Legal Opinion
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 30, 2009No. Civil Action 09-1054 (JDB)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
Plaintiff Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. (“CBF”) brings this action against the United States Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., seeking records pertaining to permits for development on two islands in the Magothy River, a tributary of the Chesapeake River. Now before the Court are- the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. At issue is whether the Corps properly withheld certain records from disclosure pursuant to FOIA exemptions 5 and 7.
BACKGROUND
In April 2007, CBF…
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