Osorio v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 8:14-cv-01758-DOC-AN (C.D. Cal. filed Nov. 4, 2014)
On June 6, 2014, Mr. Osorio filed with CBP a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking “any and all records” under his name. Mr. Osorio sought the information in order to obtain records from an incident at the border several years earlier, which potentially affected his eligibility to apply for lawful permanent resident status. In general, with some exceptions, the FOIA statute requires agencies to respond to requests within 20 business days. After having waited five months for CBP to produce his records, Mr. Osorio filed a lawsuit seeking a court order forcing CBP to conduct a search and produce records related to his request. Immediately after filing, CBP produced the documents. Mr. Osorio and CBP subsequently settled the case and jointly moved to dismiss it, with the government agreeing to pay costs and attorney fees.
Counsel: Stacy Tolchin
Contact: Stacy Tolchin | 213-622-7450 | stacy@tolchinimmigration.com
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