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The FOIA Process 
Making a FOIA Request 
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Pre-determination communications 
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Pre-determination agency actions 
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Determinations 
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Releasing Records 
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Administrative Appeals and/or OGIS 
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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
- Open America Stays
- 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