Legal Opinion
Pike v. U.S. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 20, 2016No. Civ. No. 15–cv–0301 (KBJ)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moreover, the record evidence plainly establishes that there is a connection between these plaintiffs and a possible violation of federal law (see, e.g. , FCA Civil Complaint, Compl. Ex. 2, ECF No. 1-1, at 4-31), which is all that is required to support DOJ's assertion that the law-enforcement-purposes requirement has been met. See Campbell v. U.S. Dep't of Justice , 164 F.3d 20, 32 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (explaining that a defendant invoking Exemption 7 need only "establish a rational nexus between the investigation and one of the agency's law enforcement duties, and a connection between an…
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