FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 26, 2015 and May 2, 2015. These are associated with 6 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

   • April 27, 2015: ORDER STRIKING Plaintiff's Reply to Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Objections to Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendations [33] Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 4/27/2015. (Timken, A)
2. CAN 3:2013cv03127 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California v. Department of Justice

   • April 30, 2015: ORDER re: In Camera Review Document Sampling [51] Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 4/30/15. (mejlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/30/2015)
3. CO 1:2014cv03393 — Pinson v. U.S. Department of Justice

   • April 27, 2015: ORDER Setting Rule 16(b) Scheduling Conference by Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on 04/27/15. Scheduling Conference set for 5/18/2015 11:00 AM in Courtroom C205 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order is to be sent to the following: CASE MANAGER FOR JEREMY PINSON #35363-007, U.S. PENITENTIARY HIGH SECURITY, PO BOX 7000, FLORENCE, CO 81226. (nmarb, ) Modified on 4/27/2015 to correct typo. (nmarb, ).
4. DC 1:2013cv01591 — INTERNATIONAL COUNSEL BUREAU v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al

   • April 29, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 4/29/15. (lcjdb1)
5. OHS 2:2014cv02329 — The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Civil Clinic et al v. United States Customs and Border Protection

   • April 28, 2015: ORDER granting [10] Defendant's Motion to Change Venue. Signed by Judge Gregory L. Frost on 4/28/15. (sem)
6. UT 2:2008cv00788 — Trentadue v United States Central Intelligence Agency

   • April 30, 2015: MEMORANDUM DECISION and Order Appointing Special Master-ORDER STAYING CASE re: Special Master. Separately, the court also ORDERS Defendant to produce to it the unredacted report together with the appendices that were withheld and STAYS other post-trial proceedings pending the outcome of the investigation of the allegations of witness tampering, as overseen by the special master. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Clark Waddoups on 4/30/15. (jmr)