American Small Business League v. Department of Defense

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS

LEAGUE,

No. C 18-01979 WHA Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MOTION TO COMPEL

14 Defendant.

INTRODUCTION This order reviews government compliance with two prior summary judgment orders under the Freedom of Information Act. Plaintiff moves to compel production of documents withheld under Exemptions 4 and 5. Because the government’s redactions remain overbroad, the motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. STATEMENT Two prior orders recite the facts here. American Small Business League v. United States Dep’t of Def., 372 F. Supp. 3d 1018 (N.D. Cal. 2019) (Dkt. No. 58) (“March Order”); 411 F. Supp. 3d 824 (N.D. Cal. 2019) (Dkt. No. 153) (“November Order”). In brief, non-profit plaintiff American Small Business League promotes small business interests. To encourage subcontracting to small…