U.S. Department
of Justice
Malcom v. Colonial Life & Accident Co., Nos. 21-11514 & 21-12142, 2022 WL 468949 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 15, 2022) (Cox. J.)
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Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: "[Plaintiff] requests that the Court issue an order compelling Colonial Life to produce documents pursuant to FOIA." "However, FOIA requests are applicable only to government agencies." "Colonial Life is not a government agency subject to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. § 552." "Therefore, the Court [dismisses plaintiff's] FOIA claim because FOIA does not apply to Colonial Life."
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Updated March 10, 2022