Rose v. DOJ, No. 19-5191, 2020 WL 283002 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 16, 2020) (per curiam)

Rose v. DOJ, No. 19-5191, 2020 WL 283002 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 16, 2020) (per curiam)

Re:  Requester's alleged request for certain firearm trace summary reports

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

• Litigation Considerations, Appointment of Counsel:  The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit holds that "[i]n civil cases, appellants are not entitled to appointment of counsel when they have not demonstrated sufficient likelihood of success on the merits."
   
• Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests:  The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit holds that "[t]he government's summary judgment motion relied on a declaration containing a detailed description of its search for [the requester's] FOIA requests, and stating that there was no indication that it had ever received [the requester's] requests."