Legal Opinion

Levinthal v. Federal Election Commission

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 23, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-1624PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Dave Levinthal and the Center for Public Integrity bring this suit under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). On July 6, 2015, Plaintiffs submitted a FOIA request to Defendant Federal Election Commission seeking: (1) a copy of a study that assesses vulnerabilities in the Commission’s information technology (“IT”) systems and makes reeommenda-tions to address those vulnerabilities; and (2) any emails and documents related to the study. Defendant produced non-exempt materials related to the study, but…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  4. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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