FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 31, 2021 and November 6, 2021. 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. CAS 3:2021cv01373 — Parker v. United States Probation Office et al

   • November 5, 2021: ORDER Granting [3] Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Chief District Judge Dana M. Sabraw on 11/5/2021. (zda)
2. CAS 3:2021cv01530 — Yassein v. El Paso Intelligence Center

   • November 2, 2021: ORDER Granting [10] Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff has leave to file a First Amended Complaint correcting the deficiencies noted above. The First Amended Complaint must be filed, if at all, on or before December 1, 2021. Signed by Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel on 11/2/21. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(dlg)
3. DC 1:2016cv00632 — DONATO v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS et al

   • November 5, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding Plaintiff's [37] Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 11/5/21. (lcaa)
4. MD 8:2021cv00702 — Holmes-Hamilton et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

   • November 5, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge George Jarrod Hazel on 11/5/2021. (dg3s, Deputy Clerk)
5. NYS 1:2020cv01946 — Documented NY v. United States Department of State et al

   • November 1, 2021: ORDER granting [44] Letter Motion to Stay re: [44] JOINT LETTER MOTION to Stay all dates to discuss settlement, and joint status report addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Peter Aronoff dated 10/29/2021. The Court GRANTS the parties' joint request to stay the case. The parties shall jointly file a status update by January 3, 2022, or, if earlier, 10 days after the completion of settlement talks. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 11/1/2021) (vfr)
6. NYS 1:2021cv02166 — Bonner v. Federal Bureau Of Investigation et al

   • November 3, 2021: ORDER & OPINION: In light of the foregoing, counsel for Plaintiff is directed to serve a copy of this Opinion and Order upon Plaintiff's next of kin, and to file proof of service on the docket. Plaintiff's next of kin shall have ninety d ays from service of this Opinion and Order to move to be substituted as the representative of Plaintiff for the purpose of prosecuting Plaintiff's claims. In the event there is no timely substitution, the Complaint shall be deemed dismissed upon counsel for Plaintiff submitting an affidavit informing the Court that no substitution has been requested and upon submission of a proposed order of dismissal. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 11/3/2021) (ks)