Brown v. FBI, No. 20-01734, 2022 WL 888202 (D. Or. Mar. 25, 2022) (McShane, J.)
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Brown v. FBI, No. 20-01734, 2022 WL 888202 (D. Or. Mar. 25, 2022) (McShane, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning specific witness of San Bernardino mass shooting
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemptions 6 & 7(C): "Plaintiff concedes that his request constitutes an invasion of [witness's] privacy." "Relying on Favish, [plaintiff] argues that [the] witness statements will help reveal government misconduct which outweighs the asserted privacy interest." "Plaintiff alleges the officials who investigated the San Bernardino shooting acted improperly by falsifying details of the incident." The court finds that "[p]laintiff provides no evidence to support his theory that the San Bernardino shooting was an episode of state-sponsored terrorism, or that the FBI fabricated a story to cover up said episode." The court holds that "[p]laintiff has therefore failed to provide sufficient evidence of a significant public interest in the disclosure of [witness'] statements that outweighs her personal privacy interests."
Court Decision Topic(s)
District Court opinions
Exemption 6
Exemption 7(C)
Updated April 19, 2022