FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 2, 2018 and September 8, 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. CAE 2:2018cv01779 — Salguero Paiz v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

   • September 7, 2018: SECOND STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 9/6/2018 EXTENDING Time up to and including 9/21/2018, for Defendant to Answer to [1] Complaint. (York, M)
2. CAN 4:2018cv03156 — Bronson et al v. United States Customs and Border Protection

   • September 4, 2018: STIPULATION AND ORDER re [17] STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Extend Dates and Opt-Out of Multi-Option ADR filed by Clement Chin, United States Customs and Border Protection, Jennifer Bronson, Kevin Shimamoto. Case Management Statement due by 11/6/2018. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/13/2018 01:30 PM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 9/4/18. (sisS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/4/2018)
3. DC 1:2016cv01616 — KING & SPALDING, LLP v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al

   • September 7, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendants' [32] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [33] Renewed Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Please see the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/07/2018. (lcapm1)
4. DC 1:2016cv02105 — FRANK LLP v. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

   • September 4, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding [16] defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and [20] plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See order for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 4, 2018. (lcdlf1)
5. DC 1:2016cv02188 — AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • September 7, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's [21] Motion for Summary Judgment; and denying Plaintiff's [23] Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendant's renewed motion for summary judgment due by 10/9/2018. Plaintiff's response and cross-motion due by 10/23/2018. See Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 9/7/2018. (lctjk2)
6. DC 1:2017cv00918 — MONTGOMERY et al v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

   • September 6, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [49] ORDER on Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/6/2018. (lcjeb3)
7. DC 1:2017cv01392 — JAMES MADISON PROJECT et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • September 7, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 09/07/2018. (lcabj3)
8. FLM 8:2016cv03123 — Spivey Utility Construction Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

   • September 4, 2018: ORDER: (1) The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge [40] is adopted, confirmed, and approved in all respects and is made a part of this Order for all purposes, including appellate review. (2) Plaintiff Spivey Utility Construction Company's Amended Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs [17] is DENIED. (3) As all issues in this case, including the underlying dispute between the parties, have been resolved, the parties are directed to file a stipulation of dismissal of this case on or before September 18, 2018. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 9/4/2018. (BGS)
9. WAW 2:2018cv01141 — The Human Rights Defense Center et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al

   • September 5, 2018: ORDER setting deadline for parties to file a Joint Status Report. Joint Status Report due by 12/4/2018. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (PM)
10. WAW 2:2018cv01210 — Singh et al v. U.S. Department of State et al

    • September 5, 2018: ORDER setting deadline for parties to file a Joint Status Report. Joint Status Report due by 12/4/2018. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (PM)