FOIA Activity: 8 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 28, 2019 and May 4, 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. CAC 2:2019cv00983 — ACLU of Southern California v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al

   • May 3, 2019: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE LACK OF PROSECUTION by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. Response to Order to Show Cause due by 5/17/2019. (wm)
2. CAN 3:2018cv04715 — Sierra Club et al v. United States Department Of Energy

   • May 2, 2019: Discovery Order. Order DENYING [33] Motion to Compel. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 5/2/2019. (tshlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/2/2019)
3. DC 1:2017cv01433 — HARDWAY et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

   • April 28, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying without prejudice in part Defendant's [15] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying without prejudice Plaintiffs' [17] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Proposed briefing schedule due by May 24, 2019. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 4/28/2019. (lctjk3)
4. DC 1:2018cv00364 — AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

   • April 29, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION in support of [27] Order denying Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and granting Defendant's Partial Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 4/29/2019. (lctjk2)
5. MT 1:2018cv00162 — Kortlander v. Bureau of Land Management et al

   • April 29, 2019: ORDER, Joint Status Report due by 10/25/2019. READ ORDER FOR SCHEDULING DETAILS. Signed by Magistrate Judge John Johnston on 4/29/2019. (EMH)
6. NYS 1:2017cv06335 — Brennan Center for Justice et al v. U.S. Department of Justice et al

   • April 30, 2019: OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT re: [79] CROSS MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment filed by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. General Services Administration, Office of Management and Budget, [75] MOTION to Compel Defendants to Produce Documents filed by Brennan Center for Justice, The Protect Democracy Project, Inc. Plaintiffs' motion for partial summa ry judgment is granted, and Defendants' motion is denied. The parties shall meet and agree to a reasonable timeline for Defendants' production and, failing agreement, report to the Court by joint letter their items of disagreement. The Clerk is instructed to terminate the motions (ECF 75, 79). SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein on 4/30/2019) (ne)
7. SC 2:2018cv02715 — Samuel v. US Secret Service

   • May 2, 2019: ORDER adopting [23] Report and Recommendations of Magistrate Judge Bristow Marchant. The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Dkt. No. 23) and the Complaint is dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Honorable Richard M Gergel on 05/02/2019. (egra, )
8. WAW 2:2018cv01789 — Moujtahid et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

   • April 29, 2019: ORDER re parties' [24] Joint Status Report. Joint Status Report due by 6/28/2019. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)