Sixth Circuit· 11/21/2012

Michael Rimmer v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Citations

700 F.3d 246
2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24019
2012 WL 5870478

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holding that, because the district court has authority under the FOIA to order “production of the unredacted documents[plaintiff] seeks,” the FOIA “clearly provides an alternate adequate remedy in court and thus triggers § 704's bar on claims brought under the APA”
explaining that FOIA is not a substitute for the normal process of discovery in criminal cases
explaining that a requester must present “more than bare allegations of federal malfeasance” to establish a sufficient public interest
rejecting APA claim for FOIA violation because FOIA’s statutory scheme provides adequate remedy
affirming summary judgment dismissing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) claim, noting that “both the FBI and the individuals calling the Crime Stoppers hotline intended that the callers’ identities remain undisclosed at the time of the calls”
“FOIA provided Rimmer with an ad- equate remedy in court, and thus Rimmer’s APA claim is barred by 5 U.S.C. § 704.”

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Judges: Boggs, Clay, Stafford

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