Posted on 12/03/2019 11:14:23 AM PST by jazusamo
Agreed.
I’m not sure either but I believe the law gives them a timeline to produce the info depending on the amount of info requested.
Of course they drag their feet on any info they release and in many requests if not most they find an excuse to not give it up, thus the lawsuits.
JW knows something.
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/pages/foia_guide_chapter6.pdf
(it is also possible to get attorney’s fees in most cases.)
Before bringing a FOIA lawsuit, the requester first must exhaust his or her administrative
remedies, which means receiving the agency’s denial, filing an administrative appeal, and
receiving a denial of the appeal. Alternatively, you may file a lawsuit without having filed an
administrative appeal if the agency fails to comply with any of the FOIA’s time limits (twenty
working days to respond to an initial request or to respond to an administrative appeal). In some
cases it may be effective to go to court immediately after the twenty-day initial request deadline
has passed. However, in most cases it is productive to talk with the agency and wait a
reasonable time for the agency to process the request rather than going to the time and
expense of litigation before the agency has made its final decision.
Thanks!
I agree.
Unfortunately, by the time JW gets the info needed, there’s been another crisis and their response is, “that’s old news, we have this or that to worry about now. They didn’t mean to do what they did, it was an accident. Why should we go after someone for something they did 3 years ago?”
All the while the same people continue to get away with whatever they were doing, collect a check, creep toward a nice pension, ruin lives and profit off their position in government.
Thanks for all that info. Answers my questions.
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