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FOIA Activity: 18 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff on April 9th, 2020

We have added 18 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 29, 2020 and April 4, 2020. These are associated with 17 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. DC 1:2002cv00603 — WEBSTER et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

    • March 31, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [234] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/31/2020. (lcrc1)

  2. DC 1:2017cv00943 — LEWIS v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY et al

    • April 3, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendants' [36] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying the plaintiff's [37] Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 3, 2020. (lcdlf3)
  3. DC 1:2017cv02702 — JORDAN v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    • March 30, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying [53] Plaintiff's Motion to Reconsider and denying [58] Plaintiff's Second Motion to Compel. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/30/2020. (lcrc1)
  4. DC 1:2018cv00019 — WILLIAMS v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR U.S. ATTORNEYS

    • March 30, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on 3/30/20.(ah)
  5. DC 1:2018cv00486 — PINSON v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

    • March 30, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION deferring ruling on [47] Plaintiff's Motion for Order to Disclose Addresses; granting in part and denying in part [49] , [54] Defendants' Motions to Dismiss in Part and for Partial Summary Judgment; denying [56] , [58] , [67 ] Plaintiff's Motions for Preliminary Injunctions; denying [73] Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions; denying [66] , [77] Plaintiff's Motions for Appointment of Counsel; denying [68] Plaintiff's Motion for Hearing; granting [62] , [64] Plaintiff's Motions to Supplement. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/30/2020. (lcrc1)
  6. DC 1:2018cv00635 — DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

    • March 30, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 3/30/2020. (lcjdb1)
  7. DC 1:2018cv02424 — AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

    • March 31, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part the defendant's [18] Motion for Summary Judgment, denying without prejudice the plaintiff's [19] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 31, 2020. (lcdlf2)
  8. ILS 3:2018cv01939 — Mabie v. US Attorneys Office et al

    • March 31, 2020: ORDER GRANTING [28] Motion to Dismiss and FINDING AS MOOT [25] and [29] Motions for Summary Judgment. This matter is DISMISSED with prejudice as a sanction for Plaintiff's misconduct pursuant to the Court's inherent authority. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty on 3/31/20. (klh2)
  9. NM 1:2019cv00983 — Grass v. Gonzales et al

    • April 1, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by Chief District Judge William P. Johnson GRANTING [9] Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss and denying Plaintiff's pending motions as moot. The Clerk shall close this case effective December 19, 2019, the date Plaintiff filed his Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice. (mag)
  10. NYS 1:2017cv05928 — Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    • March 30, 2020: ORDER granting [88] Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. Application GRANTED. The parties' proposed briefing schedule is hereby adopted. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 88. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 3/30/20) (yv)
  11. NYS 1:2019cv00234 — Open Society Justice Initiative v. Central Intelligence Agency et al

    • March 30, 2020: ORDER granting (145) Letter Motion to Stay in case 1:19-cv-00234-PAE; granting (114) Letter Motion to Stay in case 1:19-cv-01329-PAE: Granted. The State Department's processing requirements will be stayed beginning in April 2020. The parties a re to provide a joint update on the stay every two weeks, beginning on April 10, 2020. The Court hopes counsel and their families are safe and well during this time. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 3/30/2020) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00234-PAE, 1:19-cv-01329-PAE (jwh)
  12. NYS 1:2019cv01574 — The Innocence Project, Inc. v. National Museum of Health and Medicine et al

    • March 31, 2020: ORDER: According to the Court's Order dated January 21, 2020, a status update was due by March 17, 2020. Dkt. No. 55. As of the date of this Order, the Court is not in receipt of this status update. The parties are hereby ordered to submit the status update by April 7, 2020. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 3/31/2020) (rro)
  13. NYS 1:2019cv08215 — American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Justice et al

    • March 31, 2020: ORDER granting [23] Letter Motion to Stay. Application GRANTED. The parties shall file cross-motions for summaryjudgment according to the following schedule: Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment: June 9, 2020 Plaintiff's Cross-Moti on for Summary Judgment and Opposition: June 29, 2020 Defendants' Opposition and Reply: July 28, 2020 Plaintiff's Reply: August 17, 2020 The parties shall continue to meet and confer and, by May 26, 2020, shall file a status letter on ECF to apprise the Court of the remaining disputes still to be resolved by summary judgment briefing, and whether ongoing disruptions require additional delay. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 3/31/2020) (cf)
  14. NYS 1:2019cv08905 — International Refugee Assistance Project v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al.

    • April 2, 2020: ORDER granting [29] Letter Motion to Stay. Application granted. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 4/2/2020) (ks)
  15. NYS 1:2019cv09762 — Bonner v. Central Intelligence Agency et al

    • April 2, 2020: MEMO ENDORSEMENT on: [24] STATUS REPORT. ENDORSEMENT: Application GRANTED. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this matter is hereby STAYED indefinitely. The parties shall submit a joint status letter by the first business day of each month advising as to whether the stay should be lifted. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 4/2/2020) (jwh)
  16. SD 4:2011cv04121 — Argus Leader Media v. United States Department of Agriculture

    • April 1, 2020: ORDER denying [215] Motion for New Trial and [213] Motion to Defer Action on Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs. Signed by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on 04/01/2020. (SAC)

    • April 1, 2020: JUDGMENT in favor of defendant, United States Department of Agriculture, and against plaintiff, Argus Leader Media and vacating [127] Memorandum and Opinion, [128] Judgment, [192] Order, [193] Order and [196] Order. Signed by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on 04/01/2020. (SAC) Modified docket text on 4/1/2020 (SAC).
  17. WAW 2:2020cv00455 — de Chavez v. Executive Office for Immigration Review

    • April 1, 2020: ORDER granting Plaintiff's [1] Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Signed by Hon. Brian A Tsuchida.(MW)

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