468 results for 'court:"USDC District of Columbia"'.
J. Lamberth grants $17,000 in attorney fees and costs to a group following its Freedom of Information Act case against the IRS seeking records related to alleged meetings between the agency's commissioner and FTX, "a famously scandal-ridden and now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange." The IRS repeatedly refused to process the request and, although it failed to find responsive records, the group is considered the prevailing party following the FOIA litigation.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Lamberth, Filed On: February 16, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv340, NOS: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Other Suits, Categories: Public Record, Tax, Attorney Fees
J. Moss finds for the environmentalist groups on several of their Endangered Species Act claims arising out of their challenge to the EPA’s approval of the state of Florida’s application to assume permitting power under the Clean Water Act within the state. The EPA unreasonably relied on the Fish and Wildlife Service's flawed biological opinion and incidental take statement.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Moss, Filed On: February 15, 2024, Case #: 1:21cv119, NOS: Environmental Matters - Other Suits, Categories: Environment
J. Contreras dismisses two individuals' putative class claims against the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in which they say the EEOC has failed to enforce judgments entered in their favor against the Air Force and National Guard Bureau. Contrary to their claims, the EEOC has no clear duty to act to enforce the orders, and also has no duty to refer their cases to either the attorney general or the Office of Special Counsel.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Contreras, Filed On: February 13, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv3246, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Administrative Law, Class Action, Labor
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J. Howell denies, in part, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's motion for summary judgment on a nonprofit's Freedom of Information Act case seeking certain FERC commissioners' calendars and phone records. The name of a lobbyist who had lunch with a chairman on a certain date must be released, as the agency concedes it "'should definitely not have [been] withheld.'"
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Howell, Filed On: February 12, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv3420, NOS: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Other Suits, Categories: Energy, Environment, Public Record
J. Bates grants a bank's motion to dismiss a Slovenian medical equipment company's action arising from $590,000 in wire transfers from Ukrainian businesses it never received. The company's conversion and unjust enrichment claims are precluded by the Uniform Commercial Code, and it fails to support its claims for fraud and tortious interference with a business relationship.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Bates, Filed On: February 9, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv2554, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Fraud, Conversion, Banking / Lending
J. McFadden denies, in part, a university's motion to dismiss an expelled student's discrimination action. He adequately pleads his claims for racial discrimination and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and his contract claim for breach of his scholarship agreement.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: McFadden, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv436, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Education, Contract
J. Chutkan denies, in part, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' partial motion to dismiss a group's Freedom of Information Act case seeking records regarding certain types of Medicare, how payment rates are set and related data. The group has adequately pleaded its claim seeking to enjoin the agency from violating the Act by delaying its disclosure of non-exempt documents.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Chutkan, Filed On: February 5, 2024, Case #: 1:21cv2784, NOS: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Other Suits, Categories: Public Record, Medicare, Injunction
J. Jackson dismisses a former teacher's contract and due process claims against the district after it failed to rehire him, allegedly in violation of the parties' settlement agreement. The agreement did not contain any obligation the district rehire him, nor has he sufficiently alleged a due process violation.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Jackson, Filed On: January 31, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv2137, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Due Process, Contract
J. Howell dismisses an internet user's action against the publisher of the Washington Examiner under the Video Privacy Protection Act. She fails to show she was a subscriber to the Examiner's video goods and services and, therefore, fails to show she's a consumer, as defined by the Act.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Howell, Filed On: January 29, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv345, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Communications, Privacy
J. Nichols finds, in part, for a pharmaceutical company on its action against the Food and Drug Administration for its failure to hold a hearing on the company's challenge to its refusal to approve its drug, Hetlioz, for jet lag disorder. The FDA fails to show its delay in acting on the company's request for a hearing is merely modest, nor has it shown it will be unduly burdened by quickly commencing a hearing.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Nichols, Filed On: January 26, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv2775, NOS: Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision - Other Suits, Categories: Administrative Law, Health Care
J. Boasberg denies, in part, the Department of Defense's motion to dismiss a military member's Freedom of Information Act, equal protection and race discrimination action arising from the revocation of his security clearance. He has sufficiently alleged certain aspects of his Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act claims.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Boasberg, Filed On: January 22, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv1471, NOS: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Other Suits, Categories: Public Record, Privacy, Military
J. Moss denies, in part, a feminist organization's motion for summary judgment on its former vice president's claims arising from her removal from office. There are genuine issues of fact regarding her claims for race discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation, among others.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Moss, Filed On: January 22, 2024, Case #: 1:19cv3845, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment Discrimination, Employment Retaliation