FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 24, 2016 and April 30, 2016. These are associated with 7 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. CAN 3:2015cv03060 — Muchnick v. Department of Homeland Security

   • April 28, 2016: ORDER granting [23] ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Further Case Management Conference filed by Irvin Muchnick. Case Management Statement due by 5/13/2016. Further Case Management Conference set for 5/20/2016 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 4/28/2016. (beS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/28/2016)
2. DC 1:2014cv00168 — LEOPOLD v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • April 25, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: [30] Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 04/25/2016. (lcpam1)
3. DC 1:2015cv00334 — BAGWELL v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

   • April 26, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: [28] Order resolving cross-motions for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 4/26/2016. (lcckk2)
4. DC 1:2015cv00983 — AIRAJ v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • April 27, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION re defendant's [17] Motion for Summary Judgment and plaintiff's [21] Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on April 27, 2016. (lcesh2)
5. ILS 3:2014cv00908 — Henson v. Department of Health and Human Services et al

   • April 28, 2016: ORDER Setting forth briefing schedule. Dispositive Motions due by 6/3/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson on 4/28/16. (sgp)
6. NYS 1:2015cv05740 — The New York Times Company, et al v. United States Department of the Treasury

   • April 26, 2016: OPINION AND ORDER #106416 re: [27] MOTION for Discovery Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d) filed by Charlie Savage, The New York Times Company. Treasury is hereby ORDERED to provide an affidavit or declaration from Marshall H. Fields, Jr. on or before May 13, 2016. The Times' cross-motion is due May 27, 2016. Treasury's response and reply is due June 10, 2016. The Times' reply is due June 24, 2016. The Times' motion is DENIED. The Clerk of the Court is respectful ly directed to terminate the motion. Doc. 27. It is SO ORDERED. (As further set forth in this Order.) (Cross Motions due by 5/27/2016. Responses due by 6/10/2016, Replies due by 6/24/2016.) (Signed by Judge Edgardo Ramos on 4/26/2016) (kko) Modified on 5/2/2016 (ca).
7. NYS 7:2015cv00195 — Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP v. United States Department of Health And Human Services et al

   • April 27, 2016: OPINION & ORDER re: [13] MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Sylvia Matthews Burwell, United States Department of Health And Human Services, [19] CROSS MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP. For the foregoing reasons, Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment is DENIED. The Court respectfully directs the Clerk to terminate the motions at ECF Nos. 13 and 19, enter judgment in favor of Defendants, and close the case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 4/27/2016) (mml)