Case Detail
Case Title | Pickering v. U. S. Department of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District | Western District of New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Buffalo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Number | 1:2019cv00001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Filed | 2019-01-01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Closed | Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judge | Hon. Richard J. Arcara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plaintiff | Leslie James Pickering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Description | Leslie Pickering submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records concerning Native American activist Leonard Peltier. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further, Pickering filed an appeal with the Office of Information Policy. OIP upheld the FBI's inaction, but the FBI then notified Pickering that it had 6,020 responsive pages that could be disclosed on CDs at a cost of $190. Pickering expressed his willingness to pay the fee. The agency told him that it responded to requests on a first-in, first-out basis and that his request would be processed in turn. Pickering filed another administrative appeal, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Pickering filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defendant | U. S. Department of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documents | Docket Complaint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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