FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 13, 2016 and March 19, 2016. These are associated with 9 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. CAN 3:2014cv03010 — Electronic Frontier Foundation v. National Security Agency et al

   • March 17, 2016: ORDER RE CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Judge Richard Seeborg denying [34] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting [32] Motion for Summary Judgment.(cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/17/2016)
2. CO 1:2016cv00143 — Rosiere v. USA

   • March 16, 2016: ORDER dismissing this action, and denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 3/16/16. (dkals, )
   • March 16, 2016: ORDER dismissing this action, and denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 3/16/16. (dkals, )
3. CO 1:2016cv00186 — Cheavens v. National Forest Service

   • March 14, 2016: AMENDED ORDER Resetting Scheduling Conference for 5/2/2016 10:00 AM in Courtroom C201 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya, by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 3/14/16. (sgrim)
4. CO 1:2016cv00196 — Friends of Animals v. United States Forest Service

   • March 17, 2016: ORDER TO SUBMIT JOINT STATUS REPORT Status Report due by 4/15/2016. by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 3/17/16. (jdyne, )
5. DC 1:1999cv02513 — COOPER v. DOJ, et al

   • March 14, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 3/14/2016. (lcrbw3 for js)
6. DC 1:2013cv01283 — BUSTILLO v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • March 15, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 3/15/16.(ah)
7. DC 1:2014cv00019 — SHAPIRO v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

   • March 17, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [36] the CIA's Motion to Dismiss, [37] the NSA's Motion for Summary Judgment, [47] Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 3/17/2016. (lccrc2)
8. DC 1:2015cv00102 — THELEN v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 14, 2016: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 3/12/16. (ms)
9. FLM 2:2014cv00020 — Salmonson v. Internal Revenue Service Department of Treasury

   • March 17, 2016: OPINION AND ORDER denying [44] motion to dismiss and granting alternative Motion for summary judgment. The FOIA claims are dismissed with prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and the Privacy Act claims are dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk shall enter judgment in favor of defendant accordingly, terminate all deadlines as moot, and close the file. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 3/17/2016. (RKR)