Pike v. DOJ, No. 16-5303, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11316 (D.C. Cir. June 23, 2017) (per curiam)

Pike v. DOJ, No. 16-5303, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11316 (D.C. Cir. June 23, 2017) (per curiam)

Re:  Request for audio recording and written transcript of requester's discussion

Disposition:  Granting government's motion for summary affirmance; denying requester's motion for summary reversal

• Exemption 7(A):  The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit holds that "[t]he government's publicly-filed declaration . . . provided sufficient justifications for the application of Exemption 7(A)."  The District Court for the District of Columbia had previously held that "based on the record evidence that the government has presented, . . . there is a reasonable likelihood that disclosure of the entire recording and transcript would interfere with the ongoing criminal investigation into [the requester's] activities and the potential criminal liabilities of third parties in a harmful manner." 
   
• Litigation Considerations, Reasonably Segregable:  The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit holds that "the government's public declaration provided sufficient information to allow the district court to determine that all segregable information was released."