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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Commerce

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided December 22, 1998No. Civ.A. 95-133(RCL)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on various discovery motions filed by the plaintiff, Judicial Watch, against the defendant Department of Commerce (DOC) and a number of nonparties. The several motions will be considered seriatim, after a brief review of the factual background.

I. GENERAL FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Judicial Watch filed three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the DOC in the fall of 1994 seeking documents regarding the alleged sale of seats on DOC foreign trade missions in exchange for large donations to the Democratic…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Christy v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  2. Alexander v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
  3. Boston Edison Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
  4. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Department of CommerceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
  5. Iconlab Inc. v. Valeant Pharm. Int'l, Inc. (In re Malyugin)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018

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