Yunes v. DOJ, No. 14-1397, 2017 WL 2773515 (D.D.C. June 26, 2017) (Bates, J.)

Yunes v. DOJ, No. 14-1397, 2017 WL 2773515 (D.D.C. June 26, 2017) (Bates, J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning plaintiff

Disposition:  Granting defendant's renewed motion for summary judgment

• Exemption 3:  The court holds that, "[b]ecause DOJ has logically shown that the withheld document falls within Exemption 3 and there is no contrary evidence in the record, it is entitled to summary judgment."  The court relates that "DOJ claims that the records may be withheld under the [Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA")], which exempts 'report[s] and records of reports' collected under the Act from disclosure under FOIA."  First, the court finds that "DOJ has shown that 'the statute claimed is one of exemption as contemplated by Exemption 3[.]'"  Second, the court finds that "DOJ has also carried its burden of showing that the withheld document falls within the materials exempted by the BSA."  The court relates that "the government asserts that the withheld pages 'consist entirely of a BSA report, the disclosure of which is prohibited by the BSA.'"  "Moreover, the government has provided the Court with additional details about the form and circumstances of the BSA report."