Davis v. SSA, No. 17-1356, 2018 WL 2321122 (D. Md. May 22, 2018) (Xinis, J.)

Davis v. SSA, No. 17-1356, 2018 WL 2321122 (D. Md. May 22, 2018) (Xinis, J.)

Re:  Letter requesting Survivor Entitlements or Benefits Application and request for records concerning plaintiff's deceased father

Disposition:  Granting defendant's motion to dismiss; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment

• Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests:  The court holds that "Plaintiff failed to comply with the most basic of the agency's regulations; Plaintiff failed to identify the request as one under FOIA, and it is not clear that he directed his request to the appropriate department."
   
• Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies:  The court holds that "Plaintiff did not exhaust his administrative remedies as to either [of his] requests."