Captain Rory M. Walsh, USMC (Ret.) v. Department of the Navy; United States of America

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2339
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Captain Rory M. Walsh, USMC (Ret.)
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Department of the Navy; United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of South Dakota - Southern
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Submitted: January 21, 2026
Filed: January 26, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Captain Rory Walsh appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary
judgment in this action brought under the Freedom of Information Act, 5
1The Honorable Eric C. Schulte, United States District Judge for the District
of South Dakota.

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U.S.C. § 552. After careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments
on appeal, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Argus Leader
Media v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 740 F.3d 1172, 1175 (8th Cir. 2014) (standard of
review); 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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