FOIA Activity: 14 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 14 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 14, 2021 and March 20, 2021. These are associated with 13 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 3:2020cv00035 — Hucul v. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al

   • March 15, 2021: ORDER Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and Granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF Nos. [17] , 18 ). Signed by Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel on 3/15/21. (dlg)
2. CO 1:2018cv00949 — Rifle Remedies, LLC et al v. Internal Revenue Service, The

   • March 16, 2021: ORDER. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment by the Internal Revenue Service [61] is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' Rule 56(d) Motion and Response to IRS Motion for Summary Judgment [62] is DENIED. This case is closed, by Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 3/16/21.(sgrim)
3. DC 1:2017cv01974 — WATKINS LAW & ADVOCACY, PLLC v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 17, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/17/21. (lcabj2)
4. DC 1:2019cv00598 — A.B. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • March 19, 2021: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on March 19, 2021. (lccjn2)
5. DC 1:2019cv02330 — MOELLER v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

   • March 17, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendant's [17] Motion for Summary Judgment. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 17, 2021. (lcdlf3)
6. DC 1:2020cv00329 — MCNEIL v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al

   • March 18, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 3/18/2021. (lcjdb1)
7. DC 1:2020cv01732 — LEGAL EAGLE, LLC v. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL RECORDS ACCESS AND INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE et al

   • March 18, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [7] Defendants' Partial Motion to Dismiss; denying [13] Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; granting [21] Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; denying [27] Plaintiff's Motion to Strike. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/18/2021. (lcrc3)
8. DC 1:2020cv01798 — DAVITA INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES et al

   • March 16, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendants' [14] Motion for Summary Judgment and the plaintiff's [17] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 16, 2021. (lcbah3)
9. MA 1:2019cv12379 — Mullane v. Department of Justice et al

   • March 19, 2021: Judge Denise J. Casper: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER – The Court ALLOWS in part and DENIES in part the Agencies' motion for summary judgment, D. 27, and DENIES Mullane's motions to strike and amend. D. 53; D. 58. The motion for su mmary judgment is ALLOWED in all respects except for the documents described above that were withheld or redacted solely under the deliberative process privilege, see page 21, supra , which is DENIED without prejudice. The Agencies must produce the communications with an external party unredacted, D. 28-2 at 1415, and shall either submit a revised Vaughn index by April 16, 2021 , correcting the deficiencies outlined above, or produce the documents unredacted to Mullane and inform the Court, also by April 16, 2021.(Hourihan, Lisa)
10. NYS 1:2019cv08215 — American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Justice et al

    • March 15, 2021: OPINION AND ORDER re: [37] CROSS MOTION for Summary Judgment. filed by American Oversight, [30] MOTION for Summary Judgment. filed by U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. For the foregoing reaso ns, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is denied and Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the case. (As further set forth in this Order.) (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 3/15/2021) (cf) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
    • March 16, 2021: CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: [45] Memorandum & Opinion. in favor of Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice against American Oversight. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Opinion and Order dated March 15, 2021, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is denied and Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED; accordingly, the case is closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 3/16/2021) (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Right to Appeal) (dt)
11. NYS 1:2020cv00833 — The New York Times Company v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

    • March 15, 2021: ORDER: The Court will hold oral argument in this case on Friday, April 9, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., on the parties' pending cross-motions for summary judgment. This argument will be held telephonically. The parties should call into the Court's dedicated conference line at (888) 363-4749, and enter Access Code 468-4906, followed by the pound (#) key. Counsel are directed to review the Court's Emergency Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19, found at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon -paul-engelmayer, for the Court's procedures for telephonic conferences and for instructions for communicating with chambers. SO ORDERED. (Telephone Conference set for 4/9/2021 at 04:00 PM before Judge Paul A. Engelmayer.) (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 3/15/2021) (jca)
12. NYS 1:2020cv10324 — Wilson v. Federal Bureau Of Investigation

    • March 18, 2021: ORDER granting [14] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Request GRANTED. The conference presently scheduled for March 24, 2021 is hereby adjourned to Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at2:00 p.m. So Ordered. Telephone Conference set for 3/31/2021 at 02:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron on 3/18/2021) (js)
13. WAW 2:2018cv01635 — Withey et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

    • March 17, 2021: MINUTE ORDER granting Parties' [118] Stipulated Motion Regarding Further Briefing: Plaintiffs shall file their final substantive dispositive motion by April 9, 2021, limited to 30 pages. Defendant shall file its opposition and cross-motion by April 30, 2021, limited to 30 pages. Plaintiffs shall file their reply and opposition by May 7, 2021, limited to 15 pages. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (MW)