Legal Opinion

Public Citizen, Inc. v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 26, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2019-0915Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-00915 (CJN) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Public Citizen, Inc. sued to enforce a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking documents relating to an unofficial housing policy shift by Defendant, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). See Compl. ¶ 1, ECF No. 1. Once HUD began production, however, Public Citizen noticed that certain otherwise- responsive…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Border PatrolDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
  3. The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. National Security AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  4. Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  5. American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n v. Executive Office for Immigration ReviewCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016

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