Moore v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

ORDER

Federal inmate Percy Moore tendered in the district court a civil complaint under the Freedom of Information Act, see 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B), claiming that the FBI unlawfully withheld records from him and seeking to compel disclosure. Screening the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b), the district court dismissed the action with the explanation that Moore’s complaint fails to state a claim because it does not allege that his requests for information were “specific.” Moore sought reconsideration of that judgment, which the district court denied. Moore appeals, and we vacate the judgment…