Legal Opinion
Cause of Action v. Federal Trade Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 19, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2012-0850PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EMMET G. SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Cause of Action (“COA” or “plaintiff’) brings this case regarding three requests it made to Defendant, Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). Plaintiff claims that the Defendant improperly denied Plaintiffs fee waiver requests because the disclosure of information it requested is in the public interest or because COA is a representative of the news media. Plaintiff also argues that the agency improperly withheld certain documents under FOIA’s Exemption 5. 1 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s…
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