FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 16, 2020 and August 22, 2020. These are associated with 10 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 3:2020cv03619 — Pangea Legal Services v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

   • August 19, 2020: STIPULATION AND ORDER RE [22] on Case Management Schedule. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 8/19/2020. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/19/2020)
2. CAS 3:2018cv00366 — Reyes v. United States Department of the Interior et al

   • August 17, 2020: ORDER Granting [32] Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. Plaintiff's motion to dismiss is GRANTED. The action is dismissed in its entirety without prejudice. 2. Any party seeking fees and costs may file a motion within 60 days of the date of this order. Signed by Judge John A. Houston on 8/17/2020. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (tcf) (jms).
3. CAS 3:2018cv00367 — Emilio Reyes v. United States Department of the Interior et al

   • August 17, 2020: ORDER Granting [47] Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. Plaintiff's motion to dismiss is GRANTED. The action is dismissed in its entirety without prejudice. 2. Any party seeking fees and costs may file a motion within 60 days of the dateof this order. Signed by Judge John A. Houston on 8/17/2020. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(tcf) (jms).
4. NYS 1:2019cv07058 — American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants' Rights Project v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

   • August 17, 2020: ORDER: This Court will hear oral argument on Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, (ECF No. 30), and Plaintiffs Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, (ECF No. 33), on December 3, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 8/17/2020) ( Oral Argument set for 12/3/2020 at 10:30 AM before Judge George B. Daniels.) (ks)
5. NYS 1:2020cv06625 — Open Society Justice Initiative v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

   • August 21, 2020: ORDER: The Court has received the Complaint in this matter and has determined that it is related to the FOIA litigation pending before the Court in Open Society Justice Initiative v. Central Intelligence Agency, et al., No. 19 Civ. 234 (PAE) (BCM ). To assure the efficient and coordinated litigation of these matters, the Court directs counsel to promptly meet and confer, and to submit a joint letter by September 3, 2020, setting out the parties' views as to a plan for the prompt adjudication of the claims in the newly filed case. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 8/21/2020) (cf)
6. PAW 2:2020cv00971 — DEGENS v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al

   • August 21, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [16] Order on Motion for Reconsideration,, Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 8/21/20. (mh)
7. WAW 2:2019cv00334 — Davis Wright Tremaine LLP v. United States Customs and Border Protection

   • August 17, 2020: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re [36] Order. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)
8. WAW 2:2019cv01041 — Citizens of the Ebey's Reserve for a Healthy, Safe and Peaceful Environment et al v. United States Department of the Navy

   • August 19, 2020: STIPULATED ORDER OF DISMISSAL: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Parties' [23] Stipulation and Order for Dismissal is GRANTED for the reasons set forth in the Stipulation. This case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LH)
9. WAW 2:2020cv00272 — Goebel v. Federal Aviation Administration

   • August 17, 2020: MINUTE ORDER granting parties' [18] Stipulated Motion for Extension of Time. The Court ORDERS that the parties must file a proposed case schedule no later than August 28, 2020. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)
10. WAW 2:2020cv01232 — State of Washington v. United States National Archives and Records Administration

    • August 21, 2020: ORDER VACATING ORDER: The Standing Order at Dkt. # [3] is hereby VACATED. Counsel are reminded to familiarize themselves with the Federal rules of Civil Procedure, Local Rules of the Western District of Washington and the District's Electronic Filing Procedures. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)