Howell v. U.S., No. 16-316, 2016 WL 4423917 (Fed. Cl. Aug. 15, 2016) (Horn, J.)

Howell v. U.S., No. 16-316, 2016 WL 4423917 (Fed. Cl. Aug. 15, 2016) (Horn, J.)

Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff

Disposition: Granting defendant's motion to dismiss

• Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: The court holds that "any FOIA appeals may not be the basis for filing a claim in this court, and must be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction." The court relates that "[p]laintiffs' claim lists a '"FOIA" APPEAL' and an Office of Information Policy . . . case number." "Regardless, the Court of Federal Claims has no jurisdiction to adjudicate FOIA claims, as Congress explicitly vested exclusive jurisdiction regarding those matters in the United States District Courts."