FOIA Activity: 4 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 31, 2019 and April 6, 2019. These are associated with 4 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 3:2017cv01451 — Wright v. U.S. Department of Justice et al

   • April 4, 2019: ORDER Granting Motions for Summary Judgment (Dkts. [20] , [21] , [22] ). Signed by Chief Judge Larry Alan Burns on 4/4/2019. (jdt)(sjt).
2. DC 1:2017cv00066 — ELGABROWNY v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al

   • March 31, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING FBI's Motion for Summary Judgment [45] ; DENYING EOUSA's Motion for Summary Judgment [45] ; GRANTING in part and DENYING in part CIA's Motion for Summary Judgment [47] ; DENYING Plaintiff's Cross-Motion fo r Summary Judgment [51] ; DENYING Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Portions of the Stone Declaration [51 at 33-6]; DENYING Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Portions of the Hardy Declaration [51 at 37-40]; DENYING Plaintiff's First Motion for In Camera Review & Discovery [51 at 41-4]; DENYING Plaintiff's Second Motion for In Camera Review & Discovery [51 at 45-6]; DENYING Plaintiff's Third Motion for In Camera Review [56] See document for further details. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 3/31/2019. (dm)
3. DC 1:2017cv00160 — ASSASSINATION ARCHIVES AND RESEARCH CENTER, INC. v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

   • April 4, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [30] Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 04/04/2019. (lctnm2)
4. NYS 1:2017cv03566 — Gizmodo Media Group, LLC v. Department of Justice

   • April 3, 2019: OPINION AND ORDER…..DOJs summary judgment motion of September 14, 2018 is granted. Gizmodos summary judgment motion of October 9, 2018 is denied. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment for the Government and close the case. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/3/2019) (gr) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.