Legal Opinion
Muchnick v. Department of Homeland Security
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 6, 2016No. CV 15-3060 CRBPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
CHARLES R. BREYER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
George Gibney used to coach the Irish Olympic swim team. He immigrated to the United States in the early 1990s and has lived here ever since. He also allegedly sexually abused young female swimmers throughout the 1960s and 1970s—and perhaps since. Plaintiff Irvin Muchnick wants to know why American authorities let Gib-ney enter the country and remain here. He sued under the Freedom of Information Act to find out.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Statutory Framework
Congress enacted the Freedom of Information Act (“the FOIA”) to…
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