Legal Opinion

Wright v. U.S. Dep't of Justice

District Court, S.D. California

Decided April 4, 2019No. CASE NO. 17cv1451-LAB (MDD)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Larry Alan Burns, Chief United States District Judge

In 2014 and 2015, Plaintiff Roderic Mack Wright submitted requests to each of the agency-defendants under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), seeking documents related to a federal criminal investigation into his business dealings. Wright alleges that the defendants failed to produce responsive, nonexempt documents and thereby violated the FOIA. The agencies now move for summary judgment, arguing that their respective productions complied with FOIA rules. For the reasons below, those motions are GRANTED . Dkts. 20, 21, 22.

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. James C. DunkelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Keenan v. AllanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  3. Weisberg v. U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  4. John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Robert Charles Beck v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993

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