Open America v. The Watergate Special Prosecution Force

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that agency’s use of FIFO showed due diligence for purposes of FOIA compliance
• explaining that when an agency shows exceptional circumstances and due diligence, “the time limits prescribed by Congress” in FOIA “become not mandatory but directory”
• recognizing and excusing agencies’ failure to comply with statutory limits due to a deluge of requests and inadequate resources with which to respond to the requests
• interpreting Sec. 552(a)(6)(A)(i) to require that an agency either comply with or deny a FOIA request within ten working days
• contemplating exceptional circumstances due to “the need to reapportion personnel to comply with court orders”
• explaining FOIA’s promptness mandate means providing responsive materials in “as short a time as possible”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).