FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 29, 2018 and May 5, 2018. 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. ARE 5:2018cv00108 — Carter v. Department of Agriculture

   • May 4, 2018: ORDER granting [10] Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and dismissing this case. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 5/4/2018. (ljb)
2. DC 1:2016cv01862 — DeFRAIA v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

   • April 30, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the Defendant's [15] Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and the Plaintiff's [19] MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 4/30/2018. (lctnm2)
3. DC 1:2017cv00479 — GREENPEACE, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

   • May 1, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION in support of [22] Order granting Defendants' [11] Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment, and denying Plaintiff's [14] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 5/1/2018. (lctjk2)
4. DC 1:2017cv01267 — AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

   • May 3, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendant's [12] Motion for Summary Judgment and the plaintiff's [14] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on May 3, 2018. (lcbah3)
5. MD 1:2017cv01363 — Artem v. National Security Agency/Central Security Service

   • May 1, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Ellen L. Hollander on 5/1/2018. (c/emailed and mailed 5/2/18 jnls, Deputy Clerk)
6. MT 9:2018cv00031 — Buffalo Field Campaign v. United States Department of Agriculture et al

   • May 1, 2018: ORDER granting [6] Joint MOTION. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 5/1/2018. (ASG)
7. NYE 1:2017cv05210 — Gottfried v. U.S. Department of State

   • May 1, 2018: ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. The action is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 4(m). Ordered by Judge Ann M. Donnelly on 5/1/2018. (Greene, Donna)
8. OKN 4:2015cv00523 — Bristow First Assembly of God et al v. BP p.l.c. et al

   • May 3, 2018: OPINION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Frank H McCarthy ; denying [172] Motion to Compel (tjc, Dpty Clk)
9. WAW 2:2017cv00562 — American Civil Liberties Union of Washington et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al

   • May 3, 2018: ORDER re [45] Joint Status Report and Joint Motion to Set Case Deadlines. Discovery completed by 11/1/2018, Dispositive motions due by 1/31/2019. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM)