No. 22-364

Ryan Noah Shapiro v. Department of Justice

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2022-10-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: agency-bad-faith civil-procedure discovery discovery-standard federal-civil-procedure foia foia-request motion-for-summary-judgment rule-56(d) rule-56d standing summary-judgment
Key Terms:
Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-12-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must a plaintiff facing a motion for summary judgment provide evidence that the movant has acted in bad faith before obtaining discovery under Rule 56(d) in a FOIA case?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Must a plaintiff facing a motion for summary judgment provide evidence that the movant has acted in bad faith before obtaining discovery under Rule 56(d), where the sole reason that bad faith is being required is that the case arises under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)? 2. If there is a FOIJA-specific requirement that a plaintiff provide evidence of agency bad faith before obtaining discovery under Rule 56(d), does the requirement extend to situations in which the government agency has failed to meet its initial burden of proof under the summary judgment standard?

Docket Entries

2022-12-12
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-11-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States Department of Justice to respond filed.
2022-10-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2022)

Attorneys

Ryan Noah Shapiro
Jeffrey Louis LightLaw Office of Jeffrey L. Light, Petitioner
Jeffrey Louis LightLaw Office of Jeffrey L. Light, Petitioner
United States Department of Justice
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent