FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 28, 2018 and November 3, 2018. These are associated with 7 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 3:2015cv03186 — Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

   • November 2, 2018: ORDER DISMISSING CASE PURSUANT TO STIPULATION RE: ECF NO. [59] Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 11/2/2018. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/2/2018)
2. CAN 3:2018cv05621 — Diaz v. San Diego Police Department et al

   • October 31, 2018: ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION; DENYING PLAINTIFF'S APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. No later than November 30, 2018, plaintiff shall pay the $400 filing fee. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/31/2018) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/1/2018: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (tlS, COURT STAFF).
3. DC 1:2016cv00063 — ROSEBERRY-ANDREWS v. PAVLIK-KEENAN et al

   • November 2, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting Defendant's [30] Second Motion for Summary Judgment and denying the portion of Plaintiff's [24] Motion for Summary Judgment on which the Court previously reserved judgment. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 11/2/2018. (lctjk3)
4. DC 1:2018cv00486 — PINSON v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • October 29, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying [11] Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction; denying [13] Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction; denying [13] Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Counsel; denying [21] Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 10/29/18. (lcrc1)
5. DC 1:2018cv02403 — BAKER v. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

   • November 1, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 11/1/2018. (lcckk3)
6. LAE 2:2017cv02668 — Robert Beard, et al v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

   • October 30, 2018: ORDER AND REASONS – IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the USACE has complied with its FOIA obligations and the documents listed on the Vaughn indices were properly withheld. If plaintiffs intend to file a Motion for attorneys' fees, they must set such motion for hearing no later than December 19, 2018. Signed by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon on 10/30/2018.(sa)
7. WAW 2:2017cv01854 — The University of Washington et al v. Department of Defense et al

   • October 31, 2018: MINUTE ORDER granting parties' request for furtherance of discovery schedule; Joint Status Report due by 12/10/2018. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SWT)