FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 12, 2015 and April 18, 2015. 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. DC 1:2014cv00476 — ELKINS v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

   • April 16, 2015: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re [41] Order on Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/16/15. (lcjeb2)
2. DC 1:2014cv01326 — CORREA COSS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ET AL

   • April 15, 2015: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re [26] Order on Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/15/15. (lcjeb2)
3. FLS 1:2014cv20643 — Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Department of Justice et al

   • April 14, 2015: ORDER granting in part [39] Motion for Summary Judgment; denying [41] Motion for Summary Judgment and Motion for Hearing. The determinations of OPR, OTJ, and EOUSA are affirmed. The Clerk is directed to mark this case closed. Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 4/14/2015. (ps1)
4. ILN 1:2013cv05152 — Stevens v. United States of Department of State

   • April 14, 2015: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order; The Court grants in part and denies in part defendant's motion for summary judgment [24] The Court grants in part and denies in part plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [27] Judgment is entered orderi ng defendant State Department to search the ACS+ electronic database, the Consular Sections shared drive, the Non-Immigrant Visa electronic database and the electronic case assessment service database at the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for the term Lyttle. The State Department is granted 35 days to provide plaintiff either: (a) responsive documents and, if appropriate, a Vaughn index; or (b) a letter stating that no responsive documents were found. Signed by the Honorable George M. Marovich on 4/14/2015:Mailed notice(clw, )
5. ILS 3:2014cv00908 — Henson v. Department of Health and Human Services et al

   • April 13, 2015: ORDER granting [38] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Defendants Frederick J. Sadler and Sarah Kotler are DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge David R. Herndon on 4/11/15. (lmp)
6. NV 3:2013cv00625 — Bergeron v. United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

   • April 16, 2015: ORDER on [34] Status Report and Joint Request to Continue Status Conference. Status conference, currently set for 4/27/2015, to be continued to date in late May or early June, 2015. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 4/16/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF – JC)
7. NYW 1:2013cv01175 — Kuzma v. Central Intelligence Agency

   • April 16, 2015: DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING Defendant's [10] Motion for Summary Judgment; DENYING Plaintiff's [12] Motion for Summary Judgment; DIRECTING the Clerk of the Court to close this case. Signed by William M. Skretny, Chief Judge on 4/15/2015. (MEAL) – CLERK TO FOLLOW UP –