Case Detail
| Case Title | U.S. RIGHT TO KNOW v. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District | District of Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case Number | 1:2020cv03196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Filed | 2020-11-05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Closed | Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judge | Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plaintiff | U.S. RIGHT TO KNOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case Description | US Right to Know submitted a FOIA request to the National Institutes of Health for records concerning communications between federal employees mentioning keywords, such as Wuhan Institute of Virology. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency denied the request under Exemption 7(A) (interference with ongoing investigation or proceeding). US Right to Know filed an administrative appeal. After hearing nothing further from the agency, US Right to Know filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defendant | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Documents | Docket Complaint Complaint attachment 1 Complaint attachment 2 Complaint attachment 3 Complaint attachment 4 Complaint attachment 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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