Legal Opinion

McNeil v. U.S. Department of State

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 18, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2020-0329Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROBERT A. McNEIL, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-329 (JDB) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case has evolved out of a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request that the plaintiff, Robert McNeil, filed with the U.S. Department of State (“State”) seeking documentation substantiating State’s rejection of his passport application based on his apparent delinquent taxpayer status. After both parties moved for summary judgment on a FOIA claim that McNeil filed against State, McNeil requested and obtained…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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