FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 13, 2019 and October 19, 2019. 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. CAE 2:2019cv00415 — KXTV, LLC v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

   • October 17, 2019: STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 10/16/19 EXTENDING the briefing schedule. Defendant USCIS advises whether it will produce the Intervenor's additional waived documents or the basis for withholding by 10/24/19. Pl aintiff advises whether the August production and any further production based on Intervenors waiver resolves this action by 11/20/19. Defendant USCIS' Motion for Summary Judgment new date 12/18/2019. Plaintiff's Opposition to Summary Judgment new date 1/17/2020. Defendant USCIS' Reply In Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment new date 1/31/2020. Plaintiff's sur-reply new date 2/10/20. Hearing 2/25/20 at 1:30 p.m.(Mena-Sanchez, L)
2. CAN 3:2019cv03512 — Nightingale et al v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

   • October 15, 2019: ORDER GRANTING CLASS CERTIFICATION by Judge William H. Orrick granting [28] Motion to Certify Class. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/15/2019)
3. CAN 4:2019cv01492 — Sierra Club v. Department of the Interior

   • October 18, 2019: ORDER by Judge Kandis A. Westmore Granting [27] Stipulation to Continue Initial Case Management Conference. Case Management Statement due by 12/3/2019 and Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/10/2019 01:30 PM. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/18/2019)
4. CAN 4:2019cv01843 — The Center for Investigative Reporting et al v. U.S. Department of Labor

   • October 18, 2019: ORDER by Judge Kandis A. Westmore Granting [32] Stipulation to Set Summary Judgment Briefing Schedule. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/18/2019)
5. DC 1:2015cv02194 — HEFFERNAN v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

   • October 16, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on October 16, 2019. (lcrbw2)
6. MN 0:2019cv00915 — Contreras & Metelska, P.A. v. Executive Office for Immigration Review et al

   • October 18, 2019: ORDER ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Recommendation [22] is ADOPTED; 2.Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Count I regarding Plaintiff's January 21, 2019 FOIA request is GRANTED, and Count I is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and 3. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Count II regarding Plaintiff's March 4, 2019 FOIA request is DENIED. (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Michael J. Davis on 10/17/2019. (GRR)
7. WAW 2:2018cv01442 — The Human Rights Defense Center et al v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al

   • October 15, 2019: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re Dkt. [41] Parties shall submit a Joint Status Report on or before 1/9/2020. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (SWT)