Legal Opinion
National Security Counselors v. Central Intelligence Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 25, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2011-0442PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Judge
National Security Counselors seeks attorney fees and costs after prevailing in part in a case against the Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Defense under, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. The Court denied the motion, holding that because National Security Counselors and its counsel were one and the same, there was no attorney-client relationship and no attorney fees could be awarded. See'Mem. Op. [Dkt. 67] at 8-9. On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed and remanded. National…
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