Watts v. U.S., No. 14-2659, 2015 WL 5315946 (D.S.C. Sept. 11, 2015) (Cain. J.)
Watts v. U.S., No. 14-2659, 2015 WL 5315946 (D.S.C. Sept. 11, 2015) (Cain. J.)
Re: Plaintiff's alleged request for records concerning the Lexington County Sheriff's Department
Disposition: Adopting Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation; granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: The court holds that "[p]laintiff has failed to create a genuine issue of material fact concerning whether he sent a FOIA request." The court adopts the Magistrate Judge's finding that "[p]laintiff does not even allege that he attempted to submit a FOIA request in one of the three manners provided for on the FBI's FOIPA website." "Additionally, other than his own conclusory allegations, Plaintiff has failed to provide any evidence . . . establishing that he actually mailed a letter to the Columbia FBI office."