· 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
How courts have described this case
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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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