FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 11, 2019 and August 17, 2019. These are associated with 10 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 3:2018cv00797 — Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Interior

   • August 16, 2019: STIPULATION AND ORDER. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on August 16, 2019. (jsclc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/16/2019)
2. CAN 3:2018cv00805 — State of California v. United States Department of Justice et al

   • August 13, 2019: ORDER RE: SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by the Honorable Joseph C. Spero on 08/13/2019. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/13/2019)
3. CAN 3:2019cv02838 — Sierra Club v. United States Department of Interior

   • August 16, 2019: STIPULATION AND ORDER. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on August 16, 2019. (jsclc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/16/2019)
4. CAN 4:2019cv02515 — Rivera v. National Nuclear Security Administration et al

   • August 14, 2019: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE for failure to appear at the case management conference. Plaintiff's Counsel to file Show Cause Response by 8/23/2019. Signed by Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 8/14/2019. (kawlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/14/2019)
5. DC 1:2016cv00720 — HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE et al

   • August 15, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendants' [32] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting Defendant-Intervenor's [34] Motion for Summary Judgment; and granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's [36] Motion for Summary Judgment. Proposed briefing schedule due by September 12, 2019. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 8/15/2019. (lctjk3)
6. DC 1:2017cv00916 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • August 16, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [42] Order denying Defendant's motion for summary judgment and granting Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 8/16/2019. (lccrc2)
7. DC 1:2017cv01167 — CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • August 12, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [94] Order. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/12/2019. (lcjeb2)
8. FLM 3:2017cv01409 — Friends of Etna Turpentine Camp, Inc. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al

   • August 16, 2019: ORDER overruling 37 Plaintiff's Objections; adopting [36] Report and Recommendation, as modified in this Order; denying 31 Plaintiff's Renewed Motion for an Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs. Signed by Judge Marcia Morales Howard on 8/16/2019. (JW)
9. WAW 2:2018cv01442 — The Human Rights Defense Center et al v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al

   • August 15, 2019: JOINT STATUS REPORT & ORDER re Dkt. [34] The parties shall submit a joint status report to the Court on or before September 11, 2019. Signed by Judge James L. Robart (PM)
10. WAW 2:2018cv01789 — Moujtahid et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

    • August 13, 2019: ORDER re [28] Joint Status Report. Joint Status Report due by 9/26/2019. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)