Cable News Network, Inc. v. FBI, No. 17-1167, 2017 WL 4233006 (D.D.C. Sept. 22, 2017) (Boasberg, J.)

Cable News Network, Inc. v. FBI, No. 17-1167, 2017 WL 4233006 (D.D.C. Sept. 22, 2017) (Boasberg, J.)

Re:  Request for records "which constitute, refer, or relate in any way to any memoranda prepared, written and/or issue[d] by former FBI Director James Comey concerning Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, and President Donald Trump"

Disposition:  Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment

• Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests:  "The Court . . . finds that Plaintiff did not sufficiently describe the documents it sought and thus did not exhaust its administrative remedies."  The court relates that "Justice concluded that the language 'relate in any way to' certain Comey memos was too vague."  The court finds that "[c]ourts in this district have agreed with such an appraisal, including in cases involving this same Plaintiff."