Buckovetz
Buckovetz v. The Department of the Navy
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 DENNIS M. BUCKOVETZ, an individual, Case No.: 21-cv-640-WQH-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER
v. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant. HAYES, Judge: The matters before the Court are the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendant Department of the Navy (ECF No. 30) and Motion for Discovery filed by Plaintiff Dennis M. Buckovetz (ECF No. 31). I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On April 13, 2021, Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a Complaint. (ECF No. 1). The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff requested that Defendant produce emails concerning an unlawful scheme by officers at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego (“MCRD”) to sell Marine Corps memorabilia, including commemorative coins, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. (See id. ¶ 14). The Complaint alleges that Defendant violated FOIA by “deliberately conceal[ing] or destroy[ing]” responsive emails “upon receipt of [the] FOIA request and…