No. 20-7975

Larry Welenc v. Department of Justice, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-05-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law civil-procedure district-court document-redaction foia-exemption freedom-of-information-act government-transparency judicial-review
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a US District Court Judge determine that an excised Document released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, consisting only of a blank sheet of paper and a page number falls under a FOIA Exemption, without having been informed of that document's contents?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1.) Can a US District Court Judge determine that a an excised Document released under ! The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, consisting only of a blank sheet of paper and a page number falls under a FOIA Exemption, without having been informed of that document’s contents ? 2.) Can the FBI keep an unspecified alleged investigation of a citizen open for 32 years based on an alleged surveillance photo from 1988 or any other basis or is this a violation of the Statute of limitations ? 3.) Is a litigant before a US Court District Court entitled to a decision from the Court and the FBI on Motion for a Declaration that no judge had been approached or has had an exparte communications with the FBI or their attorney justified by an unsubstantiated claim of National Security before being required to respond to any Motion by the FBI and their Attorney? 4.) Is the FBI required or should they be required to release exonerating information in a civil matter, here ina FOIA comlaint, if they are the investigating agency in the matter to which the exonerating evidence refers? 2

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-09
Waiver of right of respondent Department of Justice, et al. to respond filed.
2020-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 9, 2021)

Attorneys

Department of Justice, et al.
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Larry Welenc
Larry Welenc — Petitioner
Larry Welenc — Petitioner