FOIA Activity: 5 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 25, 2016 and December 31, 2016. These are associated with 4 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 1:2015cv01178 — LIBERMAN v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

   • December 31, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting Defendant's [10] Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction; denying Defendant's [10] Motion for Summary Judgment; and granting Plaintiff's [13] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached document for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on December 31, 2016. (lckbj2)
2. FLM 2:2015cv00802 — Brian Thomas Brantley v. Drug Enforcement Administration

   • December 27, 2016: ORDER denying [30] Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 12/27/2016. (LS)
3. MIE 2:2015cv11033 — Powell v. Internal Revenue Service

   • December 29, 2016: OPINION AND ORDER denying [61] Motion to resubmit Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Paul D. Borman. (DTof)
   • December 29, 2016: OPINION AND ORDER Adopting [55] Report and Recommendation Granting [45] Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Internal Revenue Service. Signed by District Judge Paul D. Borman. (DTof)
4. NV 2:2016cv00562 — Young v. State of Nevada

   • December 27, 2016: ORDER DISMISSING CASE without prejudice. The Clerkof Court is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 12/27/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF – DC)