FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 10, 2019 and March 16, 2019. 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. CAN 3:2017cv01240 — Frost v. United States Department of Justice

   • March 13, 2019: ORDER ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT WITH RESPECT TO ADEQUACY OF FBI SEARCH. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on March 13, 2019. (jcslc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/13/2019) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/13/2019: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (klhS, COURT STAFF).
2. CT 3:2017cv02139 — Pinnicchia v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs

   • March 13, 2019: ORDER granting [12] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 3/13/2019. (Washington, Gregory)
3. DC 1:2017cv02682 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 11, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying [7] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment; granting [10] Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 3/11/2019. (lccrc1)
4. DC 1:2018cv00300 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • March 13, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION in support of [17] Order granting Defendant's [8] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying Plaintiff's [9] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 3/13/2019. (lctjk3)
5. DC 1:2018cv00340 — CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 15, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 03/15/2019. (lcabj3)
6. MD 1:2018cv00202 — Cochran v. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

   • March 11, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Ellen L. Hollander on 3/11/2019. (c/m 3/12/19 bmhs, Deputy Clerk)
7. MOW 5:2018cv06129 — Jordan v. U.S. Department of Labor

   • March 11, 2019: ORDER (1) GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S RULE 58 MOTION, (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF'S RULE 60 MOTIONS, AND (3) DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ORDER, 27 , 28 , [29] , [30] Signed on 3/11/19 by District Judge Ortrie D. Smith. (Matthes Mitra, Renea)
8. NYS 1:2017cv07949 — Buzzfeed, Inc. v. Department Of Justice

   • March 11, 2019: OPINION & ORDER re: [15] MOTION for Summary Judgment. filed by U.S. Department of Justice, [18] CROSS MOTION for Summary Judgment. filed by Buzzfeed, Inc. For the foregoing reasons, Defendant's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, and Plaintiff's cross motion for summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The Government is directed to provide Plaintiff with a copy of the Report that contains all identifying in formation pertaining to the U.S. Attorney and Supervisory AUSA in unredacted form on or before April 12, 2019. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the open motions at Dkt. Nos. 15 and 18 and close the case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Vernon S. Broderick on 3/11/2019) (rro) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
9. TXN 3:2017cv02906 — Highland Capital Management LP v. Internal Revenue Service

   • March 15, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part [15] Motion for Summary Judgment. For the records on which summary judgment is denied, i.e., those records withheld due to FOIA Exemption Five (attorney-client privilege) and FOIA Exemption Five (deliberative process privilege), the IRS shall, within 15 days of this date, file those records under seal for in camera inspection by the court. (Ordered by Senior Judge A. Joe Fish on 3/15/2019) (zkc)