FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 9, 2018 and September 15, 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. DC 1:2016cv01355 — AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • September 10, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's [26] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying Plaintiff's [27] Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendant's revised Vaughn submission, additional affidavit s, and renewed motion for summary judgment due by October 22, 2018. Plaintiff's opposition to Defendant's renewed motion and renewed cross-motion for summary judgment due by November 19, 2018. Defendants opposition to Plaintiff's ren ewed cross-motion and reply in support of its renewed motion due by December 17, 2018. Plaintiff's reply in support of its renewed cross-motion due by December 31, 2018. See Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 9/10/2018. (inttjk2)
2. DC 1:2017cv00676 — NISKANEN CENTER, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

   • September 13, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [24] Order on Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/13/2018. (lcjeb1)
3. DC 1:2017cv01423 — CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • September 13, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [22] Order on Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/13/2018. (lcjeb2)
4. DC 1:2017cv01677 — PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE, INC. et al v. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET et al

   • September 14, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying [12] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, and granting in part and denying in part [14] Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on September 14, 2018. (lcrc2)
5. DC 1:2017cv01835 — PRECHTEL v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   • September 13, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [31] ORDER granting in part and denying in part the parties' motions for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 9/13/2018. (lccrc3)
6. ILS 3:2018cv01276 — Mabie v. United States Marshals Service et al

   • September 14, 2018: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, denying 23 MOTION to Reinstate filed by William Mabie and [15] MOTION to Reinstate filed by William Mabie. The Court CONSTRUES Mabie's statement as a notice of appeal of this order and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to docket that appeal as of today's date. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 9/14/2018. (jdh)
7. NYE 1:2012cv02090 — Yusim v. SSA Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

   • September 11, 2018: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: As set forth in the Court's September 11, 2018 Memorandum and Order, Defendant's December 6, 2017 motion [48] to dismiss the complaint is GRANTED. See attached Memorandum and Order for details. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to to serve a copy of this Order on the pro se Plaintiff and close the case. Ordered by Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall on 9/11/2018. (Valentin, Winnethka)
8. WAW 2:2018cv00107 — Sui v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

   • September 10, 2018: STIPULATION AND ORDER to Remand Case re parties' [12] Stipulated MOTION. This matter is REMANDED to USCIS. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (TH)
9. WIW 3:2018cv00048 — Kriemelmeyer, Frederick v. Krebs, Kevin et al

   • September 13, 2018: ORDER in case 3:18-cv-00048-bbc; granting (11) Motion to Dismiss in case 3:18-cv-00148-bbc. Defendants Tillerson and Arde are DISMISSED asdefendants from this case. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 9/13/2018. Associated Cases: 3:18-cv-00148-bbc, 3:18-cv-00048-bbc (jef),(ps)