Batton v. Evers’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “[T]he district court did not make any factual descriptions of the documents in this case or conduct an in camera review. Nor does it logically follow that case history notes and information from private sources contain exclusively third party tax information, rather than segregable portions. We recognize that in many instances an agency may submit an affidavit or declaration categorically describing the types of documents and the applicable exemptions to justify its withholding. But where the agency affidavit fails to identify the particular type of the document being withheld— and the party seeking disclosure contests the type of information it contains — a district court may not simply rely on a broad categorical approach to withholding____The general description of “case history notes and information from private parties” does not tell us anything about the individual documents and why more general information — for example, the dates, authors, or brief description of the subject matter of the notes and information — cannot be disclosed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hull v. Internal Revenue Service · Hull v. IRS, US DEPT. OF TREASURY

2. “Have jurisdiction to enjoin the agency from withholding agency records and to order the production of agency records improperly withheld from the complainant. In such a case the court shall determine the matter de novo, and may examine the contents of such agency records in camera to determine whether such records or any part thereof shall be withheld under any of the exemptions set forth ... In additional to any other matters to which a court accords substantial weight, a court shall accord substantial weight to an affidavit of an agency concerning the agency’s determination as to technical feasibility under paragraph (2)(C) and subsection (b) and reproducibility under paragraph (3)(b). 5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(3)(B).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Henson v. Dep't of Health & Human Servs. · 111 F. Supp. 3d 754 - Gahagan v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

3. “it is impossible to tell from the ... declaration and the rest of the summary judgment record what information is contained within the `case history notes and information from private sources' and whether, in whole or in part, the documents contain third party taxpayer information.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hull v. IRS, US DEPT. OF TREASURY