Rodriguez v. United States Department of Defense

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

) ROBERT W. RODRIGUEZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 14-cv-101 (KBJ) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) DEFENSE, ) ) Defendant. ) )

ORDER

For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby

ORDERED that Plaintiff’s [20] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is

GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff’s motion is granted with

respect to the adequacy of the agency’s search and denied without prejudice with

respect to DOD’s application of FOIA exemptions to any withheld material. It is

FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant’s [18] Motion for Summary Judgment is

DENIED in full and without prejudice. DOD will have until May 9, 2017, to conduct a

new search for responsive documents that is adequate in scope, manner, and location,

and to produce any additional responsive records to Plaintiff.

DATE: February 15, 2017 Ketanji Brown Jackson KETANJI BROWN JACKSON United States District Judge