FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 21, 2016 and August 27, 2016. These are associated with 9 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. CAC 2:2016cv04801 — Angenette Mosby v. Karen E. Scott

   • August 24, 2016: JUDGMENT by Judge Dale S. Fischer: (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). Plaintiff has failed to pay the filing fee and IT IS ORDERED that the action be dismissed. (shb)
2. CAC 2:2016cv04802 — Angenette Mosby v. Karen E. Scott

   • August 24, 2016: JUDGMENT by Judge Dale S. Fischer: Plaintiff has failed to pay the filing fee and IT IS ORDERED that the action be dismissed. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (shb)
3. DC 1:2011cv00341 — PLUNKETT v. DOE

   • August 24, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the Department's renewed motion for summary judgment [59] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Department shall supplement the record as to the disposition of records referred to BOP and file a renewed motion for summary judgment, not to exceed five pages, on or before September 16, 2016. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 8/24/2016. (lcrdm1, ) (zkt).
4. DC 1:2012cv01954 — GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT v. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION

   • August 26, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying Defendant's [32] Motion for Summary Judgment, denying Intervenor-Defendant's [40] Motion for Summary Judgment, and denying Plaintiff's [41] Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached document for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on August 26, 2016. (lckbj3, )
5. DC 1:2013cv01135 — BARTKO v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • August 26, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: [260] Order. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/26/16. (lcjeb3)
6. DC 1:2014cv01397 — ELIAS YUNES v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • August 26, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 8/26/16. (lcjdb1)
7. DC 1:2015cv00581 — MILES v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • August 24, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 8/24/16.(ah)
8. ID 1:2015cv00493 — Bettwieser v. Gans et al

   • August 25, 2016: ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO RECONSIDER (Docket No. [28] ) – IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion to Reconsider (Docket No. [28] ) is DENIED. Signed by Judge Ronald E. Bush. (caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by (cjs)
9. NYS 1:2015cv02383 — The New York Times Company et al v. National Security Agency

   • August 25, 2016: OPINION & ORDER re: [19] MOTION for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. filed by The New York Times Company, Charlie Savage, [15] MOTION for Summary Judgment. filed by Nation al Security Agency. For the reasons stated above, the National Security Agency's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and the New York Times Company and Charlie Savage's motion for summary judgment is DENIED. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the motions at docket numbers 15 and 19 and to terminate this matter. As further set forth in this Order) (Signed by Judge Katherine B. Forrest on 8/25/2016) (lmb)