Filed Date: Oct. 17, 2007
Closed Date: 2008
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On October 17, 2007, the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiff sued the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 5 U.S.C. § 552. The plaintiff, represented by in-house counsel, asked the court for a preliminary injunction for expedited release of the information sought. The plaintiff claimed that FOIA entitled it to expedited release of requested documents.
Specifically, the plaintiff requested documents relating to communications between ODNI and telecommunications companies or staff of members of the Senate or the House of Representatives related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) amendments. It also claimed that defendant did not properly expedite the documents as would be proper and had also failed to process the request under the standard deadline.
On November 27, 2007, Susan Illston found that ODNI failed to show any evidence of extraordinary circumstances. As such, the court ordered ODNI to provide an initial release to plaintiff's FOIA request by November 30, 2007, as well as release all non-exempt documents by December 10, 2007. The court also ordered the defendant to release an affidavit with the reasoning for withholding any documents it did not release.
On June 4, 2008, the court granted plaintiff $52,271.97 for costs and attorneys' fees. The court found that plaintiff's rates were reasonable but its hours were too high when calculating the requested $68,205.00 award amount.
Summary Authors
David Smellie (9/30/2016)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4169673/parties/electronic-frontier-foundation-v-office-of-the-director-of-national/
Barnea, Jean-David (California)
Ahrens, Julie Angela (California)
Balasubramani, Venkat (California)
Barclay, Michael (California)
Bavitz, Christopher T. (California)
Barnea, Jean-David (California)
Bennett, Michelle Renee (California)
Bucholtz, Jeffrey S. (District of Columbia)
Castillo, Daniel M. (California)
Connolly, Christopher Kendrick (California)
Darrow, Joseph A. (California)
Davis, Kathryn Celia (California)
Dolinger, Samuel Hilliard (California)
Fornos, Carolina A. (California)
Freeny, Kyle Renee (California)
Heiman, Julia Alexandra (California)
Intelligence, Office of (California)
Mooppan, Hashim M (California)
Nichols, Carl John (District of Columbia)
Pellegrino, Louis Anthony (California)
Schools, Scott N (South Carolina)
Schwartz, James J. (California)
Schwei, Daniel Stephen (California)
Shapiro, Elizabeth J. (District of Columbia)
Snead, Jacqueline E. (California)
Soloveichik, Layaliza K. (California)
Torrance, Benjamin H. (California)
Ahrens, Julie Angela (California)
Balasubramani, Venkat (California)
Bavitz, Christopher T. (California)
Berlage, Jan Ingham (California)
Brown, Nicholas A (California)
Cardozo, Nathan Daniel (California)
Chadwick, James M. (California)
Fakhoury, Hanni M (California)
Greene, David Allen (California)
Kelley, Matthew Edward (California)
Kissinger, Ashley Ivy (California)
Leatherbury, Thomas S (California)
Lohmann, Fred von (California)
Lynch, Jennifer Ann (California)
Mackey, Aaron David (California)
Mass, Julia Harumi (California)
McSherry, Corynne (California)
Michelman, Scott Matthew (California)
Moss, Alexandra H (California)
Mudd, Charles Lee (California)
Petrolis, Mark Anthony (California)
Phillips, Rebecca Lynn (California)
PHV, Corynne McSherry (California)
Rodewald, Tenaya M (California)
Rumold, Mark Thomas (California)
Russell, Erin Kathryn (California)
Samuels, Julie P. (California)
Schwartz, Adam Daniel (California)
Stoltz, Mitchell L. (California)
Tully, L. Danielle (California)
Vick, Kevin Lester (California)
Walsh, Christopher Cody (California)
Wasylik, Dineen Pashoukos (California)
Williams, Jamie L (California)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4169673/electronic-frontier-foundation-v-office-of-the-director-of-national/
Last updated Dec. 17, 2024, 8:47 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: California
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- Telephony Metadata
Key Dates
Filing Date: Oct. 17, 2007
Closing Date: 2008
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Plaintiff Type(s):
Non-profit NON-religious organization
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Federal
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Amount Defendant Pays: 52,271.97
Issues
General/Misc.: