FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 4, 2016 and September 10, 2016. 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. DC 1:2011cv00444 — NATIONAL SECURITY COUNSELORS v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

   • September 6, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendants' [60] Motion for Summary Judgment on All Remaining Claims in Civil Action Nos. 11-443, 11-444, and 11-445; and the plaintiff's [89] Motion for Partial Reconsideration in Civil Action No. 11-444 and Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Civil Action No. 11-445. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 6, 2016. (lcbah2)
2. DC 1:2011cv00445 — NATIONAL SECURITY COUNSELORS v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al

   • September 6, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendants' [59] Motion for Summary Judgment on All Remaining Claims in Civil Action Nos. 11-443, 11-444, and 11-445; and the plaintiff's Motion for Partial Reconsideration in Civil Action No. 11-444 and [70] Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Civil Action No. 11-445. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 6, 2016. (lcbah2)
3. DC 1:2012cv00865 — MARINO v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • September 6, 2016: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer on 9/6/2016. (lcrmc2)
4. DC 1:2013cv00729 — SHAPIRO v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • September 7, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and holding in abeyance in part [5] defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying in part and holding in abeyance in part [7] plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; and requesting that defendant file a supplemental brief on or before October 14, 2016. Signed by Judge Paul L. Friedman on September 7, 2016. (MA)
5. DC 1:2014cv01944 — ATTKISSON et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • September 7, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: [26] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and [28] Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/07/2016. (lcapm2)
6. NYN 7:2014cv01584 — Brozzo v. U.S. Department of Education

   • September 9, 2016: MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDERED, that Plaintiffs Letter Request (Dkt. No. 51) is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED, that Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 28) is DENIED; and it is further ORDERED, that Defendant is permitted to move f or summary judgment within ninety (90) days of the date of this Memorandum-Decision and Order. In the event that Defendant moves for summary judgment, Plaintiff is permitted to cross-move for summary judgment along with his response; in the event tha t Defendant does not move for summary judgment, Plaintiff will have thirty (30) days after the expiration of the ninety-day period to move for summary judgment. Signed by Senior Judge Lawrence E. Kahn on September 09, 2016.***A copy of this Order was served upon pro se party via US Mail. (sas)