Gibson v. Warden, No. 22-173, 2023 WL 5121372 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 10, 2023) (Merz, Mag. J.)

Gibson v. Warden, No. 22-173, 2023 WL 5121372 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 10, 2023) (Merz, Mag. J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning plaintiff

Disposition:  Denying plaintiff’s motion to compel

• Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA:  The court relates that “[t]he Motion and attachments show that . . . Petitioner made a written demand to [defendant] for this material ‘pursuant to the Public Records Request 149.43, in conjunction with the [Freedom of Information Act] . . . .’”  The court holds that “[plaintiff] has no right under the Freedom of Information Act to any of the described documents.”  “FOIA actions are limited to information in the hands of the federal government.”  “[The [local prosecutor’s office] office is not a federal agency.”