FOIA Activity: 11 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 20, 2018 and May 26, 2018. 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. AZ 2:2015cv00247 — American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties et al

   • May 23, 2018: ORDER: To the extent Defendants have not already submitted to Plaintiffs revised or supplemented Declarations pursuant to the Court's Order (Doc. [76] at 8-15), or revised Vaughn Indices pursuant to the same Order (Doc. [76] at 19-20, 22, 25- 26), Defendants shall submit to Plaintiffs the required revisions and/or supplements by June 4, 2018, and Defendants shall file with the Court a Notice of Compliance the same day. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, as discussed in more detail in this Ord er, the parties shall each file a brief not to exceed five pages by June 4, 2018, addressing the requirements for filing on the public docket the information provided pursuant to a FOIA request. No responses or replies are permitted. Signed by Judge John J Tuchi on 5/23/2018. (REK)
2. CAN 4:2017cv03903 — Animal Legal Defense Fund v. United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") et al

   • May 25, 2018: ORDER by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granting [25] defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; denying [26] plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. (pjhlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/25/2018)
3. DC 1:2012cv01872 — PINSON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • May 23, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [403] Defendants' Fourth Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 05/23/2018. (lcrc1)
   • May 23, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying [409] 412 Defendants' Renewed Motions for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 05/23/2018. (lcrc1)
4. DC 1:2013cv00483 — PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

   • May 25, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/25/2018. (lcabj2)
5. DC 1:2014cv00403 — SAI v. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

   • May 24, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, [99] , is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/24/2018. (lcrdm1, )
6. DC 1:2015cv01055 — HALL & ASSOCIATES v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

   • May 22, 2018: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 5/22/2018. (lckbj2)
7. DC 1:2017cv00121 — ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • May 22, 2018: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re Defendant's [22] Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [24] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/22/18. (lctnm1)
8. DC 1:2017cv00849 — GRAND CANYON TRUST v. ZINKE et al

   • May 24, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the plaintiff's [17] Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on May 24, 2018. (lcbah4)
9. WAW 2:2015cv01577 — University of Washington et al v. Central Intelligence Agency

   • May 24, 2018: STIPULATION AND ORDER of Dismissal re parties' [28] Stipulation, by Judge James L. Robart. (SWT)
10. WAW 2:2018cv00677 — Friends of the Earth v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    • May 25, 2018: ORDER directing counsel to confer and file a Joint Status Report due by 8/24/2018, by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)