Legal Opinion

Porter v. Central Intelligence Agency

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 21, 2011No. Civil Action 10-050 (JEB)PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.

Plaintiff Mark Porter brings this action against Defendant Central Intelligence Agency pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. He claims that Defendant has wrongfully withheld documents that he is entitled to under FOIA. Defendant has now moved for summary judgment. The Court has reviewed the Motion, Plaintiffs Opposition, and Defendant’s Reply.

I. Background

Plaintiff has filed three separate FOIA requests for the same information over the past 14 years. Although the procedural history of these requests is taken from…

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