FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 8, 2020 and March 14, 2020. These are associated with 8 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. DC 1:2017cv01155 — WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

   • March 10, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 3/10/2020. (lcegs3)
2. DC 1:2017cv01807 — PRONIN v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

   • March 12, 2020: Memorandum and Opinion in Support of Order Granting Defendant's [36] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 3/12/20. (lctjk2)
3. DC 1:2018cv01860 — BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 12, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION: For the reasons stated in this Memorandum Opinion, the Court will grant in part and deny in part Defendant's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. 13, and will grant in part and deny in part Plaintiffs' cross-motion for summary judgment, Dkt. 16. A separate order will issue. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 03/12/2020. (lcrdm2, )
4. DC 1:2020cv00162 — HILARIO v. TRUMP et al

   • March 10, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 03/10/2020. (zsb)
5. DC 1:2020cv00605 — BARNES v. TRUMP et al

   • March 9, 2020: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 3/6/2020. (zmd)
6. NYS 1:2019cv09669 — New York Times Company et al v. Department of the Treasury

   • March 9, 2020: ORDER: The initial pretrial conference will be held telephonically. Accordingly, the parties are directed to call chambers at (212) 805-0293 on March 18, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. with all parties on theline. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 3/9/2020) (cf)
   • March 9, 2020: ORDER granting [18] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. GRANTED. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for March 18, 2020 is ADJOURNED to April 16, 2020, at 11:40 a.m. The conference will be held telephonically and the parties are to particip ate as instructed in the Court's March 9, 2020 order. ECF No. 17. By April 8, 2020, the parties shall submit a joint status letter. Initial Conference set for 4/16/2020 at 11:40 AM before Judge Analisa Torres. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 3/9/2020) (cf)
7. NYS 1:2020cv01574 — MacDougal v. U.S. Department of Justice

   • March 10, 2020: ORDER granting [6] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. GRANTED. The parties shall submit a joint letter to the Court by April 10, 2020. The conference previously scheduled for March 17, 2020 is adjourned until April 14, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. The parties will not be required to submit a case management plan. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 4/14/2020 at 03:30 PM before Judge Lewis J. Liman. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 3/10/2020) (va)
8. NYS 1:2020cv01686 — Austin Sanctuary Network et al v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

   • March 13, 2020: ORDER denying [10] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. It is hereby ORDERED that the request to adjourn the conference scheduled for March 17, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. is DENIED. The parties shall be prepared to discuss the request for production and a briefing schedule. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 3/13/2020) (va)