Goldstein v. IRS, No. 14-02186, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106216 (D.D.C. June 25, 2018) (Mehta, J.)

Goldstein v. IRS, No. 14-02186, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106216 (D.D.C. June 25, 2018) (Mehta, J.)

Re:  Request for records related to plaintiff's whistleblower claim

Disposition:  Denying plaintiff's motion for reconsideration; granting defendant's cross-motion for clarification

• Exemption 3:  The court rejects the plaintiff's argument that the defendant has an "alleged inconsistent position . . . [that] bears on the public interest in the whistleblower investigatory records at issue in this case[,]" instead explaining that "Exemption 3 requires no public-private balancing[.]"