American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN OVERSIGHT, INC., Plaintiff, Civ. Action No. 17-827(EGS/DAR) v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff American Oversight (“American Oversight” or “Plaintiff”) has sued Defendants Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) (collectively “Defendants”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”),

5 U.S.C. § 552

arising out of Defendants’ withholding of certain documents pursuant to FOIA Exemption 5. See Complaint, ECF No. 1. 1…