Biden

Mary Ferrell Foundation, Inc. v. Biden

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 14, 20233:22-cv-06176California6,534 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARY FERRELL FOUNDATION, INC.,

et al., Case No. 22-cv-06176-RS

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

DISMISS AND DENYING

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, et al., PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Defendant.

I. INTRODUCTION In this action, Plaintiffs, the Mary Ferrell Foundation, Josiah Thompson, and Gary Aguilar, aver that Defendants, President Biden and the National Archives and Records Administration (“NARA”), have failed to comply with the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (“JFK Act”). Enacted to encourage transparency, the JFK Act requires, subject to certain limitations, the disclosure of records related to the assassination of President Kennedy. Because Defendants have continued to withhold some assassination records, Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) asserts five claims: (1) an ultra vires claim for injunctive and…

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