FOIA Activity: 14 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 14 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 1, 2015 and March 14, 2015. These are associated with 14 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. CAE 1:2013cv01122 — (PS) Leonard Brown v. U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration

   • March 5, 2015: ORDER VACATING From the Court's Calendar Plaintiff's Motions to Compel [15] and [18] , and Continuing the Motions to be Considered with the Parties' Cross Motions for Summary Judgment. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 3/5/2015. (Timken, A)
2. CAN 3:2012cv03728 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

   • March 10, 2015: ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 3/10/2015)
3. CAN 4:2014cv04418 — Danko Meredith v. United States of America Air Force

   • March 5, 2015: NOTICE of Settlement Conference and Settlement Conference Order by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. The Settlement Conference is set for 6/10/2015 at 9:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte in Courtroom E, 15th Floor, San Francisco.(shyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/5/2015)
4. DC 1:2011cv01972 — AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

   • March 10, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [58] ORDER. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/10/15. (lcjeb1)
5. DC 1:2012cv00127 — ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CRIMINAL DIVISION et al

   • March 4, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part Defendants' motion for summary judgment and granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein on 3/4/15.(lcbjr2)
6. DC 1:2012cv01726 — LANDMARK LEGAL FOUNDATION v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

   • March 2, 2015: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 3/2/15. (mpt, )
7. DC 1:2013cv02003 — DUGAN v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • March 12, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying Order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/12/15.(ah )
8. DC 1:2014cv00591 — STS ENERGY PARTNERS LP v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

   • March 4, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION. See text for details. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 3/4/15. (lcjdb2)
9. DC 1:2014cv00765 — COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE v. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

   • March 3, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order granting Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 3/3/15. (CL, )
10. KYW 3:2014cv00652 — Texas Roadhouse, Inc. et al v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    • March 3, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting [6] Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction; Signed by Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr on 3/3/15: The motion by Defendant, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to dismiss the case pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or, in the alternative, for summary judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 DN [6] is GRANTED. The Court dismisses Plaintiffs' FOIA claims without prejudice to refiling such claims after administrative remedies have been exhausted. Plaintiffs may pursue administrative appeals from the EEOC's responses related to the first three FOIA requests within 60 days from the entry of this opinion. cc: Counsel (DJT)
11. KYW 5:2012cv00127 — LWD PRP Group v. ACF Industries, LLC et al

    • March 13, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER granting [958] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; granting [1002] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; granting [1031] Motion to Dismiss; granting [1100] Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Greg N. Stivers on 3/12/2015. cc: Counsel(KJA)
12. MD 1:2012cv01235 — Havemann v. Colvin

    • March 6, 2015: MEMORANDUM. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 3/6/2015. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
13. NYS 1:2013cv07347 — American Civil Liberties Union et al v. United States Department of Justice

    • March 3, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER re: [17] MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment, filed by United States Department of Justice, [23] MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment, filed by American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Unio n Foundation. The ACLU's motion for summary judgment based on the scope of DOJ's search is GRANTED IN PART as described above. The Court orders DOJ to conduct a new search for the documents requested in Part 3, without limiting that search to "governing" documents, and to release any responsive records that do not fall under a FOIA exemption. To the extent that the ACLU's motion challenges other aspects of DOJ's search, it is DENIED IN PART. The government's mo tion for summary judgment based on the applicability of Exemption 5 to the documents listed in the government's Vaughn index is GRANTED. The ACLU's cross-motion on that issue is DENIED. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motions pending at docket numbers 17 and 23 and to close this case. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 3/3/2015) (kko)
14. OHS 2:2013cv00797 — Rogers v. Internal Revenue Service

    • March 2, 2015: OPINION AND ORDER granting [37] Motion for Summary Judgment; denying [40] Motion for Default Judgment; denying [28] Motion for Contempt. Signed by Judge James L Graham on 3/2/2015. (ds)