Legal Opinion
Cooper v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 14, 2016No. Civil Action No. 1999-2513PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
REGGIE B. WALTON, United States District Judge
Elwood J. Cooper (“the plaintiff’), proceeding pro se, brings this action against several federal agencies (“the defendants”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2012). The plaintiff seeks “to obtain all records related to his arrest and prosecution, in the hopes of uncovering documents that he believes will prove that ... his conviction was illegal.” Cooper v. DOJ, No. CIV.A. 99-2513 (RMU), 2005 WL 670296, at *1 (D.D.C. Mar. 22, 2005). Five motions are currently pending before the Court: (1) the…
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