FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 23, 2013 and June 29, 2013. 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. CAC 5:2013cv00261 — Simmons v. Commissioner of Social Security
   • June 25, 2013: ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE by Judge Virginia A. Phillips. Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (ad)
2. CAN 4:2013cv02656 — Sierra Club v. United States Department of State et al
   • June 24, 2013: ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Joint Case Management Statement due by 9/5/2013. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/12/2013 02:00 PM. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 6/24/13. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2013)
3. DC 1:2012cv00324 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
   • June 24, 2013: MEMORANDUM OPINION explaining [20] , the Court’s dispostion of the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment [10] & [13] Signed by Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 06/24/2013. (lcrcl4)
4. DC 1:2012cv00856 — AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al
   • June 24, 2013: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [19] Order on Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/24/2013. (lcjeb2)
5. FLM 8:2013cv01512 — Kendrick v. Social Security Administration, Tampa Regional Office
   • June 26, 2013: ORDER dismissing case without prejudice. All pending motions are denied as moot. The Clerk is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr on 6/26/2013. (LN)
6. MOE 4:2012cv01604 — Johnson v. Social Security Administration
   • June 24, 2013: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Social Security Administration’s motion to dismiss # 9 is GRANTED. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 6/24/13. (ARL)
7. PAM 3:2012cv02607 — Walker v. Bank of America
   • June 24, 2013: ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; ORDER DISMISSING CASE; Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 6/24/2013. (bg)