Case Detail
Case Title | Legal Aid Justice Center v. U.S. Department of Labor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District | Western District of Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Charlottesville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Number | 3:2022cv00013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Filed | 2022-03-30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Closed | Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judge | Senior Judge Norman K. Moon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plaintiff | Legal Aid Justice Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Description | The Legal Aid Justice Center submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Labor for records concerning information about how the agency makes determinations of contract impossibility under the H-2A guest worker program. LAJC also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency located 142 pages but only disclosed 22 pages, citing Exemption 5 (privilege). LAJC filed an administrative appeal. After hearing nothing further from the agency, LAJC filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defendant | U.S. Department of Labor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documents | Docket Complaint Complaint attachment 1 Complaint attachment 2 Complaint attachment 3 Complaint attachment 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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