FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 21, 2018 and October 27, 2018. 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 3:2018cv03731 — Chetal v. U.S. Department of Interior et al

   • October 22, 2018: ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen Denying [19] Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite Discovery. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2018)
2. DC 1:2013cv00831 — CANNING et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • October 24, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Defendant's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. [74] , is hereby GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and the Canning Plaintiffs' cross-motion for summary judgment, Dkt. [79] , is hereby DENIED. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/24/2018. (lcrdm1, )
3. DC 1:2017cv02675 — BLOOMGARDEN v. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

   • October 26, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 10/26/2018. (lcckk3)
4. MA 1:2018cv10763 — National Consumer Law Center v. United States Department of Education

   • October 24, 2018: Judge Indira Talwani: ORDER entered. (MacDonald, Gail)
5. MSN 3:2018cv00026 — Seay v. United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") et al

   • October 22, 2018: ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS and Granting in Part and Denying in Part [18] Motion for Sanctions filed by Clant M. Seay. Signed by District Judge Michael P. Mills on 10/22/2018. (lpm)
6. MT 9:2018cv00154 — American Civil Liberties Union et al v. Department of Defense et al

   • October 26, 2018: ORDER granting [14] Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Emerson Sykes. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due within fifteen days of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Donald W. Molloy on 10/26/2018. (NOS)
7. TXN 3:2018cv00899 — Arledge v. Internal Revenue Service et al

   • October 26, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting [12] Motion to Dismiss, [14] Motion to Dismiss. (Ordered by Senior Judge A. Joe Fish on 10/26/2018) (zkc)