FOIA Activity: 12 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 27, 2016 and April 2, 2016. These are associated with 12 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. CO 1:2014cv00802 — Al-Turki v. Department of Justice

   • March 30, 2016: ORDER that Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED IN PART, DENIED AS MOOT IN PART, AND DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN PART, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 3/30/2016.(evana, )
2. DC 1:2011cv00592 — CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 30, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 03/30/2016. (jth)
3. DC 1:2012cv01872 — PINSON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 29, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [137] Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 03/29/2016. (lcrc2)
4. DC 1:2013cv01812 — ALANIZ v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS et al

   • March 28, 2016: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 3/25/16. (ms)
5. DC 1:2014cv01242 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • March 29, 2016: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER; Denying [19] Motion for Summary Judgment and Granting [22] Motion for limited discovery, Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 3/29/2016. (hs)
6. DC 1:2014cv01282 — ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT et al v. US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

   • March 29, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [32] Order granting Defendant's [22] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying Plaintiffs' [27] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/29/16. (lcjeb1)
7. DC 1:2014cv01422 — RYAN v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al

   • March 31, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 3/31/2016. (lctsc3)
8. FLM 6:2015cv01482 — Reddick v. Hunnefeld

   • March 29, 2016: ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations – re [14] Report and Recommendations; Denying as moot [15] Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis/affidavit of indigency. This case is Dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge Carlos E. Mendoza on 3/29/2016. (DJD)
9. NV 3:2013cv00625 — Bergeron v. United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

   • March 28, 2016: ORDER granting [42] Motion to Dismiss and denying [45] Motion for Attorney Fees. Clerk instructed to close case. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 3/28/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF – JC)
10. OHN 1:2014cv00022 — Weikamp v. United States Department of the Navy

    • March 29, 2016: Order denying Plaintiff James Weikamp's Motion for Attorney Fees (Related Doc # [28] ). Signed by Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr on 3/29/2016.(D,M)
11. UT 1:2015cv00021 — Eames v. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, The et al

    • March 31, 2016: ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS: denying [16] Motion ; granting [18] Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Case Closed. Signed by Judge Dee Benson on 3/31/16. (jlw)
12. WVS 2:2014cv14438 — Justice v. Mine Safety and Health Administration

    • March 29, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER granting Mine Safety and Health Administration's [30] motion for summary judgment insofar as Justice seeks disclosure of information in the inspector MOIs withheld under Exemption 5, as described more fully herein, an d denying plaintiff Marshall Justice's [34] motion for summary judgment to the same extent; MSHA's motion for summary judgment is granted insofar as Justice seeks disclosure of information in the inspector MOIs withheld by MSHA under Exemption 7(C), as discussed more fully herein, and Justice's motion for summary judgment is denied to the same extent. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 3/29/2016. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (taq)