Legal Opinion
Kearns v. Fed. Aviation Admin.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 15, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–434 (JEB)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Since 2012, Plaintiff Kevin Kearns has been the subject of a number of complaints regarding his conduct at the Federal Aviation Administration. Concerned that such allegations would stymie his future career prospects, Kearns sought documents under the Freedom of Information Act relating to his tenure at the FAA. Filing his first FOIA request in July 2015, followed by a FOIA and Privacy Act request in November 2015, and a third under both statutes in 2016, Kearns sought various agency files and reports he asserts may contain false information. In…
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