FOIA Activity: 8 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 20, 2019 and January 26, 2019. These are associated with 8 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. DC 1:2016cv01013 — SANDOVAL v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • January 24, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 1/24/2019. (lcabj2)
2. DC 1:2016cv01609 — BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

   • January 22, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 1/22/2018. (lcabj2)
3. MT 1:2018cv00162 — Kortlander v. Bureau of Land Management et al

   • January 22, 2019: ORDER: Consent to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge having been withheld or met with objection, this case remains assigned to Judge Brian M. Morris and referred to Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 1/22/2019. (JEC)
4. NYS 1:2017cv00630 — Henareh v. The United States et al

   • January 25, 2019: ORDER adopting [51] Report and Recommendations re: [48] Motion for Summary Judgment; [45] Motion for Summary Judgment: On December 5, 2018, the Honorable Stewart D. Aaron, United States Magistrate Judge, issued a Report and Recommendation in the a bove-captioned matter, recommending that the Court grant the Government's motion for summary judgment and deny plaintiff Siavosh Henareh's cross-motion for summary judgment. See Dkt. 51. Henareh subsequently submitted objections to certain portions of the Report and Recommendation, see Dkt. 52, which the Government responded to in a memorandum filed on December 28, 2018. See Dkt. 53. The Court has reviewed the objections and the underlying record de novo. Having done so, the Court find s itself in complete agreement with Magistrate Judge Aaron's excellent Report and Recommendation and hereby adopts its reasoning by reference. Accordingly, the Court grants the Government's motion for summary judgment and denies Henareh's cross-motion for summary judgment. The Clerk is instructed to enter judgment. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 1/24/2019) (jwh) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
5. TXN 3:2018cv03298 — Phillips v. Texas Department of Family Protective Services et al

   • January 23, 2019: ORDER OF THE COURT ON [15] RECOMMENDATION REGARDING REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL. The court certifies that any appeal of this action would not be taken in good faith denying [14] Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. This Court finds that the appeal presents no legal points of arguable merit and is therefore frivolous. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 1/23/2019) (ykp)
6. WAW 2:2017cv00562 — American Civil Liberties Union of Washington et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al

   • January 24, 2019: ORDER granting Defendants' [48] Consent Motion to Stay in Light of Lapse of Appropriations. Parties shall file a Joint Status Report within thirty days of the restoration of appropriations. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(SWT)
7. WAW 2:2018cv01141 — The Human Rights Defense Center et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al

   • January 22, 2019: MINUTE ORDER extending deadline for parties to submit a Joint Status Report to 3/1/2019; striking as moot defendants' [14] Motion to Stay. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)
8. WAW 2:2018cv01789 — Moujtahid et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

   • January 24, 2019: ORDER granting Defendants' [13] Motion for a Stay of Deadlines in Light of Lapse of Appropriations. All pending deadlines, including the deadline to answer the complaint, are hereby STAYED and are hereby EXTENDED commensurate with the duration of the lapse in appropriations. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)