Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Commerce
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 7, 2010No. Civil Action No.: 07-1446 (RMU)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting the Dependants’ Renewed Motion to Dismiss
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter is before the court on the defendants’ renewed motion to dismiss. The plaintiff, Judicial Watch, Inc. (“Judicial Watch”) seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) and DOC Secretary Gary Locke 1 (collectively, the “defendants”) based on their alleged noncompliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (“FACA”), 5 U.S.C. app. 2. Because the plaintiff has failed to plead a facially plausible claim for which relief can be…
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