Legal Opinion
Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice v. U.S. Dep't of State
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 30, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16–2516 (JEB)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Although the Freedom of Information Act requires agencies to issue decisions on requests for documents within twenty working days, few departments consistently meet this deadline. Plaintiff American Center for Law and Justice believes that the State Department, in fact, has an actual policy or practice of not complying until the requester brings suit. In this case, ACLJ both seeks specific documents and asserts such a policy-or-practice claim. This Court initially dismissed the latter count without prejudice, but allowed Plaintiff to file an…
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