FOIA Activity: 8 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 12, 2018 and August 18, 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. CAN 3:2017cv01240 — Frost v. United States Department of Justice

   • August 16, 2018: ORDER by Judge Joseph C. Spero denying [114] Motion for Entry of Judgment. (jcslc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/16/2018) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/16/2018: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (klhS, COURT STAFF).
2. CAN 4:2017cv05273 — Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al

   • August 14, 2018: STIPULATION AND ORDER re [35] STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re [32] Stipulation and Order, Set Deadlines/Hearings filed by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sierra Club. Case Management Statement due by 10/9/2018. Further Case Management Conference set for 10/16/2018 01:30 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 4, 3rd Floor. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 8/14/18. (sisS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/14/2018)
3. CAN 4:2018cv03156 — Bronson et al v. United States Customs and Border Protection

   • August 17, 2018: STIPULATION AND ORDER re [14] STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER [Corrected] filed by Clement Chin, United States Customs and Border Protection, Jennifer Bronson, Kevin Shimamoto. Case Management Statement due by 9/4/2018. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 9/4/2018. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/11/2018 01:30 PM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 8/17/18. (sisS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/17/2018)
4. DC 1:2016cv02085 — DJENASEVIC v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY et al

   • August 14, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Motion for Summary Judgment [46] and Cross Motion for Summary Judgment [50] Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 8/14/18. (lsj)
5. DC 1:2017cv00144 — JAMES MADISON PROJECT et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • August 16, 2018: INDICATIVE RULING AND ORDER re: Plaintiffs' [40] Motion for Reconsideration. Consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 62.1, the court states that, on remand, the court would grant Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration as to all of the FBI's Glomar responses. The court denies the Motion for Reconsideration as to the Intelligence Community Defendants' Glomar responses. See the attached Indicative Ruling and Order for details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/16/2018. (lcapm3) Modified document type on 8/17/2018 (zjd).
6. DC 1:2017cv00410 — ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • August 15, 2018: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re Defendant's [23] Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [25] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 8/15/18. (lctnm1)
7. MIE 2:2002cv74566 — Butler v. USA

   • August 16, 2018: ORDER DISMISSING PETITIONERS INDEPENDENT SUIT (Doc. 14) AND MOOTING PETITIONERS MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL (Doc. 13) AND MOTION TO COMPEL (Doc. 12). Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer)
8. WAW 2:2018cv00107 — Sui v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

   • August 15, 2018: STIUPLATION AND ORDER to RENOTE Plaintiff's [9] MOTION for Summary Judgment : Noting Date 9/14/2018; re parties' [10] Stipulated Motion. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SWT)