Case Detail
Case Title | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY FOUNDATION v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District | District of Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Number | 1:2020cv03662 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Filed | 2020-12-14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Closed | Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judge | Judge Royce C. Lamberth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plaintiff | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY FOUNDATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Description | The Americans for Prosperity Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Commerce for records concerning communications to or from either National Telecommunications and Information Administration Senior Advisor Nathan Simington or Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Adam Candeub containing a list of names or entities. AFPF also requested a fee waiver. AFPF agreed to clarify the scope of its request. The agency provided an interim response containing 128 records. The agency withheld 35 records under Exemption 5 (privileges). The agency notified AFPF that it had prepared a second interim response but after hearing nothing further from the agency, AFPF filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defendant | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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