Legal Opinion
Amadis v. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 22, 2019No. Case No. 1:16-cv-2230 (TNM)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TREVOR N. McFADDEN, U.S.D.J.
Plaintiff Juan Luciano Machado Amadis sues the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the U.S. Department of State ("State") under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 ("FOIA"). He also seeks relief under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, and the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651. At issue are Government's responses to Mr. Machado Amadis's requests for documents about State's decision to deny his visa applications based on events that occurred nearly four decades ago.
Mr. Machado Amadis alleges that State and DOJ's components-the Drug…
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