Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Homeland Security
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 29, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-1983PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
[Dkt. # 11]
RICHARD J. LEON, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Judicial Watch Inc. filed a two-count FOIA complaint against the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) on November 10, 2015. See generally Compl. [Dkt. # 1]. Count One is a “traditional” FOIA claim, in which Judicial Watch alleges DHS is violating its FOIA obligations by unlawfully withholding records responsive to plaintiffs 19 FOIA requests. Compl. ¶¶ 8, 18-20. In Count Two, Judicial Watch alleges that DHS has a “policy and practice of violating FOIA’s procedural requirements in connection…
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