Burke v. DHS, No. 16-1595, 2017 WL 3405512 (D.D.C. Aug. 8, 2017) (Moss, J.)

Burke v. DHS, No. 16-1595, 2017 WL 3405512 (D.D.C. Aug. 8, 2017) (Moss, J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning plaintiff or his wife

Disposition:  Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment

• Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search:  The court finds that, "[a]s described at length in [defendant's] declaration – which is uncontroverted due to [plaintiff's] failure to respond – the TSA's 'efforts were adequate and its methods well-tailored to [plaintiff's] request.'"  "Here, the 'only office within TSA that . . . was likely to maintain the records that [plaintiff] requested,' . . . repeatedly searched . . . 'the only centralized repository' [which would contain the responsive records]."  "Finally, [the court finds that] it bears emphasis that the TSA did not merely search its own files but also requested that certain airports search for responsive records."  "As explained in [defendant's] declaration, those airports searched their 'electronic databases most likely to contain' responsive records and found none."