FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 18, 2015 and January 24, 2015. These are associated with 8 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.

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1. ALM 2:2014cv01038 — Kachmar, et al. v. Department of Veterans Affairs Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System

   • January 20, 2015: JUDGMENT: it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows: (1) This lawsuit is dismissed in its entirety with prejudice but with leave to the plfs to file, within 14 days from today's date, motions for attorney fees and costs, as f urther set out in order; (2) The court retains jurisdiction over the issues of attorney fees and costs; DIRECTING the clerk to enter this document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 FRCP; This case is closed. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 1/20/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist) (wcl, )
2. CAN 3:2014cv02166 — American Small Business League v. Department of Defense

   • January 20, 2015: ORDER GRANTING [36] MOTION TO INTERVENE.(whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/20/2015)
   • January 21, 2015: ORDER STAYING RULING PENDING APPEAL. Signed by Judge Alsup on 1/21/2015. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/21/2015)
3. DC 1:2010cv02068 — PARKER v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • January 21, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 1/21/2015. (lcabj3)
4. DC 1:2013cv01105 — TOUARSI v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • January 23, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: Defendants' [24] MOTION for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/23/2015. (tcr)
5. DC 1:2013cv01586 — JEAN-PIERRE V. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

   • January 23, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting [11] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/23/2015. (lccrc2, )
6. DC 1:2014cv00631 — BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C. v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

   • January 20, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on January 20, 2015. (lcegs4)
7. LAE 2:2014cv02233 — Gahagan v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

   • January 23, 2015: ORDER granting in part and denying in part [10] Motion for Summary Judgment and granting in part and denying in part [21] Motion for Summary Judgment, as stated herein. Signed by Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown on 1/23/2015. (caa)
8. WVS 2:2014cv14438 — Justice v. Mine Safety and Health Administration

   • January 23, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER granting the defendant's [21] MOTION to stay discovery and to modify the scheduling order; discovery in this case is stayed; directing that this case shall proceed as follows: Defendant's Vaughn index due 0 2/16/2015; defendant's motion for summary judgment due 03/02/2015; plaintiff's response due 03/16/2015; and defendant's reply due 03/23/2015. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 1/23/2015. (cc: attys; any unrepresented parties) (taq)
   • January 23, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER denying as premature the Mine Safety and Health Administration's [9] MOTION to dismiss Count II of the complaint. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 1/23/2015. (cc: attys; any unrepresented parties) (taq)