FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 29, 2017 and February 4, 2017. 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. CAN 3:2015cv06055 — Carlson v. United States Postal Service

   • February 1, 2017: ORDER by Judge Joseph C. Spero granting in part [34] Motion to Vacate (jcslc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/1/2017) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/1/2017: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (klhS, COURT STAFF).
2. CAS 3:2015cv00838 — Buckovetz v. U.S. Department of the Navy

   • February 3, 2017: ORDER Granting [16] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Roger T. Benitez on 2/3/2017. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(knb)
3. DC 1:2015cv00688 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • February 2, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [28] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part [29] Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 2/2/2017. (lcrc2)
4. DC 1:2015cv01478 — JAMES MADISON PROJECT et al v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • January 30, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 1/30/2017. (lcabj3)
5. DC 1:2015cv02071 — DAVIS v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • January 30, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 1/30/17.(ah)
6. ID 1:2015cv00493 — Bettwieser v. Gans et al

   • February 1, 2017: MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR ADDITIONALFINDINGS/RULINGS – IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Additional Findings/Rulings (Docket No. [36] ) is DENIED. Signed by Judge Ronald E. Bush. (caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by (cjs)
7. NJ 3:2015cv02415 — RAD v. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE et al

   • January 31, 2017: OPINION filed. Signed by Judge Anne E. Thompson on 1/31/2017. (mmh)