Litigation

  The FOIA Process  Making a FOIA Request ↓↑ Pre-determination communications ↓ Pre-determination agency actions ↓ Determinations ↓ Releasing Records ↓↑ Administrative Appeals and/or OGIS ↓ Litigation

Introduction
FOIA affords for judicial review of an agency's withholding of records.

Litigation Considerations
Visit the pages below for detailed information about various aspects of litigation under FOIA:


 * Standing
 * Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
 * Jurisdiction and Venue
 * Statute of Limitations
 * Complaints
 * Service and Answers
 * Preliminary Injunctions
 * Motions to Dismiss
 * Release of Records in Litigation
 * Discovery
 * Vaughn Indices
 * Agency Declarations
 * In Camera Inspection
 * Standard of Review
 * Motions for Summary Judgment
 * Trial
 * Relief and Remedies
 * Costs and Attorney Fees