Legal Opinion
Nance v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 28, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2008-1643PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Pro se plaintiff Jimmy L. Nance filed this complaint under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), alleging that the FBI had wrongfully denied him access to forensic evidence he had requested. The FBI has moved under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 for summary judgment, arguing that, although it failed to locate a forensic test that Nance had requested, its search was sufficiently reasonable and that it provided him with all responsive non-exempt information. Because…
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