42 Cited authorities

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 240,497 times 39 Legal Analyses
Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
477 U.S. 317 (1986) Cited 220,007 times 41 Legal Analyses
Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"
Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio
475 U.S. 574 (1986) Cited 115,036 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them
Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts
492 U.S. 136 (1989) Cited 844 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that documents are only “agency records” within the meaning of FOIA if the agency both “create or obtain” the documents and “control” them
United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
510 U.S. 487 (1994) Cited 684 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that, although the requesting unions' interest in obtaining the home addresses of agency employees “might allow the unions to communicate more effectively with employees, ... it would not appreciably further the citizens' right to be informed about what their government is up to”
Oglesby v. U.S. Dept. of Army
920 F.2d 57 (D.C. Cir. 1990) Cited 1,572 times
Holding that FOIA administrative exhaustion requirement is jurisdictional
Vaughn v. Rosen
484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973) Cited 1,988 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an indexing system was necessary in FOIA cases to " assure that a party's right to information is not submerged beneath governmental obfuscation and mischaracterization, and permit the Court system effectively and efficiently to evaluate the factual nature of disputed information."
Laningham v. U.S. Navy
813 F.2d 1236 (D.C. Cir. 1987) Cited 1,168 times
Finding that Navy did not act intentionally or willfully under § 552a(g) because it was "warranted [in its] belief that its actions were lawful [under the Privacy Act]"
Military Audit Project v. Casey
656 F.2d 724 (D.C. Cir. 1981) Cited 1,222 times
Holding that the CIA did not waive the applicability of Exemption 1 to all classified information relating to a subject by voluntarily releasing some formerly classified information about that subject
Nation Magazine, Washington Bureau v. U.S.
71 F.3d 885 (D.C. Cir. 1995) Cited 696 times
Holding that "an obvious privacy interest . . . extends to third parties who may be mentioned in investigatory files, as well as to witnesses and informants who have provided information during the course of an investigation"
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 335,102 times 160 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,612 times 51 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"
Section 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
5 U.S.C. § 552 Cited 12,367 times 558 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Court's entering of a “Stipulation and Order” approving the parties' terms of dismissal did not amount to a “court-ordered consent decree” that would render the plaintiff the prevailing party
Section 534 - Acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information; appointment of officials
28 U.S.C. § 534 Cited 209 times
Granting the Attorney General the authority to "acquire collect, classify, and preserve identification, crime, and other records" and to "exchange such records and information with, and for the official use of, authorized officials of the Federal Government . . ."
Section 533 - Investigative and other officials; appointment
28 U.S.C. § 533 Cited 71 times 1 Legal Analyses
Authorizing FBI cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies at the request of the State Department
Section 0.85 - General functions
28 C.F.R. § 0.85 Cited 56 times
Instructing the Director of the FBI to operate "a computerized nationwide index of law enforcement information"

Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

42 Cited authorities

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

Holding that documents are only “agency records” within the meaning of FOIA if the agency both “create or obtain” the documents and “control” them

Holding that, although the requesting unions' interest in obtaining the home addresses of agency employees “might allow the unions to communicate more effectively with employees, ... it would not appreciably further the citizens' right to be informed about what their government is up to”

Holding that FOIA administrative exhaustion requirement is jurisdictional

Holding that an indexing system was necessary in FOIA cases to " assure that a party's right to information is not submerged beneath governmental obfuscation and mischaracterization, and permit the Court system effectively and efficiently to evaluate the factual nature of disputed information."

Finding that Navy did not act intentionally or willfully under § 552a(g) because it was "warranted [in its] belief that its actions were lawful [under the Privacy Act]"

Holding that the CIA did not waive the applicability of Exemption 1 to all classified information relating to a subject by voluntarily releasing some formerly classified information about that subject

Holding that "an obvious privacy interest . . . extends to third parties who may be mentioned in investigatory files, as well as to witnesses and informants who have provided information during the course of an investigation"

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Holding that the Court's entering of a “Stipulation and Order” approving the parties' terms of dismissal did not amount to a “court-ordered consent decree” that would render the plaintiff the prevailing party

Granting the Attorney General the authority to "acquire collect, classify, and preserve identification, crime, and other records" and to "exchange such records and information with, and for the official use of, authorized officials of the Federal Government . . ."

Authorizing FBI cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies at the request of the State Department

Instructing the Director of the FBI to operate "a computerized nationwide index of law enforcement information"