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Singh v. United States Postal Service

MOTION for Summary Judgment and Motion for Protective Order and Stay of Discovery

26 Cited authorities

  1. Doe v. Chao

    540 U.S. 614 (2004)   Cited 506 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding a plaintiff must prove causation in order to obtain damages

  2. Kissinger v. Reporters Committee

    445 U.S. 136 (1980)   Cited 941 times
    Holding that in the Freedom of Information Act, the term " ‘Executive Office’ does not include the Office of the President"

  3. SafeCard Servs., Inc. v. SEC

    926 F.2d 1197 (D.C. Cir. 1991)   Cited 1,764 times
    Holding that information in law enforcement records identifying private individuals is exempt from disclosure unless release is necessary to "confirm or refute compelling evidence that the agency is engaged in illegal activity"

  4. Valencia-Lucena v. United States Coast Guard

    180 F.3d 321 (D.C. Cir. 1999)   Cited 730 times
    Holding that a search was inadequate because the agency failed to search a database it identified as a likely place where the documents might be located

  5. Grand Cent. P'ship, Inc. v. Cuomo

    166 F.3d 473 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 527 times
    Holding that deliberative process privilege focuses on "documents reflecting advisory opinions, recommendations and deliberations comprising part of a process by which governmental decisions and policies are formulated"

  6. Forsham v. Harris

    445 U.S. 169 (1980)   Cited 259 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a federal grantee was not an agency under the Freedom of Information Act

  7. Perry v. Block

    684 F.2d 121 (D.C. Cir. 1982)   Cited 783 times
    Holding that an agency's confused, delayed, and disjointed response to a request for records was not "willful or deliberate in the sense demanded by the Privacy Act."

  8. Wilbur v. C.I.A

    355 F.3d 675 (D.C. Cir. 2004)   Cited 390 times
    Holding that "mere speculation that as yet uncovered documents might exist" is not enough to "undermine the determination that the agency conducted an adequate search for the requested records"

  9. Carney v. U.S. Dept. of Justice

    19 F.3d 807 (2d Cir. 1994)   Cited 527 times
    Holding that such affidavits are accorded a presumption of good faith

  10. Weisberg v. U.S. Dept. of Justice

    705 F.2d 1344 (D.C. Cir. 1983)   Cited 714 times
    Finding that search must be "reasonably calculated to uncover all relevant documents"

  11. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 339,937 times   164 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

  12. Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 5   Cited 23,915 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Providing for service via CM/ECF Systems

  13. Section 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings

    5 U.S.C. § 552   Cited 12,545 times   563 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

  14. Section 552a - Records maintained on individuals

    5 U.S.C. § 552a   Cited 4,618 times   47 Legal Analyses
    Finding that it is a Department of Justice component that has as its principal function the enforcement of criminal laws includ[ing] correctional authorities