Usdva

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARIA A. POMARES, No. 23-55205

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:21-cv-00084-H- v. MSB

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS, OPINION

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 27, 2024 Pasadena, California

Filed August 13, 2024

Before: Susan P. Graber, Sandra S. Ikuta, and Danielle J. Forrest, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Forrest POMARES V. DEP’T OF V.A.

SUMMARY *

Freedom of Information Act

The panel affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in plaintiff’s action seeking information from the VA under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Plaintiff submitted three FOIA requests to the VA concerning potential misconduct within the VA. Specifically, she believed that Charmain Bogue, the director of the Education Service in the Veterans…