James v. DOJ, No. 19-00513, 2020 WL 1140675 (D.D.C. Mar. 9, 2020) (Hogan, J.)

James v. DOJ, No. 19-00513, 2020 WL 1140675 (D.D.C. Mar. 9, 2020) (Hogan, J.)

Re:  Request for Oath of Office and Certificate of Appointment of certain Assistant United States Attorney

Disposition:  Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment

• Exemption 6:  The court finds that defendant "properly relied on its invoked Exemption."  The court relates that "defendant invokes Exemption 6 in the redaction of [the AUSA] and other third-party signatures and initials."  The court finds that "[t]here is no information before this Court that revealing this information would contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government."  Additionally, "the Court finds that a substantial privacy interest exists in the protection of the hand-written signatures and initials."