Stelmaszek v. VA, No. 19-00172, 2020 WL 4673415 (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2020) (Sullivan, J.)

Stelmaszek v. VA, No. 19-00172, 2020 WL 4673415 (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2020) (Sullivan, J.)

Re:  Requests for hearing records, claim file, and communications concerning plaintiff

Disposition:  Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment

• Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal:  Regarding an October request, the court holds that "Defendant has since released all of the requested responsive records in full, thereby satisfying its obligations under FOIA and the Privacy Act and rendering moot any statutory functions of this Court."  Additionally, the court holds that "summary judgment is . . . entered on behalf of defendant as to all claims arising out of [a] December Request."  The court relates that plaintiff sent the request to the wrong location.  The court holds that "[i]f plaintiff had any confusion regarding where to send his December Request, he could have alternatively sent it to the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, and it would have been automatically forwarded to the proper component.