Case Detail
Case Title | INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION | |||||||||||||||||||||
District | District of Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||
City | Washington, DC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Case Number | 1:2022cv01549 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date Filed | 2022-06-02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date Closed | Open | |||||||||||||||||||||
Judge | Judge Christopher R. Cooper | |||||||||||||||||||||
Plaintiff | INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH | |||||||||||||||||||||
Case Description | The Institute for Energy Research submitted FOIA requests to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for records concerning email communications of four FERC officials to or from three outside email domains belonging to two activist groups over the course of seven months. IER also asked for a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged the receipts and consolidated them into a single request. After hearing nothing further from the agency, IER filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Public Interest Fee Waiver, Litigation - Attorney's fees | |||||||||||||||||||||
Defendant | FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION | |||||||||||||||||||||
Documents | Docket Complaint Complaint attachment 1 Complaint attachment 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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