RODRIGUEZ v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Filing 28

ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's 20 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, and denying Defendant's 18 Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached document for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on February 15, 2017. (lckbj2)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

ROBERT W. RODRIGUEZ,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 14-cv-101 (KBJ)

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