Gahagan v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
| Michael W. Gahagan |
| United States Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| 2:2015cv02540 |
| July 12, 2015 |
| US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana |
| New Orleans Office |
| Jefferson |
| Sarah S. Vance |
| Daniel E. Knowles |
| Freedom of Information Act |
| 05 U.S.C. ยง 0552 |
| None |
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ORDER AND REASONS granting 50 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 8/8/2017. (cg)
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ORDER & REASONS granting 39 Motion to Strike. Defendant shall have 30 days from the date of this order to submit any supplemental affidavits consistent with this order. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 12/12/2016. (mmm)
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ORDER AND REASONS - The Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART USCIS's second motion for summary judgment and DENIES plaintiff's motion to hold USCIS in contempt of Court. USCIS is entitled to judgment as a matter of law with respect to: (1) its referral to the Department of State of four pages of agency records responsive to plaintiff's FOIA request, and (2) its processing of Records #21, #22, #334, and #572. But USCIS has failed to carry its burden of demonstrating full FOIA compliance with respect to its non-disclosure of Records #15, #16, #31, and #32. IT IS ORDERED that within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this order, USCIS shall either disclose Records #15, #16, #31, and #32 to plaintiff in full or produce a new Vaughn index that remedies the deficiencies identified in Section III.C of this order. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance. (bwn)
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ORDER AND REASONS denying 6 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part 18 Motion for Summary Judgment. USCIS is entitled to judgment as a matter of law with respect to the adequacy of its search. But USCIS has failed to carry its burden of demonstrating full FOIA compliance with respect to (1) its referral to the Department of State of four pages of agency records that are responsive to plaintiff's FOIA request and (2) its withholding of certain documents in, i n whole or in part, as discussed more fully in Section III.D of the Court's Order. IT IS ORDERED that within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this Order, USCIS shall produce a new Vaughn index that remedies the deficiencies identified in Section III.D of the Court's Order.. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 12/2/15. (jjs)
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| Plaintiff: Michael W. Gahagan | |
| Represented By: | Michael Wayne Gahagan |
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| Defendant: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |
| Represented By: | Brock Darren Dupre(Designation Assistant U.S. Attorney) |
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