FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 14, 2019 and April 20, 2019. These are associated with 6 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 1:2017cv01039 — ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • April 17, 2019: ORDER granting in part and denying in part the government's [13] Motion for Summary Judgment, denying the plaintiff's [15] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, and directing the parties to file a joint status report on or before May 3, 2019. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 17, 2019. (lcdlf2)
2. DC 1:2017cv01243 — NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

   • April 19, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER: Defendant's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. 15, is hereby DENIED, and Defendant's motion to dismiss, Dkt. 15, and Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment, Dkt. 20, are hereby DENIED without prejudice. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/19/2019. (lcrdm1, )
3. DC 1:2018cv02199 — ROSE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • April 15, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 4/15/19.(ah)
4. ID 1:2018cv00335 — Western Watersheds Project v. USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

   • April 19, 2019: JUDGMENT. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the Joint Motion to Dismiss (docket no. [23] ) is GRANTED and that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to the settlement agreement (docket no. 23-1) filed herewith. Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. (alw)
5. WAW 2:2018cv01210 — Singh et al v. U.S. Department of State et al

   • April 17, 2019: MINUTE ORDER directing parties to file a Joint Status Report on or before 5/31/2019. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)
6. WIW 3:2018cv00048 — Kriemelmeyer, Frederick v. Krebs, Kevin et al

   • April 18, 2019: ORDER denying plaintiff Frederick George Kriemelmeyer's motions to for summary judgment (dkt. #30 in 18-cv-48; dkt. #21 and #31 in 18-cv-148) The motions for summary judgment filed by defendants Arnetta Mallory and United States Department of State, Chicago Passport Agency (dkt. #36 and dkt. #40 in 18-cv-48-bbc and dkt. #41 and dkt. #48 in 18-cv-148-bbc), are GRANTED. The clerk of court is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendants and close these cases. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 4/18/2019. (jef),(ps)
   • April 18, 2019: JUDGMENT entered in favor of defendants dismissing these cases. Associated Cases: 3:18-cv-00148-bbc, 3:18-cv-00048-bbc (jef),(ps)