FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 22, 2020 and November 28, 2020. These are associated with 7 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 1:2017cv01283 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

   • November 25, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 11/25/2020. (lcegs1)
2. DC 1:2018cv00645 — LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW et al v. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

   • November 24, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 11/24/2020. (lcegs1)
3. DC 1:2018cv02107 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • November 25, 2020: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re Defendant's [20] Motion for Summary Judgment; Plaintiff's [23] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/25/2020. (lcfb)
4. DC 1:2019cv03508 — BEGAY v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • November 27, 2020: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/27/20. (psu2)
5. MN 0:2020cv01261 — Contreras & Metelska, P.A. v. U.S. Department of Justice et al

   • November 23, 2020: ORDER denying [10] Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 11/23/2020. (MJC)
6. OKW 5:2020cv01061 — Johnston v. Wray

   • November 24, 2020: ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION for [5] Report and Recommendation, This matter is Transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Signed by Honorable David L. Russell on 11/24/20. (jw)
7. WAW 2:2018cv01635 — Withey et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

   • November 23, 2020: MINUTE ORDER directing the Clerk to terminating all outstanding motions for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. [23] , [34] , [92] , [94] ) in this matter. By no later than January 31, 2021, the FBI is ORDERED to certify to the Court that it has identified and produced all documents responsive to Plaintiffs' June 16, 2015 FOIA request (Dkt. No. [1] -1 at 2-8) and provided Plaintiffs with a final comprehensive Vaughn index. Joint Status Report due no later than fourteen (14) days following the date of this certification. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (PM)