Gonzales & Gonzales Bonds & Insurance Agency Inc. v. United States Department of Homeland Security

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913 F. Supp. 2d 865·2012 WL 6680228·2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181317

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaDecember 21, 2012No. C 11-02267 DMRCalifornia7,356 words

Opinion

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Ryu, J.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Defendant United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 for summary judgment against all claims in Plaintiff Gonzales and Gonzales Bonds and Insurance Agency, Inc.’s complaint. Plaintiff opposes Defendant’s motion and cross-moves for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the court grants in part and denies in part Defendant’s motion, and grants in part and denies in part Plaintiffs motion as well.

I. Background and Procedural History

Plaintiff is an authorized agent and underwriter of bonds. It posts immigration bonds with DHS on behalf of American Surety Company, a federally approved surety company, for the release of aliens from detention pending determination of the alien’s immigration status. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 6, 16; Def.’s Mot. Summ. J. 3.) Since June 23, 2009, Plaintiff has filed approximately 571 alien file (“A-file”) 1 re *868 quests with DHS pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 . (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 1, 30; Laird…

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Parties

GONZALES AND GONZALES BONDS AND INSURANCE AGENCY INC
Plaintiff
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Defendant

Judges

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