FOIA Activity: 13 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 13 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 21, 2021 and March 27, 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. CAN 3:2019cv00290 — American Civil Liberties Union Foundation et al v. Department of Justice et al

   • March 26, 2021: ORDER re SCHEDULE FOR PRODUCTION re [107] Status Report filed by Department of Homeland Security, Department of State. Signed by Judge Robert M. Illman on 03/26/2021. (rmilc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/26/2021)
2. DC 1:2016cv00708 — ALLEN v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

   • March 24, 2021: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 3/24/21. (psu2)
3. DC 1:2019cv02382 — FLETE-GARCIA v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • March 25, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's motion to dismiss or for summary judgment, Dkt. [20] See attached document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 03/25/2021. (lcrdm1)
4. DC 1:2019cv03644 — STONEHILL v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

   • March 22, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons explained in the attached opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that the IRS's motion to dismiss, Dkt. [11] , is DENIED. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/22/2021. (lcrdm2)
5. DC 1:2020cv00172 — PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • March 26, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION deferring ruling on [31] Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and [34] Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/26/2021. (lcrc1)
6. MA 1:2020cv10204 — Moradi v. Morgan et al

   • March 22, 2021: Judge Denise J. Casper: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER – The Court DENIES Moradi's motion to strike, D. 45, ALLOWS in part and DENIES in part Defendants' motion for summary judgment without prejudice, D. 28, and DENIES Moradi's c ross-motion for summary judgment without prejudice, D. 33. Defendants shall submit a supplemental affidavit as to adequacy of search, particularly addressing the search terms utilized to conduct these searches and the scope of searches, by April 22, 2021. Also, by April 22, 2021 , Defendants shall supplement their Vaughn index as to the documents redacted or withheld solely on the basis of deliberative process under Exemption 5, D. 30-1 at 10 (listing "Memo to DFO from SCBPO_Redacted" as withheld under Exemption 5); D. 36-12, or produce these documents by April 22, 2021 , providing notice of same to the Court. (Hourihan, Lisa)
7. NYE 1:2019cv04142 — Stahl v. Department of Justice et al

   • March 26, 2021: MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER dated 3/26/21 Defendants' motion for summary judgment [17] is granted in part, and plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [19] is denied in part. ( Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 3/26/2021 ) (Guzzi, Roseann)
8. NYS 1:2019cv03112 — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service et al

   • March 25, 2021: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: re: [49] CROSS MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, [42] MOTION for Summary Judgment and Partial Judgment on the Pleadings filed by The Animal and Plant Health Inspecti on Service, The United States Department of Agriculture. For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants in part and denies in part the Agencies' motion for summary judgment, grants in part and denies in part the ASPCA's motion for summary judg ment, and grants the Agencies motion for judgment on the pleadings. The Court denies as moot the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment on the ASPCA's policy and practice claim. The parties are directed to confer and submit a proposed order consistent with this Opinion within 21 days. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motions currently pending at ECF Nos. 42 and 49. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald on 3/25/2021) (ama)
9. NYS 1:2019cv09669 — New York Times Company et al v. Department of the Treasury

   • March 24, 2021: ORDER granting [42] Motion to Adjourn Conference. GRANTED. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for March 25, 2021, is ADJOURNED to June 14, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. By June 7, 2021, the parties shall file a joint status letter. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 6/14/2021 at 10:00 AM before Judge Analisa Torres. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 3/24/2021) (kv)
10. TXS 4:2020cv00397 — ACLU Foundation of Texas, Inc. v. US Department of Homeland Security et al

    • March 26, 2021: ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: granting [18] MOTION for Summary Judgment , adopting [28] Memorandum and Recommendations. Plaintiffs Objections (Doc. No. 29) are OVERRULED; the Memorandum and Recommendation (Doc. No. 28) is ADOPTED; Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 18) is GRANTED; and Plaintiffs Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 19) is DENIED.(Signed by Judge Andrew S Hanen) Parties notified.(jdav, 4)
11. WAW 2:2019cv00463 — Sea Shepherd Legal v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration et al

    • March 24, 2021: ORDER: The court DIRECTS the parties to file a joint status report within 14 days of the date of this order concerning their progress on the court's rulings in its February 2, 2021, order. The parties shall also update the court on what, if anything, remains of this case and if necessary, provide the court with recommendations on how this case should proceed to resolution. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (MW)
12. WAW 2:2019cv01051 — Northwest Environmental Advocates v. US Environmental Protection Agency

    • March 23, 2021: STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR DISMISSAL granting Parties' [30] Stipulated Motion. This case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (LH)
13. WAW 2:2020cv01412 — Sea Shepherd Legal v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration et al

    • March 24, 2021: ORDER re parties' [20] stipulated motion. The Court finds good cause shown for the parties to continue working towards a resolution of this matter. The parties shall submit a joint status report to the Court on or before May 21, 2021. Signed by Judge James L. Robart.(PM)