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Hughes v. Opel, No. 23-1974, 2024 WL 1443329 (D. Md. Apr. 3, 2024) (Bredar, C.J.)

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Hughes v. Opel, No. 23-1974, 2024 WL 1443329 (D. Md. Apr. 3, 2024) (Bredar, C.J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning plaintiff

Disposition:  Dismissing plaintiff’s FOIA claim

  • Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA:  The court relates that “[plaintiff] alleges that he requested information from [a local patrol officer] and that [the officer] ‘refused to comply.’”  The court holds that “the Freedom of Information Act applies to federal agencies, and so is inapplicable here.”
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District Court opinions
Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA
Updated May 2, 2024