Antunez v. Eggleston, No. 20-70880, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 13528 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2020) (per curiam)

Antunez v. Eggleston, No. 20-70880, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 13528 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2020) (per curiam)

Re:  Request for review of USCIS FOIA request response

Disposition:  Dismissing petition

• Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction:  The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit holds that "[a] review of the record demonstrates that this court lacks jurisdiction over the petition for review filed on March 27, 2020."  "The February 28, 2020 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services decision challenged in the petition for review denied a Freedom of Information Act . . . request."  "In order to challenge an agency's denial of a FOIA request in federal court, an applicant must file a complaint in the appropriate United States District Court after exhausting their administrative remedies before the agency."