 2025 deadline” set in the Court’s August 7, 2025…