Murphy v. USCBP, No. 15-133, 2017 WL 2563230 (N.D. W.Va. June 13, 2017) (Groh, J.)

Murphy v. USCBP, No. 15-133, 2017 WL 2563230 (N.D. W.Va. June 13, 2017) (Groh, J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning Equal Employment Opportunity complaint plaintiff previously filed against defendant

Disposition:  Denying defendant's third motion for summary judgment; granting plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment; awarding plaintiff $552.54 in costs

• Attorney Fees:  The court orders defendant "to reimburse the Plaintiff . . . for his reasonable expenses in bringing this action."  The court finds that "had the Plaintiff not filed the instant action and diligently pursued disclosure as a matter of right pursuant to FOIA, he would have never received many of these documents."  "The Defendant's continued motions to terminate this case, multiple inadequate disclosures and the consistent need for Court intervention, which ultimately resulted in the Plaintiff obtaining documents that otherwise would have been withheld, make the Court's decision straightforward: The Plaintiff is the prevailing party."