Marker
Marker v. Cardona
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 TANIA T. MARKER, Case No. 3:23-cv-05873-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER SCREENING AMENDED
v. COMPLAINT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915
AND ORDERING SERVICE OF THE
U.S. Department of Education, COMPLAINT Defendant. Re: Dkt. No.
Tania T. Marker, representing herself, filed this action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, alleging the U.S. Department of Education, the Secretary of Education, failed to comply with FOIA requirements. The Court granted Ms. Marker’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, (Dkt. No. 4)1, but dismissed her claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Dkt. No. 5.) Marker filed an amended complaint, which the Court now screens again pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. BACKGROUND Ms. Marker submitted a FOIA request to Defendant on February 4, 2022, seeking “[a]ll records related to federal or…