Legal Opinion
Wilderness Society v. United States Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 8, 2004No. CIV.A.03-1801 (RBW)PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WALTON, District Judge.
The plaintiff has filed this lawsuit alleging that the defendants impermissibly withheld documents, which were requested pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2000). The defendants contend, however, that their affidavits and corresponding Vaughn index adequately explain that the documents that were not provided to the plaintiff were exempt from disclosure under Exemption 5 of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5). Currently before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, specifically the plaintiffs…
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