National Public Radio, Inc. v. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC., et Case № 2:20-cv-08307-ODW (JCx) al., 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART

U.S. INTERNATIONAL CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE JUDGMENT [28] [29] CORPORATION, Defendant. 17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs National Public Radio, Inc., and Tom Dreisbach (collectively, “NPR”) bring suit under the federal Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, against Defendant International Development Finance Corporation (“DFC”). After DFC announced its intent to loan $765 million to the Eastman Kodak Company to support manufacturing ingredients for COVID- drugs, NPR requested related records under FOIA. When DFC failed to timely respond, NPR initiated this action. The matter is now before the Court on DFC’s Motion for Summary Judgment and NPR’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. (Def.’s Mot., ECF No. 28; Pls.’ 27 28 Mot., ECF No. 29.) For the…