Legal Opinion
Canning v. United States Department of State
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2015No. Civil Action No. 13-831 (RDM)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*497 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs George Canning and Jeffrey Steinberg (“Plaintiffs”), acting pro se, brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 552, et seq. Plaintiffs seek an order requiring Defendant United States Department of State (“the Department”) to produce two groups of records: (1) a 2010 memorandum from the President to his foreign policy advisors, entitled “Presidential Study Directive 11” (“PSD-11”), and certain related documents; and (2) documents pertaining to the Muslim Brotherhood. See…
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