No. 20-7975

Larry Welenc v. Department of Justice, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-05-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law civil-procedure district-court document-redaction foia-exemption freedom-of-information-act government-transparency judicial-review
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1.) Can a US District Court Judge determine that a an excised Document released under
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, consisting only of a blank sheet of
paper and a page number falls under a FOIA Exemption, without having been informed
of that document 's contents ?

2.) Can the FBI keep an unspecified alleged investigation of a citizen open for 32 years
based on an alleged surveillance photo from 1988 or any other basis or is this a violation
of the Statute of limitations ?

3.) Is a litigant before a US Court District Court entitled to a decision from the Court and
the FBI on Motion for a Declaration that no judge had been approached or has had an exparte communications with the FBI or their attorney justified by an unsubstantiated
claim of National Security before being required to respond to any Motion by the FBI
and their Attorney?

4.) Is the FBI required or should they be required to release exonerating information in a
civil matter, here in a FOIA comlaint, if they are the investigating agency in the matter
to which the exonerating evidence refers?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a US District Court Judge determine that an excised Document released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, consisting only of a blank sheet of paper and a page number falls under a FOIA Exemption, without having been informed of that document's contents?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-09
Waiver of right of respondent Department of Justice, et al. to respond filed.
2020-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 9, 2021)

Attorneys

Department of Justice, et al.
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Larry Welenc
Larry Welenc — Petitioner