FOIA Activity: 4 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 14, 2020 and June 20, 2020. These are associated with 4 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 1:2017cv01684 — PEJOUHESH v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

   • June 18, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons explained herein, it is hereby ORDERED that (1) the Court will not appoint counsel to represent Plaintiff; (2) Plaintiff shall respond to the pending motion for summary judgment on or before August 15, 2020; and (3) the Clerk of the Court shall mail Plaintiff a copy of the docket sheet at his address of record. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 06/18/2020. (lcrdm2, )
2. NYS 1:2019cv01337 — Buzzfeed, Inc. v. U.S. Department of the Air Force

   • June 16, 2020: ORDER: Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 56.1(a), "[u]pon any motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, there shall be annexed to the notice of motion a separate, short and concise statement, in num bered paragraphs, of the material facts as to which the moving party contends there is no genuine issue to be tried" "The papers opposing a motion for summary judgment shall include a correspondingly numbered paragraph responding to each numbered paragraph in the statement of the moving party, and if necessary, additional paragraphs containing a separate, short and concise statement of additional material facts as to which it is contended that there exists a genuine issue to be tr ied." Local Civil Rule 56(b). The summary judgment briefing recently filed in this matter does not include the requisite 56.1 statements. The Parties are hereby ORDERED to propose a schedule for submission of 56.1 statements. (Signed by Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr on 6/16/2020) (rj)
3. NYS 1:2019cv06752 — Keefe v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration

   • June 16, 2020: ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a telephone conference shall be held in the above captioned action on July 14, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. All counsel are directed to call (888) 557-8511 and, thereafter, enter access code 4862532. SO ORDERED. ( Telephone Conference set for 7/14/2020 at 02:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox on 6/16/2020) (va)
4. WAW 2:2019cv00334 — Davis Wright Tremaine LLP v. United States Customs and Border Protection

   • June 16, 2020: ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's [24] Motion for Summary Judgment; denying Defendant's [28] Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. Within sixty (60) days, the parties shall file a joint status report advising the Court on how this matter should proceed as to any unresolved matters. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)