Cummings v. Murphy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 17-cv-02308 (APM) ) EMILY W. MURPY, Administrator, ) General Services Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION This case concerns an agency’s refusal to produce records in response to what is referred to in political parlance as a “Seven Member Rule” request. That moniker derives from the “Seven Member Rule,” which is embodied in 5 U.S.C. § 2954. Adopted by…