Foia Exemption 5

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• Krikorian v. Dep't OF State
  984 F.2d 461· D.C. Cir.· 1993-01-29 ·cited 3×
  The court held that ten documents were properly withheld under FOIA exemptions, but remanded for specific findings on segregability, official acknowledgment, and search adequacy.
• Sun-Sentinel Co. v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec.
  431 F. Supp. 2d 1258· S.D. Fla.· 2006-04-14 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the release of disaster claimants' home addresses and names is not a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy under FOIA Exemption 6, as the public interest in understanding FEMA's disaster relief operations outweighs the privacy concerns.
• Inderjit Badhwar v. United States Dep't OF the AIR Force
  829 F.2d 182· D.C. Cir.· 1987-09-22 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the Machín privilege, incorporated into FOIA Exemption 5, protects confidential witness statements made to military air crash safety investigators, and affirmed the district court's nondisclosure of such statements. However, it vacated and remanded decisions r
• Durns v. Bureau OF Prisons
  806 F.2d 1122· D.C. Cir.· 1986-12-23 ·cited 2×
• Skelton v. United States Postal Serv.
  678 F.2d 35· 5th Cir.· 1982-06-09 ·cited 2×
  The court held that an agency's letter responding to a citizen's complaint, which did not adjudicate a case or involve a substantive statutory right, was not a 'final opinion' under FOIA, and therefore an incorporated memorandum did not lose its Exemption 5 protection.
• The Found. for Gov't Accountability v. U.S. Dep't of Just.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-12-13
  The court held that the deliberative process privilege and presidential communications privilege protect certain documents from disclosure under FOIA, granting summary judgment to the DOJ.
• Luthmann v. The Fed. Bureau of Investigation
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-05-15
  Richard Luthmann sought records from the FBI and Department of Justice related to his criminal investigation and prosecution for fraud and extortion under the Freedom of Information Act, and the government withheld 3,814 pages in full and redacted 657 pages in part. The court gra
• The Found. for Gov't Accountability v. U.S. Dep't of Just.
  M.D. Fla.· 2023-08-25
  The Foundation for Government Accountability sought disclosure of documents related to Executive Order 14019's voter registration initiatives in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Justice. The court held that the deliberative process privilege properly
• Gonzalez v. U.S. Dep't of Agric.
  S.D. Fla.· 2023-02-24
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to create a genuine dispute of material fact regarding the disclosure of his administrative leave status under the Privacy Act, and that alleged delays in responding to FOIA requests do not constitute indepen
• Williams v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs
  510 F. Supp. 2d 912· M.D. Fla.· 2007-05-04
  The court held that the defendant agency was entitled to summary judgment because it demonstrated that it conducted adequate searches for requested records and properly applied FOIA exemptions, and the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies for his Privacy Act claims
• Cappabianca v. Comm'r, United States Customs Serv.
  847 F. Supp. 1558· M.D. Fla.· 1994-03-07
  The court held that the defendant properly applied FOIA exemptions 2, 6, 7(C), and 7(D), but failed to meet its burden for exemption 5.
• Church OF Scientology OF SAN Francisco v. Internal Revenue Serv.
  991 F.2d 560· 9th Cir.· 1993-04-16
  It was an abuse of discretion to deny FOIA plaintiffs discovery prior to summary judgment, given the disadvantages they face and the specific circumstances of the case.
• Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. Def. Nuclear Facilities Safety Bd.
  969 F.2d 1248· D.C. Cir.· 1992-10-09