Case Detail
Case Title | BUZZFEED, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District | District of Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Washington, DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Number | 1:2019cv00070 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Filed | 2019-01-11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Closed | Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judge | Judge Trevor N. McFadden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plaintiff | BUZZFEED, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Description | Buzzfeed reporter Chris Geidner submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records of the formal documentation of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General. DOJ referred Geidner to the White House, which told him that there was formal documentation of Whitaker's appointment but that it would not provide it to Geidner. Buzzfeed also requested disclosure forms Whitaker was required to fill out under the Ethics in Government Act, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Buzzfeed filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defendant | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documents | Docket Complaint Complaint attachment 1 Complaint attachment 2 Complaint attachment 3 Complaint attachment 4 Complaint attachment 5 Complaint attachment 6 Complaint attachment 7 Complaint attachment 8 Complaint attachment 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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