FOIA Activity: 16 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 16 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 12, 2020 and January 18, 2020. These are associated with 15 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 2:2019cv00340 — CA Planned Parenthood Education Fund v. U.S. Dept of HHS

   • January 13, 2020: RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 01/08/20 RELATING cases 2:19-cv-0340 TLN CKD and 2:19-cv-1848 KJM KJN. (Benson, A.)
2. CAE 2:2019cv01848 — CA Planned Parenthood Education Fund v. U.S. DHHS

   • January 13, 2020: RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 01/08/20 RELATING cases 2:19-cv-0340 TLN CKD and 2:19-cv-1848 KJM KJN. This related case is REASSIGNED to District Judge Troy L. Nunley and Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney for all fu rther proceedings; any dates currently set in this case are VACATED. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller and Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman are no longer assigned to case. The case number on all future filings shall be: 2:19-cv-1848 TLN CKD (cc: KJM, KJN). (Benson, A.)
3. DC 1:2016cv00227 — JAMES MADISON PROJECT et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • January 15, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 01/15/2020. (lcrcl3)
4. DC 1:2018cv02785 — ULLAH et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

   • January 16, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: [21] Order on Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/16/2020. (lcjeb1)
5. DC 1:2019cv00125 — NISKANEN CENTER v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

   • January 15, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [23] Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/15/2020. (lcjeb3)
6. DC 1:2019cv01292 — BLIXSETH v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

   • January 14, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [22] Order on Motions for summary judgment and for discovery. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/14/2020. (lcjeb2)
7. ILN 3:2019cv50290 — Landis v. Federal Bureau Of Prisons et al

   • January 17, 2020: ORDER : Plaintiff's amended application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis [5] is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff must either (1) submit a renewed application that complies with the instructions in this order; or (2) pay the full statu tory filing fee of $400.00. Failure to comply with this order by February 18, 2020, will result in summary dismissal of this case. Plaintiff also must promptly submit a change-of-address notification if he is transferred to another facility or released. Failure to keep the court informed of his address may lead to dismissal of this action for failure to comply with a court order and for want of prosecution. The Clerk of Court is directed to send plaintiff a blank application to proceed in forma pauperis and a copy of this order. In order to facilitate compliance with the directives in this order, the Clerk of Court is further directed to forward a copy of this order to the inmate trust account office at Thomson. [See STATEMENT] Signed by the Honorable Philip G. Reinhard on 1/17/2020. Mailed notice (jp, )
8. NYS 1:2017cv05928 — Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

   • January 16, 2020: ORDER: granting [80] Letter Motion for Extension of Time; granting [80] Letter Motion to Stay. Request Granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 80. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 1/16/2020) (ama)
9. NYS 1:2017cv09972 — American Civil Liberties Union et al v. Department of Defense et al

   • January 15, 2020: ORDER re: (8 in 1:20-cv-00043-ER) Letter filed by The New York Times Company, (23 in 1:17-cv-09972-ER) Letter filed by American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. For the reasons set forth above, the Court set s the following consolidated briefing schedule for both actions: motions due February 12, 2020; oppositions due March 11, 2020; and replies due March 25, 2020. Furthermore, in light of this briefing schedule, the request for a pre-motion conference filed in 17 Civ. 9972, Doc. 23, is DENIED as moot. It is SO ORDERED. (Motions due by 2/12/2020., Responses due by 3/11/2020, Replies due by 3/25/2020.) (Signed by Judge Edgardo Ramos on 1/15/2020) (kv)
10. NYS 1:2019cv01337 — Buzzfeed, Inc. v. U.S. Department of the Air Force

    • January 14, 2020: ORDER: The Initial Pretrial Conference scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, 2020, is ADJOURNED as per the parties' request. By separate order, the Court will set a briefing schedule for the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn on 1/14/2020) (ras)
11. NYS 1:2019cv08905 — International Refugee Assistance Project v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al.

    • January 14, 2020: ORDER: A conference in this case is scheduled for January 20, 2020 at 4:30 PM. Agency counsel for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is directed to appear. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 1/13/2020) ( Status Conference set for 1/20/2020 at 04:30 PM before Judge John G. Koeltl.)(ks)
    • January 15, 2020: ORDER: The conference in this matter will be held on January 21, 2020 at 4:30 PM. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 1/15/2020) ( Status Conference set for 1/21/2020 at 04:30 PM before Judge John G. Koeltl.)(ks)
12. NYS 1:2019cv10718 — Funcia v. New York Stock Exchange NYSE Group et al

    • January 16, 2020: ORDER OF DISMISSAL AND TO SHOW CAUSE UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1651. The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. The complaint, filed IFP under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), is dismissed for failure to sta te a claim upon which relief may be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). The Clerk of Court is further instructed to hold this matter open on the docket until a civil judgment is entered. Plaintiff shall have thirty days to show cause by declaration why an order should not be entered barring Plaintiff from filing any future action IFP in this Court without prior permission. A declaration form is attached to this order. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 1/15/2020) (rjm) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
13. TXS 4:2019cv01078 — Ortega et al v. Treasury Department

    • January 17, 2020: ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: [15] Memorandum and Recommendations, granting [7] MOTION for Summary Judgment , denying [12] Motion for Summary Judgment (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (aboyd, 4)
14. WAW 2:2018cv01210 — Singh et al v. U.S. Department of State et al

    • January 15, 2020: ORDER granting Defendants' [17] Motion for Summary Judgment; denying Plaintiffs' 20 Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly.(MW)
15. WAW 2:2019cv01485 — Sea Shepherd Legal v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration et al

    • January 14, 2020: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re parties' [18] Joint Status Report. Parties to file a Joint Status Report on or before 2/7/2020. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)