Legal Opinion
Higgins v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 30, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2010-1485PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT L. WILKINS, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action against the United States Departments of Justice (“DOJ”) and Homeland Security (“DHS”), and various components of these two agencies, under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), see 5 U.S.C. § 552. This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motion to dismiss or, alternatively, for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part without prejudice.
I. BACKGROUND
On or about September 4, 2008, plaintiff submitted FOIA requests to the Executive Office for…
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