Opinion ID: 8312392
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Heading: venue and jurisdiction

Text: Section 552(a)(4)(B) of the U.S. Code grants this Court subject matter jurisdiction over all actions brought under FOIA, and makes this an appropriate forum for venue purposes. 5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(4)(B) (On complaint, the district court of the United States in the district in which the complainant resides, or has his principal place of business, or in which the agency records are situated, or in the District of Columbia, has jurisdiction to enjoin the agency from withholding agency records and to order the production of any agency records improperly withheld from the complainant.); see Jones v. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n , 654 F.Supp. 130 , 131 (D.D.C. 1987). The Court's jurisdiction under FOIA extends only to claims arising from the improper withholding of agency records. See 5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(4)(B) ; see also  Lazaridis v. U.S. Dep't of Justice , 713 F.Supp.2d 64 , 66 (D.D.C. 2010) (citing McGehee v. CIA , 697 F.2d 1095 , 1105 (D.C. Cir. 1983) ).