"Declaratory relief refers to a judgment of a court which determines the rights of parties without ordering anything be done or awarding damages. By seeking a declaratory judgment, the party making the request is seeking for an official declaration of the status of a matter in controversy." [1]
So, what was the matter in controversy here? And why were you willing to settle for no action being ordered or damages awarded even if you won?
Apparently both you and the TSA agree that Broward's initial letter was deliberately inaccurate, so that can't have been the matter under controversy.
The controversy is whether it was lawful for the letter to be deliberately inaccurate. Broward maintains that is was, and with good motive: Florida law makes it a criminal matter to lie in a public records response.
