Legal Opinion
Cole v. Rochford
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 3, 2018No. Civil Action No. 15–1991 (EGS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Court
Plaintiff David Cole seeks records from the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Although Mr. Cole submitted his request in May 2011, FEMA failed to produce any documents until April 2016, approximately five months after Mr. Cole filed this lawsuit. Since that time, FEMA has produced responsive records and a Vaughn index, and the parties have made efforts to narrow the areas of dispute remaining between them. Unable to make further progress, but before either party had filed a…
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