Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 2, 2013No. 12-5004PublishedCited by 216 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
This case presents an important question of procedure under the Freedom of Information Act: When must a FOIA requester exhaust administrative appeal remedies before suing in federal district court to challenge an agency’s failure to produce requested documents?
As a general matter, a FOIA requester must exhaust administrative appeal remedies before seeking judicial redress. But if an agency does not adhere to certain statutory timelines in responding to a FOIA request, the requester is deemed by statute to have…
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