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Conservation Force v. Jewell

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 5, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2012-1665PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge

A threshold requirement for a plaintiff who seeks to recover attorneys’ fees for claims brought under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., is to demonstrate that he has “substantially prevailed” in the underlying litigation in a manner that makes him eligible for fees. 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E).' Before this Court at present is an attorneys’ fees motion that Plaintiff Conservation Force, a nonprofit wildlife-conservation foundation, has brought based on a FOIA lawsuit that the organization filed in…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice, (Two Cases). Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  3. Eddie David Cox v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  4. Davy v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  5. Church of Scientology of California v. Patricia R. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Department of Homeland SecurityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
  2. American Oversight v. U.S. Dep't of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
  3. Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Drug Enforcement AdministrationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  4. Codrea v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and ExplosivesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  5. Envtl. Integrity Project v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018

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