Dillon v. U.S. Department of Justice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KENNETH J. DILLON, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 17-1716 (RC) : v. : Re Document Nos.: 38, 42 : U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANT’S RENEWED MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DENYING PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION This FOIA suit arises from a series of events that began nearly twenty years ago. Over a three-week period in fall of 2001, five individuals were killed and seventeen others were infected by the anthrax spores contained in letters mailed to U.S.…