Legal Opinion
International Counsel Bureau v. United States Department of Defense
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 4, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2008-1063PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
International Counsel Bureau and Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP (collectively “ICB”) bring this action against the United States Department of Defense pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”), seeking records pertaining to four individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Several rounds of summary judgment motions have occurred in this case. The only issues remaining involve the Department’s withholding of forty-five forced cell extraction (“FCE”) videos, one video of a detainee receiving a haircut while…
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