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FOIA Activity: 11 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff on March 27th, 2014

We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 16, 2014 and March 22, 2014. These are associated with 11 FOIA cases pending in federal district court. Note that because there can be delays between the date a decision is made and when it shows up on PACER, this listing includes only decisions that appeared on PACER during this period.

Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.

  1. CAC 2:2013cv00354Stephen Yagman v. United States Department of Justice et al
    • March 22, 2014: JUDGMENT by Judge Percy Anderson. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that judgment is granted in favor of Defendants. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Plaintiff shall take nothing and that Defendant shall have their costs of suit. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (bp)
  2. CAN 3:2013cv02596Tri-Valley Cares v. United States Department of Energy et al
    • March 21, 2014: MODIFIED STIPULATION AND ORDER re [22] STIPULATION Continuing Case Management Conference and Further Extending Time for Federal Defendants to Respond to Complaint filed by National Nuclear Security Administration, United States Department of Energy. Case Management Statement due by 4/29/2014. Case Management Conference set for 5/6/2014 10:00 AM in Courtroom E, 15th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Elizabeth D Laporte on 3/20/2014. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/21/2014)
  3. CAN 4:2009cv03351Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
    • March 21, 2014: ORDER by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong Granting [87] Stipulation. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/21/2014)
  4. CO 1:2014cv00802Al-Turki v. Department of Justice
    • March 19, 2014: ORDER DRAWING CASE. This case shall be drawn to a presiding judge and, if appropriate, to a magistrate judge, by Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer on 3/19/14. (smoor, )
  5. DC 1:2010cv01706PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    • March 20, 2014: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re : Defendant’s [10] MOTION for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff’s [11] MOTION for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Robert L. Wilkins on 3/20/2014. (tcb)
  6. DC 1:2011cv01972AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al
    • March 21, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [46] Order. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/21/14. (lcjeb1)
  7. DC 1:2012cv00172JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
    • March 17, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION. See attached Memorandum Opinion and accompanying Order for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 03/17/2014. (lckbj2)
  8. DC 1:2012cv00649SCHMITZ v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY
    • March 20, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 3/20/14.(ah)
  9. FLM 8:2012cv02103Tostige v. United States Postal Service
    • March 21, 2014: ORDER granting [21] –motion for summary judgment; directing the Clerk to ENTER JUDGMENT for the defendant and against the plaintiff, to TERMINATE any pending motion, and to CLOSE the case. Signed by Judge Steven D. Merryday on 3/21/2014. (BK)
  10. FLM 8:2013cv01731Roberts et al v. Internal Revenue Service
    • March 17, 2014: ORDER: Defendant Internal Revenue Service’s Motion to Dismiss [19] is DENIED. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 3/17/2014. (KAK)
  11. OR 3:2012cv01366Menchu v. US Department of Health and Human Services
    • March 21, 2014: ORDER by Judge Anna J. Brown The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Acostas Findings and Recommendation [52] and, therefore, GRANTS Defendants Motion [20] for Summary Judgment and DENIES Plaintiffs Cross-Motion [24] for Summary Judgment. Signed on 03/21/2014 by Judge Anna J. Brown. See attached 4 page Order for full text. (bb)

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