Legal Opinion
Morley v. Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 21, 2016No. 14-5230PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Jefferson Morley appeals for the second time from the district court’s denial of his request for attorney’s fees and costs under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). Morley argues that he is entitled to a fee award under the familiar four-factor standard that looks to “(1) the public benefit derived from the case; (2) the commercial benefit to the plaintiff; (3) the nature of the plaintiffs interest in the records; and (4) the reasonableness of the agency’s withholding of the requested documents.”…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Nationwide Building Maintenance, Inc. v. Arthur Sampson, Administrator, U. S. General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Davy v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Tax Analysts v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Morley v. Cent. Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Department of Homeland SecurityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- American Oversight v. U.S. Dep't of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Drug Enforcement AdministrationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Margaret Kwoka v. IRSCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2021
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