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· 11/4/2013

In re Lao

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 515
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 372
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3257
  • 571 U.S. 993
  • 2013 WL 4479295
  • 2013 U.S. LEXIS 7912

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  • remanding case with instruction for district court to award cost of filing fee to pro se plaintiff
  • a plaintiff does not prevail under 552(a)(4)(E)(i)(I) when the agency voluntarily complies with his requested relief
  • “Congress intended this amendment to prevent federal agencies from denying meritorious FOIA requests, only to voluntarily comply with a request on the eve of trial to avoid liability for litigation costs.”

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