McCash v. CIA, No. 15-02308, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111169 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 20, 2015) (Davila, J.)

McCash v. CIA, No. 15-02308, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111169 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 20, 2015) (Davila, J.)

Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff

Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion for order requiring defendant to produce Vaughn index

• Litigation Considerations, Vaughn Index/Declaration:  The court holds that "it is premature to order the production of a Vaughn index without the benefit of reviewing the adequacy of the Government's summary judgment motion."  The court finds that "[p]roduction of a Vaughn index is not required in every FOIA case" and, "even under Vaughn, an index of withheld documents is only necessary when there exists a factual dispute regarding whether the documents fall within a disclosure exception, and such dispute cannot be resolved based solely on agency affidavits."