Case 1:12-cv-00127-BJR Document 40 Filed 03/04/15 Page 1 of 22
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ELECTRONIC PRIVACY
INFORMATION CENTER,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 12-127 (BJR)
v.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CRIMINAL
DIVISION, et al.
Defendants.
GRANTING IN PART & DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;
GRANTING IN PART & DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment and
Plaintiff’s motion for in camera review of the Defendants’ withheld records. Dkt. Nos. 12, 15,
17, 34. Plaintiff Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) submitted a Freedom of
Information Act (“FOIA”) request seeking documents related to the Government’s investigation
into WikiLeaks, an “Internet-based media organization” famous for releasing classified
information to the public. EPIC now brings suit against the Federal Bureau of Investigations
(“FBI”), the Department of Justice’s National Security Division (“NSD”), and the Department of
Justice’s Criminal Division (“CRM”) (collectively, “Defendants,” “the agencies,” or “the
Government”). The Court grants summary judgment in favor of FBI and CRM because these
agencies have demonstrated that they conducted adequate searches and properly withheld any
responsive documents pursuant to FOIA Exemption 7. However, because NSD fails to
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