FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 19, 2020 and April 25, 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. CAS 3:2017cv01612 — Reyes v. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs et al

   • April 20, 2020: ORDER Directing Defendants to Lodge Materials for in Camera Review. Defendants shall lodge the materials withheld for in camera review on or before April 30, 2020. Signed by Judge John A. Houston on 4/20/2020. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (tcf)
2. CO 1:2017cv00636 — Rocky Mountain Wild, Inc. v. United States Bureau of Land Management et al

   • April 22, 2020: ORDER by Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 4/22/2020, re: [36] Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as stated in this order; [38] plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative, Leave to Carry Out Rule 56(d) Discovery is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as stated in this order. ORDERED that, within forty-five days of this order , the BLM shall conduct a supplemental search for records, using a search cut-off date of May 7, 2017, that includes any records held in the BLM's Washington, D.C. office.(sphil, )
3. CO 1:2019cv01443 — Friends of Animals v. Bernhardt et al

   • April 24, 2020: ORDER Plaintiff's [21] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED and the Defendants' [25] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 4/24/2020.(cthom, )
4. DC 1:2018cv02419 — AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION et al

   • April 20, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 4-20-2020. (lcckk3)
5. GAS 4:2020cv00025 — Evans v. University of California Davis

   • April 24, 2020: ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS [5] of the U.S. Magistrate Court as the opinion of the Court and DISMISSES Plaintiff's Complaint WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to CLOSE this case. Signed by District Judge R. Stan Baker on 4/24/20. (jrb)
6. ILS 3:2018cv00841 — White v. Executive Office of US Attorneys et al

   • April 23, 2020: ORDER DENYING [64] MOTION for Reconsideration re [61] Order filed by William A. White. Judgment shall be entered in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiff on counts 3-5, 10, 12, 17, 28, 30, 32-33 at the close of the case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly on 4/23/2020. (ely)
7. NYE 2:2017cv06360 — Rutigliano v. U.S. Department of Justice

   • April 20, 2020: MEMORANDUM OF DECISION & ORDER: For the foregoing reasons, the Court overrules the Plaintiff's objections and adopts the R&R in its entirety. The Defendant's motion for summary judgment, dismissing the complaint, is granted. The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to close the case. SEE ATTACHED DECISION for details. It is So Ordered by Judge Arthur D. Spatt on 4/20/2020. (Coleman, Laurie)
8. NYS 1:2020cv00833 — The New York Times Company v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

   • April 20, 2020: ORDER: The Court held an initial pretrial conference in this matter today, at which it set the following schedule for the parties' proposed cross-motions for summary judgment: Defendant's motion for summary judgment is due June 6, 2020 ; Plaintiff's opposition and cross-motion is due July 27, 2020; Defendant's reply and opposition is due August 17, 2020; and Plaintiff's reply is due September 7, 2020. This schedule balances plaintiff and the public's interest in expeditious litigation regarding a topic of public interest with the need of defendant, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to focus its resources and personnel on emergency issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic at the present moment. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 4/20/2020) ( Cross Motions due by 7/27/2020., Motions due by 6/6/2020., Responses due by 8/17/2020, Replies due by 9/7/2020.) (ks)
   • April 23, 2020: AMENDED ORDER re: [13] Order: The Court held an initial pretrial conference in this matter today, at which it set the following schedule for the parties' proposed cross-motions for summary judgment: Defendant's motion for summary judgmen t is due June 22, 2020; Plaintiff's opposition and cross-motion is due July 27, 2020; Defendant's reply and opposition is due August 17, 2020; and Plaintiff's reply is due September 7, 2020. This schedule balances plaintiff and the pub lic's interest in expeditious litigation regarding a topic of public interest with the need of defendant, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to focus its resources and personnel on emergency issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic at the present moment. (Motions due by 6/22/2020. Cross Motions due by 7/27/2020. Responses due by 8/17/2020. Replies due by 9/7/2020.) (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 4/23/2020) (jwh)