FOIA Activity: 19 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 19 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 31, 2020 and June 6, 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.

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1. CAN 3:2018cv01979 — American Small Business League v. Department of Defense

   • June 5, 2020: ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART [166] MOTION TO COMPEL. SIGNED BY JUDGE ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2020)
2. CAN 4:2018cv02414 — The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) v. Department of Labor

   • June 4, 2020: ORDER by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu denying [26] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part [30] Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed on 6/4/2020. (dmrlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2020)
3. CAS 3:2017cv01571 — Reyes v. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs et al

   • June 4, 2020: ORDER Granting [57] Joint Stipulation and Motion to Dismiss Case without Prejudice. Signed by Judge John A. Houston on 6/4/2020. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (tcf) (jms).
4. DC 1:2014cv00109 — LONG et al v. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT et al

   • June 2, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. See the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/2/2020. (lcapm1) (Main Document 64 replaced on 6/4/2020) (zjd)
5. DC 1:2017cv00918 — MONTGOMERY et al v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

   • June 4, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [97] Order on Motion to Disqualify. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/4/2020. (lcjeb2)
6. DC 1:2017cv01395 — PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

   • June 1, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding Defendant's [16] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/1/2020. (lcdl)
7. DC 1:2017cv01792 — DANIK v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • May 31, 2020: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION regarding [29] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and [32] Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 5/31/2020. (lcsd)
8. DC 1:2018cv00938 — KOWAL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • June 1, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting Defendants' [20] Motion for Summary Judgment as to the adequacy of the search, denying Plaintiff's [23] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment as to the adequacy of the search, denying without prejudice both motions in all other respects, and ordering the parties to submit a joint schedule for briefing renewed motions by June 15, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 6/1/20. (lctjk2)
9. DC 1:2018cv01187 — CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • June 1, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding Defendant's [12] Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [15] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/1/2020. (lcdl)
10. DC 1:2018cv01771 — CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    • June 1, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding Defendant's [22] Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [24] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/1/2020. (lcdl)
11. DC 1:2019cv00965 — CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al

    • June 3, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 6-3-2020. (lcckk3)
12. DC 1:2019cv02906 — ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE et al

    • June 1, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Defendants' [28] Partial Motion to Dismiss and Plaintiff's [31] Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 6/1/2020. (lctnm2)
13. MT 1:2018cv00162 — Kortlander v. Bureau of Land Management et al

    • June 3, 2020: ORDER, Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:The parties shall file a joint status report on or before June 12, 2020, that addresses the current status of Plaintiffs FOIA request. Signed by Magistrate Judge John Johnston on 6/3/2020. (EMH)
14. NYS 1:2019cv00903 — American Civil Liberties Union v. Department of Health and Human Services

    • June 2, 2020: ORDER granting [16] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. The June 4 initial pretrial conference is adjourned to October 1, 2020 at 11 AM. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 10/1/2020 at 11:00 AM before Judge Edgardo Ramos. (Signed by Judge Edgardo Ramos on 6/2/2020) (va)
15. NYS 1:2020cv02761 — Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention et al

    • June 4, 2020: ORDER: By June 9, 2020, Defendants shall complete processing of records responsive to Plaintiffs "prioritized records" request under the Freedom of Info1mation Act for (i) the CDC'scurrently operative employee communications or spe ech policies and (ii) any policies or guidelines concerning the coordination of statements and/or public appearances with the Office of Vice President Mike Pence or the White House Coronavirns Task Force, other than any records in these categories for which consultation, referral, or coordination is required pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 5.25(b ), and will produce responsive, non-exempt records that it has processed. (As further set forth in this Order.) (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 6/4/2020) (cf)
16. OHS 3:2019cv00349 — Jarrell v. Army Review Boards Agency et al

    • June 3, 2020: ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS – The Report and Recommendations docketed on May 5, 2020 [18] is ADOPTED in full, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [10] Plaintiff's Complaint is GRANTED, and the case is TERMINATED on the docket of the Court. Signed by Judge Thomas M. Rose on 6-3-2020. (de)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
17. WAW 2:2018cv01442 — The Human Rights Defense Center et al v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al

    • June 5, 2020: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re dkt. [52] The Parties shall submit either a stipulated dismissal or a joint status report to the Court on or before July 9, 2020. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)
18. WAW 2:2019cv00463 — Sea Shepherd Legal v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration et al

    • June 3, 2020: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re [29] Joint Status Report. The parties will submit a joint briefing schedule to the Court by June 4, 2020. Signed by Judge James L. Robart.(PM)
19. WAW 2:2019cv01485 — Sea Shepherd Legal v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration et al

    • June 3, 2020: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re parties' [24] Joint Status Report. The parties will submit a joint briefing schedule to the Court by June 4, 2020. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)