Legal Opinion
Thompson v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2011-0272PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss and for summary judgment. 1 For the reasons discussed below, the motion will be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiff brings this action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), see 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2010), against the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for the purpose of obtaining records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) about himself. 2 Specifically, the plaintiffs request reads:
I would like to request lift images of Stanley Thompson (# 152044EB1)…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Higgins v. United States Department of JusticeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
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- Boehm v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013