FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 16, 2017 and July 22, 2017. 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. CAS 3:2015cv00453 — Smart-Tek Automated Services Inc. v. United States Internal Revenue Service

   • July 20, 2017: ORDER Granting in part and Denying in part Without Prejudice Defendant's [26] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz on 7/20/2017. (mxn)
2. DC 1:2015cv00363 — GAWKER MEDIA, LLC et al v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • July 17, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying Plaintiffs' [44] Cross-Motion for Discovery and setting a briefing schedule on Defendant's [41] Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached document for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 7/17/2017. (lckbj3)
3. DC 1:2015cv00667 — ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

   • July 18, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [31] Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 7/18/2017. (lccrc2)
4. DC 1:2015cv01303 — SEAVEY v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • July 20, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order granting Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 7/20/17. (CL)
5. DC 1:2015cv02249 — HUNTINGTON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

   • July 21, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [29] Order on Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/21/17. (lcjeb2)
6. DC 1:2016cv01654 — SMALLWOOD v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • July 19, 2017: OPINION AND ORDER granting [11] Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. This is final, appealable Order. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 7/19/2017. (lccrc3) Modified event title on 7/20/2017 (znmw).
7. NCE 5:2016cv00843 — McGuffin v. Social Security Administration

   • July 18, 2017: ORDER granting [10] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 7/17/2017. (Briggeman, N.)
   • July 18, 2017: JUDGMENT: IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the SSA properly withheld theredacted information under FOIA's Exemption 6. Accordingly, the court GRANTS the SSA's motion for summary judgment [D.E. 10]. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 7/18/2017. (Briggeman, N.)
8. OKN 4:2015cv00523 — Bristow First Assembly of God et al v. BP p.l.c. et al

   • July 21, 2017: OPINION AND ORDER by Judge Terence Kern ; denying [76] Motion to Reconsider; granting in part and denying in part [78] Motion to Strike; granting in part and denying in part [79] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; granting in part and denying in part [80] Motion to Strike; granting in part and denying in part [81] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; granting in part and denying in part [83] Motion to Dismiss (Re: [68] Amended Complaint, ) (lmc, Chambers)
9. WAW 2:2017cv00720 — Sea Shepherd Legal v. Department of the Navy

   • July 18, 2017: STIPULATION AND ORDER re parties' [15] Stipulated Motion to Vacate Scheduling Order, signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (SWT)