FOIA Activity: 8 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 18, 2018 and February 24, 2018. These are associated with 8 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 1:2015cv01264 — FREEDOM WATCH, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • February 21, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER imposing sanction on Plaintiff. Plaintiff is barred from challenging Defendant's withholdings, searches, and segregability determinations as to certain items of Plaintiff's FOIA request. See the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 02/21/2018. (lcapm3)
2. DC 1:2016cv02082 — BURKE v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • February 22, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting Defendant's motion for summary judgment [13] See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 2/22/2018. (lcrdm1, )
3. DC 1:2016cv02465 — RODRIGUEZ v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • February 21, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER denying Defendants' [23] Motion for Summary Judgment without prejudice. See attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 02/21/2018. (lcapm3)
4. DC 1:2017cv00848 — AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • February 22, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 02/20/2018. (jth)
5. DC 1:2017cv00918 — MONTGOMERY et al v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

   • February 20, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [27] Order. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/20/18. (lcjeb1)
6. DC 1:2017cv01167 — CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • February 23, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [56] Order. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/23/18. Associated Cases: 1:17-cv-01167-JEB, 1:17-cv-01175-JEB, 1:17-cv-01189-JEB, 1:17-cv-01212-JEB(lcjeb1)
7. ILS 3:2016cv00948 — White v. Department of Justice et al

   • February 23, 2018: STRICKEN ORDER: Dispositive Motions due by 3/23/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson on 2/23/2018. (sgp) Modified on 2/26/2018 (kdb).
8. ILS 3:2017cv00611 — Cox v. Executive Office of US Attorneys et al

   • February 22, 2018: ORDER GRANTING [18] MOTION to Amend/Correct filed by Francis Schaeffer Cox. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file Plaintiff's proposed amended complaint as his First Amended Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly on 2/22/2018. (ely)