FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 5, 2014 and October 11, 2014. 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 2:2013cv06890 — Munger Tolles & Olson LLP v. United States Department of the Army

   • October 6, 2014: ORDER RE: (1) SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING; (2) IN CAMERA REVIEW OF UNREDACTED DOCUMENTS by Judge Dean D. Pregerson: Defendant shall file with the Court unredacted copies of all produced documents in this case (apparently 32 in number), under seal and in ca mera, no later than 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, with courtesy copies delivered to chambers at the same time.Defendant shall file with the Court a supplement to its Vaughn Index describing all the documents (apparently six in number) that ha ve been withheld in their entirety.The supplement shall be filed no later than 12:00 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2014, with courtesy copies delivered to chambers at the same time.Both parties shall file a supplemental briefing, no longer than fifteen p ages under the provisions of the Local Rules, solely on the issue of harm to the competitive position of the third party.The supplemental briefings and any accompanying exhibits shall be filed no later than 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014,with courtesy copies delivered to chambers at the same time. (lc). Modified on 10/6/2014. (lc).
2. CAE 1:2013cv01122 — (PS) Leonard Brown v. U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration

   • October 7, 2014: ORDER GRANTING [21] Defendant's Request for an Extension of Time to File an Opposition to Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and to File a Reply in Support of Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendant shall submit its reply and opposition papers by no later than 10/24/2014. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 10/7/2014. (Timken, A)
3. CAN 3:2013cv05439 — Bothwell v. Brennan

   • October 9, 2014: ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting in part and deferring judgment in part [28] Motion for Summary Judgment (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/9/2014) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/9/2014: # 1 Certificate of Service) (ahm, COURT STAFF).
4. CAN 4:2014cv01746 — Snyder v. Department of Defense et al

   • October 7, 2014: ORDER VACATING OCTOBER 16, 2014 HEARING. Signed by Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 10/07/2014. (kawlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/7/2014) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/8/2014: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (sisS, COURT STAFF).
5. NYS 1:2011cv07562 — American Civil Liberties Union et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al

   • October 6, 2014: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. For the reasons in this Memorandum and Order, the Government's motion for summary judgment is granted and the ACLU's motion is denied with respect to the Government's Glomar response for responsive documents, if a ny, relating solely to the use of section 215 for bulk collection of information other than telephony metadata. The Government is directed to submit the remaining documents for in camera review by October 17, 2014. The Government is invited to make a further submission either reconsidering its determinations and proposing redactions or providing further support as to why these documents should be withheld in full. Any ruling on the remainder of the summary judgment motions is deferred pending this Court's review. Granting in part [84] Motion for Summary Judgment; Denying in part [90] Motion for Summary Judgment. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 10/6/2014) (rjm)
6. WAE 2:2013cv03067 — Community Association for Restoration of the Environment Inc v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

   • October 6, 2014: ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Pursuant to the parties stipulation, all claims and causes of action in this matter are DISMISSED with prejudice and without costs or fees to any party. The file is CLOSED. Signed by Judge Thomas O. Rice. (BF, Judicial Assistant)
7. WIW 3:2014cv00369 — Ibeagwa v. United States of America (Internal Revenue Service)

   • October 6, 2014: ORDER that defendant Internal Revenue Service's [34] motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is DENIED. Plaintiff Christian Ibeagwa's [54] motion for leave to file a corrected surreply brief is GRANTED. Plaintiff's [57] "motion to take judicial notice" is DENIED. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 10/06/2014. (nln),(ps)