FOIA Activity: 15 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 2, 2014 and November 8, 2014. These are associated with 12 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

   • November 6, 2014: ORDER that The parties cross-motions for summary judgment are each GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART [27] , 31. Summary judgment is GRANTED to Plaintiff on the issue of delay; the Court finds that Defendants delays in processing Plaintiffs request and appeal constituted an independent FOIA violation. Summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART to Defendant on the issue of the exempted material. The Court will return the unredacted copies of the documents to Defendant with a separate order explaining what additional information is not exempt; the Court orders Defendant to release such information toPlaintiff by Judge Dean D. Pregerson. (lc).Modified on 11/6/2014 (lc).
   • November 6, 2014: ORDER RE: RETURN OF IN CAMERA SUBMISSION AND REVISION OF REDACTED DOCUMENTS ;Defendant shall pick up the documents from Judge Pregersons judicial assistant on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 pm. No later than Dec ember 12, 2014, Defendant shall create new redacted versions of the Modified Scope Plan documents in conformity with the Courts instructions and release them to Plaintiff. Defendant shall also provide two copies of the newly redacted versions to the Court by Judge Dean D. Pregerson. (lc). Modified on 11/6/2014 (lc).
2. CAE 1:2014cv01329 — Henry Provost v. City of Sanger

   • November 3, 2014: ORDER granting [2] Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 11/3/2014. (Lundstrom, T)
3. CAN 3:2011cv02131 — Rosenfeld v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al

   • November 4, 2014: NOTICE of Further Settlement Conference and Settlement Conference Order by Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. Further Settlement Conference set for 1/7/2015 09:30 AM in Courtroom E, 15th Floor, San Francisco.(shyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2014)
4. CAN 3:2013cv02295 — Raimondo et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

   • November 7, 2014: ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULES FOR DISCOVERY DISPUTES AND SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 11/7/2014. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/7/2014)
5. CAN 3:2014cv02166 — American Small Business League v. Department of Defense

   • November 4, 2014: NOTICE RE ORAL ARGUMENT. Signed by Judge Alsup on 11/4/2014. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2014).
   • November 6, 2014: ORDER RE REQUESTED DOCUMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING. Signed by Judge Alsup on 11/6/2014. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/6/2014).
6. CT 3:2011cv01738 — Carmody & Torrance v. Defense Contract Mgmt Agency et al

   • November 4, 2014: RULING denying [92] Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Judge Janet C. Hall on 11/4/2014. (Malone, P.)
7. DC 1:2013cv00442 — ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • November 5, 2014: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION regarding Plaintiff's [15] Motion for Attorneys Fees. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/05/2014.(lctsc3)
8. DC 1:2013cv01808 — RAJKOVIC v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al

   • November 4, 2014: VACATED ——-MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/4/14. (ms, )
9. DC 1:2014cv00007 — BAYALA v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

   • November 4, 2014: MEMORANDUM & ORDER granting [14] Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment; and denying [18] Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff's complaint is dismissed without prejudice. See document for details. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 11/04/2014. (lcrc1)
10. DC 1:2014cv00502 — ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE et al v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

    • November 4, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 11/4/2014. (lcabj3)
    • November 5, 2014: AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 11/5/2014. (lcabj3)
11. ILN 1:2013cv03382 — Stevens v. Department of Homeland Security

    • November 4, 2014: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Ruben Castillo on 11/4/2014. (jh, )
12. MIE 4:2012cv14234 — Hertz Schram PC et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

    • November 5, 2014: OPINION and ORDER Granting Defendant Federal Bureau Of Investigation's Second Motion For Summary Judgment [38] Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (JCur)