Pinson v. DOJ, No. 12-1872, 2018 WL 2336104 (D.D.C. May 23, 2018) (Contreras, J.)

Pinson v. DOJ, No. 12-1872, 2018 WL 2336104 (D.D.C. May 23, 2018) (Contreras, J.)

Re:  Request for certain discovery material, as well as request for records concerning certain cases

Disposition:  Denying defendants' renewed motions for summary judgment

• Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search:  "[T]he Court denies EOUSA's motion for summary judgment as to [one request][]" because "the record does not clearly indicate which docket number was used to conduct the search, and even suggests that the wrong docket number may have been used."  Regarding another search, the court finds that, "because EOUSA has not explained how it conducted the search with sufficient detail, summary judgment is denied."  The court explains that "EOUSA's updated declaration does not contain a clarification of whether 'the search and released documents were limited to only public records,' nor does it contain an explanation of 'the discrepancy between the 197 pages located and the 200 pages apparently released.'"