Legal Opinion
Prison Legal News v. Lappin
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 26, 2006No. Civil Action 05-1812(RBW)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WALTON, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Prison Legal News (“PLN”), brings this action challenging the Federal Bureau of Prison’s (“BOP”) refusal to grant a waiver of all search and duplication fees associated with a document request made under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2000). Complaint for Declaratory and In-junctive Relief (“Compl.”) TUB, C. Currently before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment directed to the propriety of the BOP’s waiver denial. 1 For the reasons set forth below, this Court will grant the plaintiffs…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Campbell v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Gary A. Soucie v. Edward E. David, Jr., Director, Office of Science and TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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