Legal Opinion
Rodriguez-Cervantes v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 6, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2011-1387PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.
Plaintiff Raul Rodriguez-Cervantes, a federal prisoner incarcerated in Post, Texas, brings this pro se suit under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. In so doing, Plaintiff seems to have put the cart before the horse. Plaintiff has brought a FOIA suit before first having his FOIA request denied. Indeed, he has brought a FOIA suit before even submitting a FOIA request. As such, the Court will grant Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and dismiss the case without prejudice.
I. Background
On December 15, 2010, Plaintiff sent a…
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