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Daily Caller v. CFPB (No. 1:15-cv-01125)
On July 15, 2015, Judicial Watch announced that it has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Daily Caller News Foundation, a media organization based in Washington, D.C., seeking records from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (The Daily Caller News Foundation v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (No. 1:15-cv-01125)).
On February 27, 2015, The Daily Caller filed a FOIA request with the CFPB seeking access, in part, to:
A. All emails to or from Robert Cauldwell, National Treasury Employeesâ Union Chapter 335 president and an examiner for the bureauâs Southeast region, between January 1, 2014 to February 27, 2015 that make reference to political parties, elected political figures, congressional committees, congressional testimony and congressional activities including hearings, investigatory activities or subpoenas; and
B. All emails sent to or received from Bureau employee and active union member Anthony Romano between January 1, 2014 to February 27, 2015 that make reference to political parties, elected political figures, congressional committees, congressional testimony and congressional activities including hearings, investigatory activities or subpoenas.
Subsequently, on March 19, The Daily Caller narrowed its request and provided the CFPB with a list of 27 specific terms to be searched. Yet, the CFPB responded on April 8 that the request was overly broad, and by letter dated May 21, denied The Daily Callerâs administrative appeal, declaring the request âinsufficiently specific and therefore unreasonably burdensome.â The search terms in The Daily Callerâs request include âRepublican,â âTea Party,â âObama,â âsubpoenasâ and âHouse Financial Services Committee.â
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