Francis v. DOJ, No. 15-1683, 2017 WL 3601223 (D.D.C. Aug. 21, 2017) (Cooper, J.)

Francis v. DOJ, No. 15-1683, 2017 WL 3601223 (D.D.C. Aug. 21, 2017) (Cooper, J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning plaintiff's prosecution and sentence

Disposition:  Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment

• Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search & Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests:  The court holds that "[defendant's declarant] has . . . described a good-faith search reasonably calculated to locate responsive records maintained by EOUSA."  The court relates that "[the declarant] 'personally reviewed the FOIA file and search notes,' retrieved [plaintiff's] 'physical files,' and 'performed a second, thorough search . . . for potentially responsive records.'"  Finally, the court finds that "[defendant] was not required to answer [plaintiff's] questions or to opine about the 'evidence' he requested."