FOIA Activity: 4 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 26, 2021 and January 1, 2022. These are associated with 4 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 1:2020cv03240 — AKEL V. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • December 30, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons set forth in the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. [18] , is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and Plaintiff's cross -motion for summary judgment, Dkt. [23] , is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendant's motion is DENIED and Plaintiff's cross-motion is GRANTED with respect to the adequacy of the Department's search for email maintained by former AUSA Swaim. In all other respects, Defendant's motion is GRANTED and Plaintiff's cross-motion is DENIED. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to take judicial notice of certain filings in the Northern District of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit, Dkt. [22] , is DENIED, but that Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a surreply and motion to take judicial notice of a filing in a related case, Dkt. [31] , are GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Defendant shall conduct a reasonable search of former AUSA Swaim's archived emails and produce any responsive records to Plaintiff on or before April 1, 2022. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 12/30/2021. (lcrdm1)
2. NYS 1:2020cv02761 — Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention et al

   • December 27, 2021: ORDER re: [76] Declaration in Support of Motion, filed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, [73] Declaration in Support of Motion, filed by Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Accordingly, by January 14, 2022, the parties shall inform the Court whether they intend to file renewed motions for summary judgment on the outstanding issues. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 12/27/2021) (kv)
3. NYS 1:2021cv07813 — Goodman v. Department of Homeland Security

   • December 28, 2021: ORDER granting [13] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The initial conference scheduled for January 5, 2022, is adjourned to January 26, 2022, at 4:20 p.m. The parties shall file their joint letter by January 19, 2022, at no on. The parties do not need to submit a proposed case management plan and instead shall propose interim and final production deadlines in the joint letter. No further extensions will be granted absent extraordinary circumstances. Initial Conference set for 1/26/2022 at 04:20 PM before Judge Lorna G. Schofield. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 12/28/2021) (rro)
4. WAW 2:2020cv01309 — Kinnucan v. National Security Agency et al

   • December 28, 2021: ORDER denying Plaintiff's [20] Motion for Summary Judgment and granting Defendants' [27] Cross Motion on this issue. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SB)