UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER )
1718 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
)
Suite 200
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Washington, DC 20009
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Plaintiff,
Case: 1:08-cv-00448
V.
Assigned To : Huvelle, Ellen S.
Assign. Date : 3/14/2008
THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL TRADE
Description: FOIA/Privacy Act
COMMISSION
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20580
Defendant.
COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
1.
This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"),
5 U.S.C. § 552 (2007), for injunctive and other appropriate relief, seeking the release of agency
records requested by the Electronic Privacy Information Center from the United States Federal
Trade Commission.
Jurisdiction and Venue
2.
This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action and personal jurisdiction
over the parties pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B) (2007) and 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(C)(i) (2007).
This Court also has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (2007). Venue is
proper in this district under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B) (2007).
Parties
3.
Plaintiff Electronic Privacy Information Center ("EPIC") is a public interest research
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