PELLEGRINO et al v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION et al

Filing 231

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT DEFENDANT TSA SHALL RELEASE THE WITHHELD DOCUMENTS BEARING THE BATES NUMBERS 84 AND 171. THE TSA MAY REDACT ANY EXEMPT PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIOR TO PRODUCTION. DEFENDANT TSA SHALL SUBMIT, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE ENTRY OF THIS ORDER, AN UPDATED AFFIDAVIT DETAILING THE FOIA RECORDS SEARCH. PLAINTIFF SHALL SUBMIT A CONCISE REPLY, IF ANY, WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE AFFIDAVIT IS FILED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE J. CURTIS JOYNER ON 5/6/15. 5/6/15 ENTERED & E-MAILED. COPY MAILED TO WALDMAN. (fdc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
NADINE PELLEGRINO AND
HARRY WALDMAN,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION, et. al.,
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION
NO. 09-5505

ORDER
AND NOW, this

6th

day of May, 2015, upon consideration of

the Parties’ FOIA submissions (Doc. Nos. 198, 212, 221) as well
as withheld documents submitted for this Court’s in camera
review, and for the reasons given in the attached memorandum, it
is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

Defendant TSA shall release the withheld documents
bearing the bates numbers 84 and 171. The TSA may
redact any exempt personal information prior to
production;

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Defendant TSA shall submit, within thirty days of the
entry of this Order, an updated affidavit detailing the
FOIA records search. Plaintiff shall submit a concise1

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Given the Plaintiff’s propensity for filing needlessly voluminous briefs with the Court (see, e.g., Doc. No.
196 n. 1), we must limit her submission to fifteen (15) pages in length, double-spaced, written in twelve (12) point
font. The response may not contain footnotes, and the Plaintiff is advised to avoid the use of unnecessary acronyms.
Anything beyond these fifteen pages, or anything that does not directly challenge the TSA’s affidavit, will be
disregarded.

reply, if any, within fourteen days after the affidavit
is filed.

BY THE COURT:

s/J. Curtis Joyner
J. CURTIS JOYNER, J..