Case Detail
Case Title | CATO INSTITUTE v. U.S. SECRET SERVICE et al | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District | District of Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Number | 1:2022cv01224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Filed | 2022-05-02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Closed | Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judge | Judge Trevor N. McFadden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plaintiff | CATO INSTITUTE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Description | The Cato Institute submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Secret Service for records concerning intelligence reports that mentioned the terms "anarchist," "anti-fascists", or "Youth Liberation Front." The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests and told the Cato Institute the request was too broad to search. The Cato Institute filed an administrative appeal, arguing that the request was not too broad. The agency agreed to search a narrowed request but indicated it would need to review thousands of files to conduct a search. After hearing nothing further from the agency, the Cato Institute filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defendant | U.S. SECRET SERVICE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defendant | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documents | Docket Complaint Complaint attachment 1 Complaint attachment 2 Complaint attachment 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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