No. 20-1051

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-02-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appeal-procedure civil-procedure contempt discovery discovery-order foia-request intervenor judicial-review mandamus post-judgment-appeal writ-of-intervention
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a witness can seek a writ of mandamus and bypass the 'disobedience and contempt route to appeal a discovery order' by becoming an intervenor for the sole purpose of objecting to the discovery order

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a witness can seek a writ of mandamus and bypass the “disobedience and contempt route to appeal a discovery order” by becoming an intervenor for the sole purpose of objecting to the discovery order. 2. Whether a_ post-judgment appeal is insufficient to remedy a deposition order where the court of appeals found no claims of privilege, the apex doctrine, or any of the exceptional issues that have historically triggered mandamus. 3. Whether a district court’s bad-faith inquiry in Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) cases is limited solely to the actions of the FOIA officers who conducted the search.

Docket Entries

2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-02-26
Waiver of right of respondent Department of State to respond filed.
2021-02-25
Waiver of right of respondent Hillary Rodham Clinton to respond filed.
2021-01-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2021)

Attorneys

Department of State
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Hillary Rodham Clinton
David Evan KendallWilliams & Connolly LLP, Respondent
Judicial Watch, Inc.
Ramona Raula CotcaJudicial Watch, Inc., Petitioner