Gordon

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

In this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit plaintiffs seek records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) regarding the administration of the “no fly” and other aviation watch lists, as well as agency records concerning plaintiffs Rebecca Gordon and Janet Adams. Now pending before the Court are the parties’ second set of cross-motions for summary judgment.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The parties initially filed cross-motions for summary judgment. Upon review of the papers, and in light of the nature of the government’s claimed exemptions, the Court directed the government to produce copies of all withheld records for the Court’s review. After conducting a preliminary review of the claimed exemptions and the withheld documents, the Court ordered defendants to review all of the withheld material to determine whether they believe in good faith that the withheld material is in fact exempt and, if so, to provide a detailed affidavit that explains why the particular material is exempt. The Court also ordered defendants to promptly disclose to plaintiffs the material which they determined upon their…