American Small Business League v. Department of Defense

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS

LEAGUE,

11 No. C 18-01979 WHA Plaintiff, 12

v.

13 ORDER GRANTING IN PART

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MOTION TO COMPEL

14 Defendant. 15

16 INTRODUCTION 17 This order reviews government compliance with two prior summary judgment orders 18 under the Freedom of Information Act. Plaintiff moves to compel production of documents 19 withheld under Exemptions 4 and 5. Because the government’s redactions remain overbroad, 20 the motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. 21 STATEMENT 22 Two prior orders recite the facts here. American Small Business League v. United States 23 Dep’t of Def., 372 F. Supp. 3d 1018 (N.D. Cal. 2019) (Dkt. No. 58) (“March Order”); 411 F. 24 Supp. 3d 824 (N.D. Cal. 2019) (Dkt. No. 153) (“November Order”). In brief, non-profit 25 plaintiff American Small Business League promotes small business interests. To encourage 26 subcontracting to small…