Case Detail
| Case Title | HETTENA v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| District | District of Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Washington, DC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Case Number | 1:2019cv01058 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Filed | 2019-04-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Closed | Open | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Judge | Judge Amy Berman Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Plaintiff | SETH HETTENA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Case Description | Seth Hettna, author of a book on President Trump and his connections to Russia, submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records concerning Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov, a deceased Russian crime boss who, according to Hettna had frequented several of Trump's properties while he was living in the United States in the 1990s before being extradited to Russia on murder charges. Although he was acquitted of the murder charges, he was subsequently killed while in Russia. Hettna also requested a fee waiver. The agency denied Hettna's request for a fee waiver, but subsequently agreed to include him in the news media fee category. The agency also told Hettna that it had located 528 potentially responsive records. However, after hearing nothing further from the agency, Hettna filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Defendant | DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Documents | Docket Complaint Complaint attachment 1 Complaint attachment 2 Complaint attachment 3 Complaint attachment 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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