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FOIA Activity: 19 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff on April 2nd, 2020

We have added 19 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 22, 2020 and March 28, 2020. These are associated with 19 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.

Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.

  1. AZ 2:2017cv01083 — American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al

    • March 27, 2020: ORDER granting Plaintiff's Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E) (Doc. [71] ) and awarding Plaintiff attorneys' fees in the amount of $76,928.80 and costs in the amount of $400.00. Signed by Judge Diane J Humetewa on 3/27/2020. (See Order for details.) (LFIG)

  2. CO 1:2018cv00314 — Rocky Mountain Wild v. United States Bureau of Land Management et al

    • March 23, 2020: ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [35] ; and denying Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative for a Stay of Briefing and Leave to Carry Out Rule 56(d) Discovery [37] , by Judge William J. Martinez on 03/23/2020. (wjmlc1)
  3. DC 1:2017cv00066 — ELGABROWNY v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al

    • March 25, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting EOUSA's [62] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment and dismissing the case against EOUSA and DOJ with prejudice. Please see Memorandum Opinion and accompanying Order [83] for further details. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 3/25/2020. (dm)
  4. DC 1:2017cv00918 — MONTGOMERY et al v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

    • March 25, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [92] ORDER on Defendant's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, and Plaintiffs' Motion Challenging Defendant's Whistleblower Office Memorandum. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/25/2020. (lcjeb1)
  5. DC 1:2017cv01000 — PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. v. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

    • March 23, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying [43] ORDER. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on March 23, 2020. (lccck1)
  6. DC 1:2018cv00088 — FREEDOM WATCH, INC. v. MUELLER et al

    • March 23, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 3/23/2020. (lcegs3)
  7. DC 1:2018cv01841 — BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    • March 25, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/25/2020. (lcabj2)
  8. DC 1:2018cv02591 — TRENT v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

    • March 24, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/24/2020. (lcabj2)
  9. DC 1:2019cv00114 — RAMDEO v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    • March 25, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying the final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/25/20.(ah)
  10. DC 1:2019cv00915 — PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

    • March 26, 2020: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on March 26, 2020. (lccjn2)
  11. ILN 1:2017cv02494 — Stevens v. United States Department of State

    • March 23, 2020: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable John Z. Lee on 3/23/20.Mailed notice(ca, )
  12. MA 1:2019cv10690 — ACLU of Massachusetts v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

    • March 24, 2020: District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ORDER entered. For the foregoing reasons, ACLUM's cross-motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 25) is ALLOWED IN PART and ICE's motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 20) is ALLOWED IN PART and OTHERWISE DENIE D. Within twenty-one days,ICE shall, consistent with this Order, disclose: The last-in-time version of the draft talking points, Doc. No. 21-6 at 39-44; The two earlier versions of the draft talking points, id. at 74-85 (Version 1, draft ed February 4, 2019); id. at 105-110 (Version 2, drafted February 6, 2019); The portions of the relevant email communications previously withheld under Exemption 5, id. at 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 32; The draft agenda, id. at 38. During the next sixty days,ACLUM may conduct limited focus discovery regarding reasonableness of the searches performed by ICE. Within seven days after the completion of this discovery period, the parties shall file a joint status report set ting forth their joint or separate positions as to the resolution of this dispute. Absent further order of the Court, thirty days after the completion of this further period of discovery, ICE shall file a renewed motion for summary judgment on the reasonableness of the search with an opposition/cross-motion due thirty days thereafter, followed by a reply in fourteen days, and a surreply fourteen days thereafter. (Montes, Mariliz)
  13. NYS 1:2018cv04559 — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service et al

    • March 24, 2020: JUDGMENT ON OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE: ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: that pursuant to Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, judgment is entered for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in this action, in the amount of $25,000.00, in full resolution of all claims for all monetary and non-monetary relief in this action, including all costs accrued and all attorney's fees, including fees on fees, whether awardable by statute or otherwise. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 3/24/2020) (jwh)
  14. NYS 1:2018cv08449 — Reclaim the Records et al v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs

    • March 24, 2020: OPINION & ORDER re: [24] MOTION for Summary Judgment, [35] CROSS MOTION for Summary Judgment: For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Reclaim's motion for summary judgment and denies the VA's cross-motion for summary judgment. C onsistent with this Opinion, the VA is to release the remainder of the BIRLS Death File to Reclaim by April 1, 2022. The Court expects the VA to use the period between now and April 1, 2022, to remove data from the BIRLS Death File relating to living persons. As explained in the foregoing Opinion, the Court requests supplemental letter briefing, on the schedule set out above, regarding the "cause of death" data field, to enable the Court to resolve the parties' dispute as to wheth er that field is properly disclosed under FOIA. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motions pending at dockets 24 and 35. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 3/24/2020) (jwh) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
  15. NYS 1:2019cv05640 — The New York Times Company et al v. Food and Drug Administration

    • March 27, 2020: ORDER granting [15] JOINT LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference and letter providing joint status report. The conference currently scheduled for April 2, 2020 is adjourned to May 28, 2020 at 10 a.m. in Courtroom 705 of the Thurgood Marshall United S tates Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 5/28/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 705, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Paul G. Gardephe. (Signed by Judge Paul G. Gardephe on 3/27/2020) (jca)
  16. NYS 1:2019cv11131 — National Immigrant Justice Center et al v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

    • March 26, 2020: ORDER. Due to the COVID-19 situation, conferences with the Court in civil cases through May 1, 2020 will be held by teleconferencing. Counsel for the plaintiff(s) shall arrange for the conference call. Each scheduled conference will take place on the date and time originally set. The conference in this case is scheduled for April 20, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. No later than seventy-two hours before the conference, plaintiff(s)' counsel shall: (a) docket a letter on ECF to the Court with copy to all opposing counsel containing the call-in information and email the letter to castelnysdchambers@nysd.uscourts.gov; and (b) for an initial pretrial conference, email a copy of the agreed upon (or disputed) Civil Case Management Plan & Scheduling Order to: castelnysdchambers@nysd.uscourts.gov. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge P. Kevin Castel on 3/26/2020) (rjm)
  17. NYS 1:2020cv02283 — The Legal Aid Society v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

    • March 24, 2020: ORDER: As discussed at the teleconference this morning: IT IS HEREBY NOTED that service is deemed accepted by Defendant. Defendant's time to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint shall run from this date. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED for all counsel to appear for a telephonic status conference on April 8, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Counsel are directed to call (888) 251-2909 and use access code 2123101. SO ORDERED. ( Telephone Conference set for 4/8/2020 at 10:00 AM before Judge Lewis J. Liman.) (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 3/24/2020) (va)
  18. WAW 2:2018cv01387 — Sea Shepherd Legal v. Department of the Interior

    • March 25, 2020: ORDER re parties' [33] Joint Status Report. Parties ordered to submit a joint status report within 14 days of the filing of this order, that states 1) whether those documents have been produced, and 2) any remaining issues necessary to resolve this litigation. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)
  19. WAW 2:2018cv01442 — The Human Rights Defense Center et al v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al

    • March 27, 2020: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re [48] Joint Status Report due by 5/1/2020. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)

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