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Dagulo v. U.S., No. 20-1670, 2020 WL 6793321 (4th Cir. Nov. 17, 2020) (per curiam)

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Dagulo v. U.S., No. 20-1670, 2020 WL 6793321 (4th Cir. Nov. 17, 2020) (per curiam)

Re:  Request for records concerning requester's job applications

Disposition:  Affirming district court's grant of defendant's motion to dismiss

  • Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies:  The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit "[has] reviewed the record and find[s] no reversible error."  "Accordingly, [the court] affirm[s] for the reasons stated by the district court."  The district court previously found that "[the requester] chose not to appeal the decision [in response to the initial FOIA request]" and "[a]s such, the [district court] finds that [the requester] did not exhaust his administrative remedies under FOIA, and [the district court] lacks subject matter [jurisdiction] over the FOIA claim asserted in [the requester's] Amended Complaint."
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Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Updated December 11, 2020