Carter v. Wasko, No. 22-04103, 2024 WL 3522017 (D.S.D. July 24, 2024) (Lange, C.J.)

Carter v. Wasko, No. 22-04103, 2024 WL 3522017 (D.S.D. July 24, 2024) (Lange, C.J.)

Re:  Plaintiff’s allegation concerning “unauthorized release of [plaintiff’s] medical records”

Disposition:  Denying defendant’s motion to re-screen complaint following dismissal

• Litigation Considerations, Pleadings; Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA:  The court holds that “[i]n general, the [FOIA] requires that agencies of the federal government, . . . publicly disclose specified information.”  “[Plaintiff’s] motion contains no colorable argument that the [FOIA] applies to the employees of the State of South Dakota who are named defendants.”