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25-722 Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, Inc. v. Department of Justice, et al. District of Columbia 2025-12-19 Denied Response Waived administrative-law agency-disclosure foia-exemptions government-transparency national-security records-search In response to requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding potential domestic surveillance abuse, the respondent agenci…
25-6147 Anthony Roland v. Department of Justice, et al. Seventh Circuit 2025-11-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-remedies freedom-of-information-act government-transparency judicial-review pro-se-petition summary-dismissal Whether the court of Appeals may summarily dismiss a Petitioner's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) claim on the ground that "any issues which could b…
23-7020 Donovan A. Reid v. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General Fourth Circuit 2024-03-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law case-statement civil-rights constitutional-provisions due-process freedom-of-information government-transparency jurisdiction legal-provisions public-records writ-petition Question not identified.
23-965 Jin-Pyong Peter Yim v. National Institutes of Health Third Circuit 2024-03-06 Denied Response Waived administrative-law agency-records agency-response foia-request freedom-of-information-act government-transparency non-exempt-records record-request record-specification responsive-records When the National Institutes of Health ("NIH ") failed to respond to a record request within 20 busi ness days, as required by statute, Petitioner ("…
23-6625 Wayne Frazer v. Bakery & Drivers Local 550, et al. Second Circuit 2024-01-30 Denied IFP civil-rights constitutional-provisions due-process freedom-of-information government-transparency jurisdiction legal-review procedural-rules public-records standing supreme-court writ Question not identified.
22-7865 Tiffany Recinos v. Mike Kreidler, et al. Washington 2023-06-26 Denied IFP administrative-law civil-rights disclosure-requirements due-process government-accountability government-liability government-transparency official-immunity public-records public-records-exemption vicarious-liability Whether or not laws exist without documents when public disclosure is exempted? Whether Commissioners of the government are held to obeying the laws …
22-5770 Julian Okeayainneh v. Department of Justice, et al. District of Columbia 2022-10-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-procedure administrative-remedies attestation-requirement civil-action disclosure-requirements foia-exemptions freedom-of-information-act government-transparency judicial-review records-disclosure The Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., provides public access to information held by public authorities. The Act provides th…
22-5393 Seth Mitchell v. Department of Veterans Affairs, et al. Second Circuit 2022-08-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law civil-rights document-withholding due-process freedom-of-information-act government-transparency governmental-agencies privacy-act 1. "When, if ever, can United States Governmental agencies (United States Department of Veterans Affairs, United States Department of Defense) intenti…
21-449 Bilal Abdul Kareem v. William J. Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, et al. District of Columbia 2021-09-23 Denied Response Waived civil-rights d-c-circuit due-process government-media government-transparency judicial-notice online-publication standing sua-sponte technology WHETHER THE D.C. CIRCUIT'S DECISION TO DISMISS THE CASE BASED ON DISPUTED FACTS NOTICED SUA SPONTE AND WITHOUT DUE PROCESS WAS IMPROPER. WHETHER THE …
20-7975 Larry Welenc v. Department of Justice, et al. District of Columbia 2021-05-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law civil-procedure district-court document-redaction foia-exemption freedom-of-information-act government-transparency judicial-review 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 …
19-7406 Bartholomew Antonio Guzman v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit 2020-01-27 Denied IFP civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-court federal-jurisdiction first-amendment freedom-of-information government-transparency habeas-corpus public-records standing state-court state-court-interpretation state-court-proceedings Question/Issue No.l: Isthe juckgment of the because the habeas petitiower's State hebeas proceralie Question/Issue No.2: Did the United Stctes Distri…
19-6212 Melissa Edwards v. Attorney Grievance Commission Michigan 2019-10-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP access-to-courts administrative-investigation attorney-misconduct civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-due-process disability-rights due-process equal-protection government-transparency judicial-review judicial-transparency standing state-court-procedure 1. Is it unconstitutional for a state court to deny relief without explaining why relief was denied. 2. Is it unconstitutional for the Attorney Griev…
19-6135 Kelvin Townsend v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-10-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure due-process freedom-of-information government-transparency grand-jury indictment judicial-oversight sealed-records standing IS THE EOVERNMENT REQUIRED TD DBTAIN A COURT BRDER FROM THE COURT TO UNSEAL A "SEALED CRiMiNAL INDICTMENT
18-9651 Carlos Arturo Patino-Restrepo v. Department of Justice, et al. District of Columbia 2019-06-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law agency-discretion civil-procedure due-process foia freedom-of-information-act government-transparency judicial-review mandatory-regulation summary-judgment 1. Does a district court abuse its discretion in granting an agency summary judgment in a FOIA proceeding where the agency has failed to comply with a…
18-1277 William F. Sorin v. Department of Justice Second Circuit 2019-04-08 Denied Response Waived ' °° ae federal-sentencing-guidelines foia-exemptions foia-improvement-act-2016 government-transparency presidential-memorandum prosecutorial-discretion Question not identified.
18-8114 Anthony Boyd v. Joe D. Driver, et al. Fifth Circuit 2019-02-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-action civil-procedure civil-rights due-process evidence government-transparency legal-standing material-fact standing summary-judgment transparency video-evidence Whether Lack Of Transparency Of Video Evidence By The d Fact In A Civil Action?
18-226 Eric G. Zahnd v. Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, Supreme Court of Missouri Missouri 2018-08-22 Denied Amici (2)Response Waived attorney-discipline attorney-ethics criminal-case due-process first-amendment fourteenth-amendment free-speech government-transparency professional-conduct prosecutorial-speech public-record public-records After the conclusion of a child sexual abuse criminal case, the Prosecuting Attorney of Platte County, Missouri, Eric G. Zahnd, issued a news release …