Opinion
22-6536
11-23-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THOMAS BRADFORD WATERS, Defendant-Appellant.
Thomas Bradford Waters, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: November 17, 2022
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. Bruce H. Hendricks, District Judge. (4:15-cr-00158-BHH-1)
Thomas Bradford Waters, Appellant Pro Se.
Before KING, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM.
Thomas Bradford Waters appeals the district court's orders denying his request, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, for documents, exhibits, and transcripts in his criminal case, and denying Waters' motion for reconsideration of that ruling. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.[*]Accordingly, we affirm the district court's orders. United States v. Waters, No. 4:15-cr-00158-BHH-1 (D.S.C. Mar. 4, 2022 &Apr. 8, 2022). We deny Waters' motion for the appointment of counsel. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.
[*] Specifically, FOIA does not apply to federal courts because they are not "agencies" subject to the statute's requirements. See 5 U.S.C. § 551(1)(B); United States v. Casas, 376 F.3d 20, 22 (1st Cir. 2004).