Legal Opinion

Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 24, 2010No. Civil Action No. 2009-1054Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 09-1054 (JDB) U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. ("CBF") brings this action against the United States Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking records pertaining to permits for development on two islands in the Magothy River, a tributary of the Chesapeake River. At issue is whether the Corps properly withheld certain records from disclosure pursuant to FOIA…

2Cases cited39 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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