43 results for 'judge:"Boasberg"'.
J. Boasberg denies, in part, an individual's motion to add an additional Freedom of Information Act claim to her case against the district, in which she claims it delays responding or denies requests for information from those who are critical of the police department. The individual failed to diligently pursue the new claim before the deadline to amend had passed.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Boasberg, Filed On: August 30, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv277, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Public Record, First Amendment
J. Boasberg denies, in part, a title company's motion to dismiss a company and its owner's action to recover more than $500,000 lost after a third-party absconded with the funds he was to receive from the sale of his property. The company has made sufficient allegations to support its claims for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and consumer-protection law violations.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Boasberg, Filed On: August 28, 2023, Case #: 1:23cv941, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Real Estate, Fiduciary Duty, Negligence
J. Boasberg grants, in part, an individual's motion for attorney fees following her disability discrimination case against the Department of Homeland Security. The individual is awarded $526,000, reduced from the requested $742,000 in fees, due, in part, to a reduction in the hourly rate.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Boasberg, Filed On: August 9, 2023, Case #: 1:17cv988, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment Discrimination, Attorney Fees
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J. Boasberg awards $111,000 in attorney fees to an individual following her Freedom of Information Act case against the Army for records related to its mental-fitness questionnaire for soldiers. Although she substantially prevailed on her claims, her requested fees are reduced, in part, for her failure to prevail during certain phases of the case.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Boasberg, Filed On: July 5, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv1670, NOS: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Other Suits, Categories: Public Record, Attorney Fees
J. Boasberg awards $313,000 in attorney fees to an individual following his partially successful race discrimination claim against a federal employee union. The individual is not entitled to his request for $1.4 million in fees, as three of four of his claims were dismissed and he only won $100,000 in damages.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Boasberg, Filed On: June 16, 2023, Case #: 1:17cv2094, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment Discrimination, Attorney Fees, Labor / Unions
J. Boasberg partially grants the press access to records related to the grand jury subpoena of former Vice President Pence related to an investigation into the transfer of power following the 2020 election. Proper redaction will preserve grand jury secrecy, and the requested information, once redacted, will not reveal leads to other witnesses or evidence.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Boasberg, Filed On: June 9, 2023, Case #: 1:23mc35, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Elections, Government, Public Record
J. Boasberg grants the government's motion to quash two groups of individuals' attachments to $10 million in funds associated with an Iranian front company held by Wells Fargo. Allowing the individuals, who have judgments against Iran, to move forward with their writs "would fundamentally undermine Congress’s intended scheme for compensating victims of state-sponsored terrorism."
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Boasberg, Filed On: June 1, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv420, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Terrorism, Damages