19-IB10 2/22/2019 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Christopher Coggins re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

The petitioner requested records regarding an individual and the individual’s company. DNREC denied the request pursuant to the pending or potential litigation exemption, and the petitioner alleged that DNREC improperly withheld records under this exemption.
DECIDED: No FOIA violation was found, as DNREC asserted the requested records were related to an expert witness in pending litigation between the petitioner’s clients and DNREC.