No. 21-133
Jorge Alejandro Rojas v. Federal Aviation Administration
Amici (1)
Tags: administrative-law agency-records circuit-split consultant-corollary foia-exemption-5 freedom-of-information-act inter-agency-memoranda judicial-circuit-split statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference:
2022-01-07
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Ninth Circuit, in a sharply divided en banc decision, erred by adopting the consultant corollary and holding that "intra-agency memorandums or letters" in FOIA's Exemption 5 encompasses documents prepared by APTMetrics, a private, outside consultant.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred by adopting the consultant corollary and holding that 'intra-agency memorandums or letters' in FOIA's Exemption 5 encompasses documents prepared by a private, outside consultant
Docket Entries
2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-13
Reply of petitioner Jorge Alejandro Rojas filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-29
Brief of respondent Federal Aviation Administration in opposition filed.
2021-10-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 29, 2021.
2021-10-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 1, 2021 to November 29, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 1, 2021.
2021-09-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2021 to November 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-01
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
2021-08-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 1, 2021.
2021-08-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-07-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 1, 2021)
Attorneys
Cato Institute
Joseph Carl Cecere Jr. — Cecere PC, Amicus
Federal Aviation Administration
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Jorge Alejandro Rojas
Naomi Jean Scotten — Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner