Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 27, 2015No. Civil Action No. 12-1491 (JDB)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge
More than four years ago, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sought information about the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation of former senator John Ensign. After lengthy litigation under the Freedom of Information- ■ Act — and two orders from this Court — CREW obtained several thousand pages of responsive material. CREW now seeks attorneys’ fees to cover the eosts of the litigation. The Court finds that CREW is entitled to recover fees and it will award $32,865.19.
BACKGROUND
Some years ago, the federal government…
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