FOIA Activity: 8 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 5, 2019 and May 11, 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. CAN 3:2018cv00797 — Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Interior

   • May 6, 2019: ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denying [43] Plaintiff's Request for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2019)
2. CAN 3:2018cv03731 — Chetal v. U.S. Department of Interior et al

   • May 8, 2019: ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen Denying [57] Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/8/2019)
3. DC 1:2017cv02702 — JORDAN v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • May 8, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying [34] motion for reconsideration; denying as moot [36] , [40] , [42] motions for order. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 5/8/19. (lcrc1)
4. DC 1:2019cv01221 — FLIPPIN v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR et al

   • May 8, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 5/7/2019. (zrdj)
5. FLS 9:2018cv81742 — Scott v. Internal Revenue Service

   • May 10, 2019: ORDER granting in part and denying in part [23] Plaintiff's Corrected Motion to Compel Production of a Limited Vaughn Index; denying as moot [23] Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer. Defendant shall produce a limited Vaughn Index to Plaintiff on or before May 24, 2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 5/10/2019. See attached document for full details. (kza)
6. ME 2:2018cv00176 — AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MAINE FOUNDATION v. US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

   • May 8, 2019: ORDER ADJUDICATING DISPUTED REDACTIONS By JUDGE JON D. LEVY. (akr)
7. MT 9:2019cv00080 — Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

   • May 8, 2019: ORDER: Proposed case management plan due on or before August 9, 2019. Signed by Judge Donald W. Molloy on 5/8/2019. (ASG)
8. SC 3:2019cv00772 — Jordan v. District 5 Foundation for Educational Excellence

   • May 10, 2019: ORDER denying [3] Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Diana Jordan ; adopting [8] Report and Recommendation. Plaintiff is allowed fourteen (14) days from the date of this order to submit the required $400 filing fee. Signed by Honorable Joseph F Anderson, Jr on 5/10/19.(mflo, )