No. 22-364

Ryan Noah Shapiro v. Department of Justice

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2022-10-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: agency-bad-faith civil-procedure discovery discovery-standard federal-civil-procedure foia foia-request motion-for-summary-judgment rule-56(d) rule-56d standing summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2022-12-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Must a plaintiff facing a motion for
summary judgment provide evidence that the movant
has acted in bad faith before obtaining discovery
under Rule 56(d), where the sole reason that bad faith
is being required is that the case arises under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?

2. If there is a FOIJA-specific requirement
that a plaintiff provide evidence of agency bad faith
before obtaining discovery under Rule 56(d), does the
requirement extend to situations in which the
government agency has failed to meet its initial
burden of proof under the summary judgment
standard?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must a plaintiff facing a motion for summary judgment provide evidence that the movant has acted in bad faith before obtaining discovery under Rule 56(d) in a FOIA case?

Docket Entries

2022-12-12
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-11-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States Department of Justice to respond filed.
2022-10-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2022)

Attorneys

Ryan Noah Shapiro
Jeffrey Louis LightLaw Office of Jeffrey L. Light, Petitioner
United States Department of Justice
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent