FOIA Activity: 13 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 13 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 28, 2019 and August 3, 2019. These are associated with 13 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 3:2018cv02736 — Buckovetz v. Department of the Navy

   • July 31, 2019: ORDER. The Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Department of the Navy (ECF No. [9] ) is DENIED. The Motion for Leave to File Surreply filed by Plaintiff (ECF No. [12] ) is denied as moot. Signed by Judge William Q. Hayes on 7/31/2019. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (tcf) Modified text and regenerated NEF on 7/31/2019 (tcf). (jao).
2. DC 1:2006cv00960 — INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES v. UNITED STATES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

   • July 31, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 07/31/2019. (lcrcl3)
3. DC 1:2013cv01135 — BARTKO v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • August 2, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [284] Order on Motions for summary judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 08/02/2019. (lcjeb3)
4. DC 1:2016cv00211 — HEARTLAND ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN NEEDS & HUMAN RIGHTS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

   • July 29, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer on 7/29/2019. (DAS)
5. DC 1:2017cv00597 — JAMES MADISON PROJECT et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • July 30, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying the parties' [40] and [41] Motions for Summary Judgment. See the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 07/30/2019. (lcapm3)
6. DC 1:2017cv01596 — SAUTER v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   • July 30, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Order [46] Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 07/30/2019. (lcrcl2)
7. DC 1:2018cv00319 — AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • July 30, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [30] Order granting Defendant's motion for summary judgment and denying Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment and motion to stay summary judgment briefing and permit discovery. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 7/30/2019. (lccrc2)
8. DC 1:2018cv02071 — CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

   • July 29, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 7-29-2019. (lcckk3)
9. DC 1:2019cv02153 — DENT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • August 1, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/30/2019. (zeg)
10. MOE 4:2018cv01763 — Hardimon v. Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys et al

    • July 31, 2019: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Hardimon's motion to unseal, [9] , motions to oppose the government's defense, [10] and [12] , motion for fraud on the court, [13] , and motion to add claim, [14] , are DENIED. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 7/31/19. (KEK)
11. WAW 2:2017cv01854 — The University of Washington et al v. Department of Defense et al

    • August 2, 2019: MINUTE ORDER granting parties' request for the submission of an additional Joint Status Report by no later than 9/13/2019. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SWT)
12. WAW 2:2018cv00655 — Mora-Villalpando v. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

    • July 29, 2019: ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendants' [35] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's [39] Cross Motion for Summary Judgment; granting Defendants' [49] Motion for Leave to File Sup plemental Declaration; denying Defendants' surreply request to strike certain portions of Plaintiff's reply memorandum. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report within two months of the date of this order. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (SWT)
13. WAW 2:2019cv00463 — Sea Shepherd Legal v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration et al

    • July 31, 2019: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re Dkt. [10] Parties will submit a joint briefing schedule to the Court by 8/1/2019. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (SWT)