My dad put in a FOIA request for my grandfather&#x27;s FBI file back in April and has gotten nothing but a form letter with a case number so far.<p>The FOIA law requires agencies to ordinarily respond with twenty business days, thirty business days in &quot;unusual circumstances&quot; and longer than that only in &quot;exceptional circumstances&quot;.<p>However, as bad as the FBI&#x27;s disrespect for the law is, it doesn&#x27;t hold a candle to the State Department which has been sitting on a FOIA request of mine since July of 2013. Their attitude seems to be that they don&#x27;t have to comply with duly enacted laws until and unless compelled to do so by a federal judge.