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Vyas v. Hutcheson, No. 23-00286, 2023 WL 6164021 (W.D. Va. Sept. 21, 2023) (Dillon, J.)

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Vyas v. Hutcheson, No. 23-00286, 2023 WL 6164021 (W.D. Va. Sept. 21, 2023) (Dillon, J.)

Re:  Request for records maintained by local jail

Disposition:  Dismissing plaintiff’s complaint

  • Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA:  The court holds that “[f]ederal FOIA ‘does not apply to state or local entities.’”  “Therefore, [plaintiff] cannot state a federal FOIA claim against defendant[, two local law enforcement officials].”
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District Court opinions
Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA
Updated October 31, 2023