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Abdulkader v. Trump, No. 19-2199, 2020 WL 4530580 (D.D.C. Aug. 6, 2020) (Jackson, J.)

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Abdulkader v. Trump, No. 19-2199, 2020 WL 4530580 (D.D.C. Aug. 6, 2020) (Jackson, J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning plaintiff's criminal case

Disposition:  Granting defendants' motion to dismiss

  • Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction:  The court holds that "[a]part from suing the wrong defendants, plaintiff has not alleged facts from which the Court can find or reasonably infer that any federal agency has received a proper FOIA request, much less improperly withheld records in response."  The court explains that "Plaintiff does not state in the complaint when and where he submitted a FOIA request, and the form FOIA/PA request attached to the complaint is directed at no particular office, contains no mailing address, and has all of the boxes for designating an agency or agency component unchecked."
Court Decision Topic(s)
District Court opinions
Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction
Updated September 2, 2020