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Mar 22 24

Intercept Media, Inc. v. United States Air Force et al and 13 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 113 documents from 14 FOIA cases filed between January 21, 2024 and January 27, 2024. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.

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  1. Intercept Media, Inc. v. United States Air Force et al (filed Jan 26, 2024)
    Intercept Media submitted FOIA requests to the Department of the Air Force, the Department of State, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Navy for records concerning the 2022 underwater demolition of, and resulting gas leaks from, the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea read more…
Mar 22 24

FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 21, 2024 and January 27, 2024. These are associated with 7 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. AK 3:2018cv00227Inter-Cooperative Exchange v. United States Department of Commerce et al

    • January 24, 2024: ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT ON STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL: This case is DISMISSED from the docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Timothy M. Burgess on 1/24/2024. (JDS, COURT STAFF)
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Mar 22 24

Estate of Ashli Babbitt et al v. U.S. Department of Justice and 12 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 117 documents from 13 FOIA cases filed between January 14, 2024 and January 20, 2024. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.

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  1. Estate of Ashli Babbitt et al v. U.S. Department of Justice (filed Jan 17, 2024)
    The Estate of Ashli Babbitt submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records concerning FBI files on Ashli Babbitt. Aaron Babbitt also submitted a request for his FBI files. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The FBI denied the requests. Aaron Babbitt filed administrative appeals for both requests to the Office of Information Policy read more…
Mar 22 24

FOIA Activity: 11 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 14, 2024 and January 20, 2024. These are associated with 9 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 1:2015cv00944HERNANDEZ v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

    • January 19, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [35] 38 Cross Motions for Summary Judgment: See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 19, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Main Document 54 replaced on 1/19/2024) (ztnr).
    • January 19, 2024: ORDER granting [35] Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and denying [38] Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment: See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 19, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Main Document 55 replaced on 1/19/2024) (ztnr).
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Mar 22 24

WP COMPANY LLC. v. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and 11 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 93 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between January 7, 2024 and January 13, 2024. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.

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  1. WP COMPANY LLC. v. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (filed Jan 8, 2024)
    The Washington Post submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Interior for records concerning hazardous condition reports about the Park Police’s radio communication system. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. Three years later, the Park Police denied the request entirely under Exemption 7 (law enforcement records) read more…
Mar 19 24

FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 7, 2024 and January 13, 2024. These are associated with 9 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. CAE 2:2022cv02148Jamul Action Committee v. Dept. of Interior et al

    • January 9, 2024: ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/8/2024 DENYING [37] Motion to Amend the Judgment. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
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Mar 19 24

REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 70 documents from 8 FOIA cases filed between December 31, 2023 and January 6, 2024. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.

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  1. REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al (filed Jan 3, 2024)
    The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press submitted a request to the Department of the Army for records concerning guidance and policies for military blogging. The Reporters Committee also requested news media preferential fee treatment. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the Reporters Committee filed suit read more…
Mar 19 24

FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 31, 2023 and January 6, 2024. These are associated with 9 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 3:2023cv05873Marker v. Cardona

    • January 5, 2024: ORDER SCREENING AMENDED COMPLAINT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915 AND ORDERING SERVICE OF THE COMPLAINT. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 1/5/2024. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2024) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
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Jan 26 24

Sharpe v. United States Naval Academy and 3 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 23 documents from 4 FOIA cases filed between December 24, 2023 and December 30, 2023. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.

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  1. Sharpe v. United States Naval Academy (filed Dec 29, 2023)
    John Sharpe, a retired Navy officer now working as a paralegal, submitted five FOIA requests to the U.S. Naval Academy for records on behalf of midshipmen at the Naval Academy facing adverse honor and conduct proceedings. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The agency provided responsive records but the law firm filed an administrative appeal claiming the search was inadequate read more…
Jan 26 24

FOIA Activity: 1 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 1 decision of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 24, 2023 and December 30, 2023. These are associated with 1 FOIA case 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.

Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on the case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.

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