Legal Opinion
Protect the Public's Trust v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 10, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2022-0138Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROTECT THE PUBLIC’S TRUST, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 22-138 (JEB) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Protect the Public’s Trust seeks records from several offices within Defendant Department of Homeland Security in this Freedom of Information Act case. The ultimate dispute here relates to whether DHS’s Privacy Office formally “received” Plaintiff’s FOIA request such that it was obligated to conduct a search for responsive materials. Although the request was addressed to the…
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