Davis v. United States Department of Justice

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that Congress added Section 552(a)(4)(E)(ii)(II) in 2007 so that FOIA plaintiffs could recover fees when their lawsuits prompted the government’s response
• noting that Congress added § 552(a)(4)(E)(ii)(II) in 2007 after the Supreme Court rejected the catalyst theory under a different statute so that FOIA plaintiffs could prevail when their lawsuits prompted defendants’ response
• “FOIA plaintiffs [are] eligible for a fee award if the lawsuit substantially caused the agency to release the requested records.”
• “FOIA plaintiffs [are] eligible for a fee award if the lawsuit substantially caused the agency to release the requested records.”
• “FOIA plaintiffs [are] eligible for a fee award if the lawsuit substantially caused the agency to release the requested records.”
• “FOIA plaintiffs [are] eligible for a fee award if the lawsuit substantially caused the agency to release the requested records,” regardless of whether the plaintiff obtained any court-ordered relief.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).