FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 24, 2016 and July 30, 2016. These are associated with 6 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 3:2006cv00185 — Pickard v. Department of Justice

   • July 29, 2016: ORDER TERMINATING MOTION, VACATING HEARING, DIRECTING FILING OF NEW BRIEFS, AND SETTING NEW HEARING DATE. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 7/29/2016. (crblc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/29/2016)
2. CAN 3:2015cv03510 — Stein v. United States Department of Commerce

   • July 25, 2016: MINUTE ORDER NOTING DISMISSAL re [37] Stipulation RE SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE filed by United States Department of Commerce. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on July 25, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/25/2016)
3. CAN 3:2016cv01724 — Save Our Recreation et al v. Department of the Interior et al

   • July 25, 2016: ORDER FOLLOWING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on July 25, 2016. (jsclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/25/2016)
4. DC 1:2012cv01872 — PINSON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • July 29, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [239] Defendants' motion for partial summary judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 07/29/2016. (lcrc2)
5. DC 1:2015cv01987 — ENERGY FUTURE COALITION et al v. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET et al

   • July 25, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 7/25/2016. (lcckk1)
6. LAE 2:2015cv02540 — Gahagan v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

   • July 26, 2016: ORDER AND REASONS – The Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART USCIS's second motion for summary judgment and DENIES plaintiff's motion to hold USCIS in contempt of Court. USCIS is entitled to judgment as a matter of law with respect to: (1) its referral to the Department of State of four pages of agency records responsive to plaintiff's FOIA request, and (2) its processing of Records #21, #22, #334, and #572. But USCIS has failed to carry its burden of demonstrating full FOIA compliance with respect to its non-disclosure of Records #15, #16, #31, and #32. IT IS ORDERED that within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this order, USCIS shall either disclose Records #15, #16, #31, and #32 to plaintiff in full or produce a new Vaughn index that remedies the deficiencies identified in Section III.C of this order. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance. (bwn)