David Miscavige v. Internal Revenue Service

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• holding “in certain cases, affidavits can be sufficient for summary judgment purposes . . . if they provide as accurate a basis for decision” as other methods
• noting that attempts to obtain Vaughn indices are inappropriate until after the government provides the court with the necessary information to determine if exemptions apply through a dispositive motion
• explaining “that in certain cases, affidavits can be sufficient for summary judgment purposes in a FOIA case if they provide as accurate a basis for decision as would sanitized indexing, random or representative sampling, in camera review, or oral testimony”
• “Generally, FOIA cases should be handled on motions for summary judgment . . . .”
• “the preparation of a Vaughn index is unwarranted before the filing of dispositive motions”
• “The plaintiffs early attempt in litigation of this kind to obtain a Vaughn Index ... is inappropriate until the government has first had the chance to provide the court with the information necessary to make a decision on the applicable exemptions.”

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