Public Justice Foundation v. Farm Service Agency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PUBLIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION;

ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND;

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL No. C 20-01103 WHA

DIVERSITY; CENTER FOR FOOD

SAFETY; FOOD & WATER WATCH,

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION

CHALLENGING DEFICIENCIES IN

v.

FSA’S REVISED SEARCH AND

PRODUCTION

FARM SERVICE AGENCY, Defendant.

17 INTRODUCTION In this Freedom of Information Act case, plaintiff advocacy organizations challenge the adequacy of a government agency’s search with regard to one FOIA request underlying this case. To the extent stated herein, the motion is granted. STATEMENT Plaintiffs Public Justice Foundation, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food Safety, and Food & Water Watch are advocacy organizations committed to building a more sustainable and ethical food system. To that end, plaintiffs use information requests to monitor compliance with applicable laws, bring to…