FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 6, 2016 and March 12, 2016. These are associated with 10 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. CAE 1:2015cv01862 — Center for Environmental Science, Accuracy & Reliability v. Jewell et al

   • March 11, 2016: ORDER DISMISSING CASE re Settlement signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 3/11/2016. CASE CLOSED. (Jessen, A)
2. CAE 2:2015cv01590 — (TEMP) Lowery v. National Transportation Safety Board, et al

   • March 9, 2016: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 3/9/2016 re [17] Motion to Dismiss: IT IS ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff's eleventh claim seeking to set aside the judgment for fraud on the court be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED, without leave to amend. (Kirksey Smith, K)
3. DC 1:2014cv02136 — AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 8, 2016: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION, Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 3/7/2016. (hs)
4. DC 1:2015cv00649 — ORLANSKY v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • March 9, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/9/16.(ah)
5. DC 1:2015cv01127 — CREDICO v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

   • March 11, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: This case is DISMISSED without prejudice because Plaintiff has three strikes under 28 U.S.C. 1915(g) and has not paid the filing fee. Plaintiff's motion for subpoena [8] is DENIED as moot. Defendant's motion to dismiss or for summary judgment [10] is DENIED as moot. Plaintiff's cross motion for summary judgment 18 is DENIED as moot. See attached document for deatils. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/11/2016. (lcrdm3, )
6. LAE 2:2013cv05526 — Gahagan v. United States Department of Justice et al

   • March 11, 2016: ORDER AND REASONS granting in part and denying in part [41] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on 3/11/2016. (kac)
7. NJ 1:2015cv02777 — WADHWA v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

   • March 11, 2016: OPINION. Signed by Judge Robert B. Kugler on 3/11/2016. (tf, )
8. NV 2:2016cv00403 — Basin and Range Watch v. Bureau Of Land Management et al

   • March 9, 2016: ORDER Granting [8] Motion to Issue Non-Standard Summonses Pursuant to FRCP 12(a) and 5 U.S.C. Section 552(a)(4)(C). Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 3/9/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF – TR)
9. TNM 3:2014cv02197 — Robbins, Geller, Rudman & Dowd, LLP v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission

   • March 12, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT. Signed by District Judge Todd J. Campbell on 3/12/2016. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(jw)
10. UT 2:2015cv00173 — Stephenson v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

    • March 8, 2016: ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; denying [13] Mr. Stephensons Motion To Release FBI File ; granting [14] FBIs Motion for Summary Judgment ; granting [21] FBIs Motion for Permanent Injunction and Memorandum in Support to D eclare Plaintiff a Restricted Filer; adopting Report and Recommendations re [24] ; adopting Report and Recommendations re [27] Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead no longer assigned to case. Case Closed. Signed by Judge Robert J. Shelby on 3/8/2016. (jds)