Ellawendy v. Driscoll, No. 25-5661, 2026 WL 2255444 (9th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026) (per curiam)

Ellawendy v. Driscoll, No. 25-5661, 2026 WL 2255444 (9th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026) (per curiam)

Re: Request for records concerning requester’s resignation

Disposition:  Affirming district court’s dismissal of requester’s FOIA claim

• Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies:  The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit holds that “[t]he district court correctly dismissed [the requester’s] Freedom of Information Act . . . claim . . . because he failed to allege that he exhausted his administrative remedies or that exhaustion would be futile.”