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FOIA Activity: 18 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff on January 15th, 2015

We have added 18 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 14, 2014 and January 10, 2015. These are associated with 16 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.

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

  1. CAN 3:2012cv04008 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California et al v. Department of Justice

    • December 15, 2014: ORDER CONTINUING CMC: Case Management Statement due by 2/26/2015. Case Management Conference set for 3/5/2015 10:00 AM. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 12/15/2014. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/15/2014)
  2. CAN 3:2013cv03127 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California v. Department of Justice

    • December 18, 2014: ORDER FOR DEFENDANT TO SUBMIT CHAMBERS COPY re [35] MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Department of Justice. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 12/17/2014. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/18/2014)
  3. CAN 3:2014cv02168 — American Small Business League v. United States Department of the Army

    • January 8, 2015: Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting [24] Motion to Dismiss.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/8/2015)
  4. CAN 4:2012cv01013 — First Amendment Coalition v. U.S. Department of Justice

    • December 15, 2014: ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S [96] MOTION TO VACATE AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS [103] MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/15/2014) Modified on 12/16/2014 (cpS, COURT STAFF).
  5. CAN 4:2013cv01593 — Asian Law Caucus v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

    • January 5, 2015: ORDER Case Management Statement due by 2/5/2015; Telephonic Case Management Conference set for 2/12/2015 02:45 PM. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 1/5/2015. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2015)
  6. CAN 4:2014cv01746 — Snyder v. Department of Defense et al

    • January 5, 2015: ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR SETTLEMENT. Case Management Statement due by 6/23/2015. Further Case Management Conference set for 6/30/2015 01:30 PM. Signed by Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 01/05/2015. (kawlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2015) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/7/2015: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (sisS, COURT STAFF).
  7. CAN 4:2014cv04667 — Polk v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

    • December 22, 2014: SCHEDULING ORDER: Signed by Judge Hamilton on 12/22/2014. (pjhlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/22/2014) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/22/2014: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (nahS, COURT STAFF). Modified on 12/23/2014 (jlmS, COURT STAFF).
  8. CO 1:2013cv01722 — Brown et al v. Perez

    • December 23, 2014: ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Defendants' [52] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' [41] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. All other pending motions (such as the Objection to Magistrate Judge's Order Pending Discovery, ECF No. [15] ) are hereby DENIED as MOOT. All issues before the Court are now resolved and the Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. By Judge Raymond P. Moore on 12/23/2014. (alowe)
  9. CO 1:2014cv02784 — San Juan Citizens Alliance, Inc. v. Bureau of Land Management

    • December 24, 2014: ORDER that on Monday, December 29, 2014, counsel for the parties will be contacted to set a date and time for a hearing on the motions to extend time and Mr. Wu shall inform the United States Attorney John Walsh of the need for this hearing and the need for his personal appearance at the hearing to explain the assignment of this matter within his office, by Judge Richard P. Matsch on 12/24/2014. (evana, )

    • January 5, 2015: ORDER Upon review of the expedited joint motion to withdraw several motions Docs. [7] , [16] , [17] , and [18] and vacate the January 7, 2015, hearing [23] , it is ORDERED that the motion is granted. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant shall file an answer to the Complaint on or before January 21, 2015. The Court will set a scheduling conference upon notice of availability of counsel, by Judge Richard P. Matsch on 1/5/2015.(evana, )

    • January 8, 2015: ORDER that a scheduling conference will be held on February 12, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room, Second Floor, the Byron White United States Courthouse, 1823 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado, by Judge Richard P. Matsch on 1/8/2015. (evana, )
  10. DC 1:2013cv00840 — AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW et al

    • December 24, 2014: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re: Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment [16] and Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment [20] Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/24/2014. (lccrc2, ) (Main Document 30 replaced on 12/24/2014) (zmac, ).
  11. DC 1:2013cv01808 — RAJKOVIC v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al

    • December 24, 2014: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/24/14. (ms, )
  12. DC 1:2013cv01972 — DAVIS v. UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE

    • December 15, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [8] Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment; [13] Plaintiffs Motion for Appointment of Counsel. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/15/2014. (lccrc1, )
  13. DC 1:2014cv00269 — NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS et al

    • December 18, 2014: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/18/2014.(lcckk3)
  14. DC 1:2014cv01397 — ELIAS YUNES v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

    • January 5, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 1/5/15. (lcjdb1)
  15. DC 1:2014cv01832 — FREEDOM WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al

    • January 8, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [45] Order on Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 01/08/15. (lcjeb3)
  16. OR 3:2013cv00992 — Lewis v. Federal Aviation Administration et al

    • January 6, 2015: OPINION & ORDER: Defendants' motion for summary judgment [27] is granted in part and denied in part.Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [30] is granted in part and denied in part. The claimsrelated to all FOIA requests except FOI A Request No. 2012-2082 and FOIA Request No. 2012-7031, are dismissed on Plaintiff's oral motion. Defendants' motion as to FOIA Request No. 2012-2081 is granted. Plaintiff's motion as to this same request is denied. Defendants' mo tion as to FOIA Request No. 2012-7031 is granted except as to the ROI. Plaintiff's motion as to FOIA Request No. 2012-7031 is denied except as to the ROI. Defendants shall submit a proposed redacted copy of the ROI to this Court in camera within ten days of the date of this Opinion & Order. See 27-page opinion & order attached. Ordered by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. (mr)

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