Legal Opinion
Cause of Action Inst. v. Tillerson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 9, 2018No. Case No. 1:16–CV–2145 (TNM)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TREVOR N. MCFADDEN, United States District Judge
Cause of Action Institute ("Plaintiff" or "Cause of Action") brings this action against the Secretary of State and the Archivist of the United States ("Defendants"), in an attempt to recover former Secretary of State Colin Powell's work-related emails, which he created and received on a personal email account provided by AOL, Inc. ("AOL"). Plaintiff argues that Defendants violated the Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. §§ 2101 et seq. ("FRA") and the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA") by failing to initiate action through the Attorney General for…
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