Seife v. National Institutes of Health

OPINION AND ORDER

GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge.

Pro se plaintiff Charles Seife has sued under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”), to obtain records relating to certain individuals who serve on advisory panels of the defendant National Institutes of Health (“NIH”). These individuals are considered “special governmental employees” (“SGEs”) of NIH. The parties have each moved for summary judgment1 and have consented to disposition of the case by a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). For the reasons stated below, Seife’s…