FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 16, 2014 and February 22, 2014. 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. CAN 3:2014cv00538 — Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of Engineers et al
   • February 19, 2014: Judge Illston’s Standing ORDER (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/19/2014)
2. CAN 4:2009cv03351 — Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
   • February 19, 2014: ORDER by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong Granting [85] Stipulation (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/19/2014)
3. CAN 4:2012cv00164 — Electronic Frontier Foundation v. U.S. Department of Transportation
   • February 19, 2014: ORDER Granting (20 in 4:12-cv-05581-CW and 36 in 4:12-cv-00164-CW) Joint Case Management Statement. Case Management Statement due by 4/16/2014. Case Management Conference set for 4/23/2014 02:00 PM. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 2/19/2014. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/19/2014)
4. DC 1:2006cv01255 — MARINO v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
   • February 19, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order denying Defendant’s Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 2/19/14. (CL, )
5. PAM 3:2013cv02995 — Pavalone v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al
   • February 21, 2014: MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry).Signed by Honorable Malachy E Mannion on 2/21/14. (bs)
   • February 21, 2014: ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry), ORDER DISMISSING CASE. (1) Judge Blewitts report and recommendation, (Doc. No. 4), is ADOPTED IN FULL;(2) The plaintiffs complaint is DISMISSED;(3) The clerk is ORDERED to close this case. Signed by Honorable Malachy E Mannion on 2/21/14. (bs)
6. WAW 3:2014cv05115 — Gilbert v. Social Security Administration et al
   • February 18, 2014: ORDER denying [1] Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; plaintiff has 15 days from the date of this Order to pay the filing fee or this matter will be dismissed. Signed by Judge Ronald B. Leighton.(DN) Modified on 2/18/2014 (DN). (cc to pltf)