Freedom of Information Act Litigation: Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim — Full Package
The complete Rule 12(b)(6) package for a Freedom of Information Act Litigation case: notice of motion, supporting memorandum, declaration with up to five exhibits, and proposed order, filed as one coordinated set.
A dismissal motion that is granted ends the case; one that is denied still teaches the plaintiff exactly what to fix, so we file only the arguments worth making. Briefed from the record and the controlling authority in your circuit, with the procedural posture handled as carefully as the merits.
Frequently asked questions
The fee covers the motion and supporting memorandum, the declaration and exhibit set the motion relies on, and a proposed order in the court's preferred form. It is fixed at this scope: motion, memorandum, declaration, proposed order, and up to 5 exhibits. 2 rounds of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference — we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.
2 to 3 weeks from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 2 rounds of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
$6,825 is $325/hour × 21 hours — the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary freedom of information act litigation matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $6,825 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.
Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.
A short description of the dispute and where it currently stands, the key documents, contracts, and correspondence, the parties involved and any deadlines already running, and the case caption and court, if a matter has been filed. Send what you have — if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.
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Freedom of Information Act Litigation: Response Brief on the Administrative Record
A response brief defending the agency action in a Freedom of Information Act Litigation case, on the record and the reasoning the agency actually gave rather than a post hoc rationalization.
Freedom of Information Act Litigation: Complaint
A complaint for Freedom of Information Act Litigation drafted to survive a motion to dismiss, not merely to be filed.
Freedom of Information Act Litigation: Opening Brief on the Administrative Record
An opening merits brief in a Freedom of Information Act Litigation case decided on the agency record, applying the arbitrary and capricious or substantial evidence standard as the statute directs.