Jones v. VA, No. 125-135, 2025 WL 1748068 (S.D. Ga. June 24, 2025) (Epps, Mag. J.)

Jones v. VA, No. 125-135, 2025 WL 1748068 (S.D. Ga. June 24, 2025) (Epps, Mag. J.)

Re: Request for results of plaintiff’s Compensation and Pension examination

Disposition:  Requiring process to be issued to defendant after screening

• Litigation Considerations, Pleadings:  “Liberally construing Plaintiff’s allegations in his favor and granting him the benefit of all reasonable inferences to be derived from the facts alleged, the Court finds Plaintiff has arguably stated a FOIA claim against Defendant.”  The court relates that, in addition to describing his FOIA request, plaintiff alleged that “[a]s of June 18, 2025, Defendant has not fulfilled either FOIA request although ‘[t]he statutory deadline for production has passed without the required records being delivered or a proper denial issued.’”  “Plaintiff seeks production of the requested records, the production of a Vaughn Index for any withheld documents, as well as other forms of relief.”