Children's Health Defense v. Food and Drug Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 23-220 (RDM) v. UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On January 16, 2023, Plaintiff Children’s Health Defense filed suit in an effort to compel Defendant U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) to respond to its Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request for “records connected with safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines through the VAERS database.” Dkt. 1-1 at 3. Now, the FDA moves to stay the case for eighteen months due to the…