District of Columbia· 12/28/2009
Brown v. F.B.I.
Citations
- 675 F. Supp. 2d 122
- 2009 WL 5102713
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- noting that FOIA “does not require an agency . . . to answer questions”
- granting dismissal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because the FOIA creates no right to pursue \advisory legal opinions\
- granting dismissal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because the FOIA creates no right to pursue “advisory legal opinions”
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Judges: Richard W. Roberts
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28 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Higgins v. United States Department of JusticeDistrict of Columbia· 2013-01-30· cited 31×
- Cable News Network, Inc. v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict of Columbia· 2017-09-22· cited 25×
- Cause of Action Inst. v. Internal Revenue Serv.D.C. Circuit· 2019-07-17· cited 17×
- Nance v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict of Columbia· 2012-02-28· cited 16×
- Brown v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict of Columbia· 2011-06-24· cited 15×
- Plunkett v. Department of JusticeDistrict of Columbia· 2013-02-20· cited 15×
- Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict of Columbia· 2017-08-18· cited 15×
- Strunk v. United States Department of StateDistrict of Columbia· 2010-03-15· cited 14×
- Walsh v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict of Columbia· 2012-11-21· cited 14×
- Brown v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict of Columbia· 2010-09-29· cited 13×
- Walsh v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict of Columbia· 2013-07-03· cited 9×
- Brestle v. LappinDistrict of Columbia· 2013-06-20· cited 8×
- Patel v. Bureau of PrisonsDistrict of Columbia· 2015-08-21· cited 7×
- Perez-Rodriguez v. United States Department of JusticeDistrict of Columbia· 2012-08-31· cited 3×
- Burke v. U.S. Dep't of JusticeD.C. Circuit· 2018-02-22· cited 2×
- Strunk v. U.S. Department of StateDistrict of Columbia· 2010-03-16
- Burke v. Department of JusticeDistrict of Columbia· 2018-02-22
- Bell v. Department of DefenseDistrict of Columbia· 2018-09-27
- Garza v. United States Marshal ServiceDistrict of Columbia· 2018-09-28
- Elgabrowny v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict of Columbia· 2019-03-31
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 58,760×
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionD.C. Circuit· 1973-10-18· cited 1,941×
- Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyD.C. Circuit· 1990-12-04· cited 1,525×
- Ross J. Laningham v. United States NavyD.C. Circuit· 1987-03-17· cited 1,192×
- Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court· 1980-03-03· cited 892×
- Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice, (Two Cases). Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice. (Two Cases)D.C. Circuit· 1984-10-05· cited 796×
- The Nation Magazine, Washington Bureau, and Max Holland v. United States Customs ServiceD.C. Circuit· 1995-12-08· cited 780×
- Charles E. Perry v. John R. Block, Secretary of AgricultureD.C. Circuit· 1982-07-30· cited 759×
- Campbell v. United States Department of JusticeD.C. Circuit· 1998-12-29· cited 731×
- James H. Neal v. Sharon Pratt Kelly, MayorD.C. Circuit· 1992-05-19· cited 636×
- Students Against Genocide v. Department of StateD.C. Circuit· 2001-08-07· cited 535×
- Arthur Lewis v. Gordon H. FaulknerSeventh Circuit· 1982-08-25· cited 455×
- Wilbur v. Central Intelligence AgencyD.C. Circuit· 2004-01-30· cited 400×
- Hidalgo v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationD.C. Circuit· 2003-10-03· cited 349×
- James Miller v. United States Department of StateEighth Circuit· 1986-02-14· cited 333×
- Karl Gallant v. National Labor Relations BoardD.C. Circuit· 1994-06-17· cited 189×
- Church of Scientology of California v. Internal Revenue ServiceD.C. Circuit· 1986-05-27· cited 139×
- Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Rossotti, CharlesD.C. Circuit· 2003-05-02· cited 103×
- Voinche v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict of Columbia· 2006-01-24· cited 99×
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