Legal Opinion

Ferguson, Jr. v. U.S. Department of Justice

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided October 6, 2025No. 3:25-cv-50058Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION James Earl Ferguson Jr., Plaintiff, Case No.: 25-cv-50058 v. Judge Iain D. Johnston U.S. Department of Justice, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Pro se Plaintiff James Earl Ferguson sued the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Attorney General. He seeks (i) a declaratory judgment that DOJ violated the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) by “unlawfully withholding requested records,” (ii) “[a]n injunction compelling DOJ to release documents immediately,” and (iii) “[e]xpedited court-ordered…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Stevo v. FrasorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  5. Collins v. IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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