Smith v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) GRANT F. SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-00777 (TSC) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) et. al, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION In this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) action, Plaintiff Grant F. Smith, proceeding pro se, has sued Defendants United States of America, John J. Sullivan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”), and Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy (“DOE”) to compel compliance under 5 U.S.C. § 552. (ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”).) Pending before the court are four…