Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Naval Observatory
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 4, 2001No. CIV. A. 01-1293(ESH)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Judicial Watch, Inc. has sued the United States Naval Observatory under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, alleging that defendant failed to timely respond to its request for expedited processing of its request for documents and failed to disclose responsive documents. Defendant has moved to dismiss on the grounds that plaintiff has failed to exhaust administrative remedies. For the reasons discussed below, the Court will dismiss plaintiffs complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff submitted…
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