Ragans v. McDonough, No. 21-2775, 2021 WL 1933705 (Vet. App. May 14, 2021) (Meredith, J.)
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Ragans v. McDonough, No. 21-2775, 2021 WL 1933705 (Vet. App. May 14, 2021) (Meredith, J.)
Re: Request for petitioner's claims file
Disposition: Dismissing petitioner's request for writ of mandamus
- Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: The court dismisses petitioner's "petition for extraordinary relief in the form of a writ of mandamus compelling VA to provide a complete copy of his claims file to his counsel." The court holds that "'Congress explicitly provided that U.S. district courts shall have jurisdiction over civil actions arising from an agency's refusal to comply with . . . FOIA requests,' and the petitioner has not 'argued or demonstrated that this Court would nevertheless have subject matter jurisdiction over a VA decision concerning [a] . . . FOIA request.'"
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District Court opinions
Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction
Updated June 8, 2021