Pondexter v. Secretary of HUD, No. 19-1576, 2019 WL 4454408 (3d Cir. Sept. 17, 2019) (per curiam)
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Pondexter v. Secretary of HUD, No. 19-1576, 2019 WL 4454408 (3d Cir. Sept. 17, 2019) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning requester's housing discrimination claim
Disposition: Summarily affirming of district court's dismissal of requester's complaint
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit holds that "[t]here are multiple threshold deficiencies with these claims as well, including that FOIA claims may not be brought against the individual defendants here, . . . and that [the requester] sought only money damages, which are not available under FOIA . . . ." Additionally, the court notes that "[the requester] did not plausibly allege that any specific agency records have been improperly withheld." "Nor does it appear that he could, as [the requester] did not dispute the representations from HUD – in a letter attached to his complaint – that HUD had fully granted his FOIA request and had provided him with all documents responsive to his FOIA request."
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Updated December 17, 2021