Legal Opinion
Aqualliance v. United States Bureau of Reclamation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 8, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2021-0632Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AQUALLIANCE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 21-632 (JEB) UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff non-profit AquAlliance filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, a water-management agency housed in the Department of Commerce, seeking summaries of certain 2020 water transfers. When the Bureau’s search came up empty, Plaintiff sued, and the parties now cross-move for summary judgment. At the end of the day, the question is whether the Bureau could satisfy its…
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