The Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE Case No. 19-cv-05603-SK REPORTING, et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER REGARDING CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY v. JUDGMENT

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

LABOR, Regarding Docket Nos. 25,

Defendant.

13 The matter comes before the Court upon consideration of the motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the cross-motion for summary judgment filed by Plaintiffs The Center for Investigative Reporting and Will Evans (collectively, “Plaintiffs”). Having carefully considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, record in the case, and oral argument, the Court DENIES the DOL’s motion for summary judgment and GRANTS Plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary judgment for the reasons set forth below. BACKGROUND1 In this action, Plaintiffs seeks to compel the disclosure of documents from DOL’s…