Navigators Ins. Co. v. DOJ, No. 15-329, 2016 WL 816625 (D. Conn. Feb. 29, 2016) (Arterton, J.)

Navigators Ins. Co. v. DOJ, No. 15-329, 2016 WL 816625 (D. Conn. Feb. 29, 2016) (Arterton, J.)

Re: Request for certain records concerning four criminal cases

Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment

• Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search:  The court holds that, "[b]ecause Defendant has demonstrated that the searches it conducted were adequate, summary judgment is granted in Defendant's favor."  The court finds that "the Declaration and attached exhibits demonstrate that Defendant utilized methods reasonably calculated to uncover relevant documents; it specifies which files and databases were searched and by whom and what search terms were used; and it avers that all files likely to contain responsive materials were searched."  "No more is required of Defendant."  "Although Plaintiffs object to Defendant's 'improper assumption' that only publicly filed documents were subject to disclosure, Plaintiffs' request in fact sought only 'public records and documents' . . . and Plaintiffs did not appeal the DOJ's previous decision denying their request for non-public records on the grounds that they were exempt from disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. §§ 552(b)(6) and (b)(7)(C)."