Elliott v. Beltsville Agric. Research Ctr., No. 18-3027, 2020 WL 833574 (D. Md. Feb. 19, 2020) (Messitte, J.)

Elliott v. Beltsville Agric. Research Ctr., No. 18-3027, 2020 WL 833574 (D. Md. Feb. 19, 2020) (Messitte, J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning property in Beltsville, Maryland

Disposition:  Granting defendant's motion to dismiss

• Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction & Fees and Fee Waivers, Fees:  "[The] Court does not have jurisdiction over a FOIA claim where documents are not improperly withheld."  "[Plaintiff's] FOIA claim fails to establish that the requested documents have been improperly withheld; rather, he simply argues, eleven years after the fact, that he never received the documents in response to his 2007 request and for which he owes a balance."  "The denial of [plaintiff's] FOIA claim due to his non-payment of the balance owed was not improper."