Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 26, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2009-2134Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ___________________________________ ) BEN JACOBS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 09-2134 (RLW) ) FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff, a federal prisoner, brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), see 5 U.S.C. § 552, against the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”), alleging that it failed to respond to three FOIA requests sent in March 2008 to its Washington, D.C. headquarters office. The Court granted in part the BOP’s first…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. Davy v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  4. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
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