FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 25, 2018 and December 1, 2018. These are associated with 6 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. CAS 3:2015cv00452 — Smart-Tek Service Solutions Corp. v. United States Internal Revenue Service

   • November 26, 2018: ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTIOIN FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT re [42] , [43] Signed by Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz on 11/26/2018. (sjm) (sjt).
2. CAS 3:2015cv00453 — Smart-Tek Automated Services Inc. v. United States Internal Revenue Service

   • November 26, 2018: ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT re ECF Nos. [42] and [43] Signed by Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz on 11/26/2018. (sjm) (sjt).
3. KS 2:2018cv02341 — Edwards v. United States Department of Justice

   • November 29, 2018: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER deemed as moot [6] Motion for Judgment; deemed as moot [18] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting with prejudice [22] Motion to Dismiss. Signed by District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree on 11/29/2018. Mailed to pro se party William Edwards by regular mail. (ydm)
4. MOE 4:2018cv01763 — Hardimon v. Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys et al

   • November 29, 2018: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Docket No. [2] ) is GRANTED.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant U.S. Attorney for Southern Illinois is DISMISSED from this action. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall issue process or cause process to issue upon defendant Executive Office for United States Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 2242, Washington, DC 20530. IT IS F URTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall issue process or cause process to issue upon defendant Office of Information Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 1425 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 11050, Washington, DC 20530. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall issue process or cause process to issue upon the complaint by serving the United States Attorney in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A)(i) and by serving the Attorney General of the United States in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(B). Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 11/29/2018. (CLO)
5. NM 2:2016cv00506 — Beagles v. Watkins et al

   • November 27, 2018: ORDER Granting [36] Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply by Chief Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Garza. Plaintiff's Reply is now due to the Court on or before 12/7/2018. Defendant's Reply is now due to the Court on or before 12/28/2018. (ag)
6. WAW 2:2018cv01442 — The Human Rights Defense Center et al v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al

   • November 29, 2018: ORDER granting parties' [15] stipulated motion asking the court to vacate the deadlines set forth in its November 2, 2018, order [14] Parties are ordered to submit a Joint Status Report described in their stipulated motion (Dkt. # [15] ) by 1/14/2019. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)