Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Tennessee

freedom of information act

I have requested information under the freedom of information act and have not received a response. What is the statutory time frame in which I should get a response

from my request? If I don't get a response, what can I do?


Asked on 2/15/06, 5:42 am

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Dr. Michael A. S. Guth Tennessee Attorney at Law Assists Pro Se (without a lawyer) Parties

Re: freedom of information act

FOIA applied to federal government agencies. Did you seek information from a federal agency? If you have no response, you should contact the agency again and ask for a fax number, then fax your request, and call to confirm that it received the faxed letter. At that point, the agency has about a month to respond to your request one way or another. You can always sue a federal agency for failing to comply with FOIA. Federal courts would have jurisdiction, as would state courts, but you will probably need a lawyer, or at least a lawyer to assist you with the papers you would file.

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Answered on 2/15/06, 9:26 am


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