FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 9, 2021 and May 15, 2021. These are associated with 9 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. CAC 2:2015cv04901 — Gary Ball Jr. v. U.S. Department of Justice

   • May 11, 2021: ORDER AND JUDGMENT by Judge David O. Carter. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted. Related to: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment [32] (twdb)
2. CAN 3:2020cv01103 — Public Justice Foundation et al v. Farm Service Agency

   • May 10, 2021: ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS' MOTION RE FOIA WITHHOLDINGS. By Judge Alsup. (whalc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2021)
3. DC 1:2017cv01566 — KILMER v. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

   • May 14, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding [30] ORDER. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on May 14, 2021. (lcckk1)
4. MN 0:2019cv03006 — Xanthopoulos et al v. Internal Revenue Service

   • May 11, 2021: ORDER granting [28] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment; denying [34] Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Written Opinion) Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 5/11/2021. (DCR)
   • May 11, 2021: AMENDED ORDER re [54] granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment; denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment. (Written Opinion) Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 5/11/2021.(DCR)
5. NYS 1:2020cv01686 — Austin Sanctuary Network et al v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

   • May 10, 2021: ORDER granting [41] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. In light of the parties' agreement, the conference previously scheduled for May 10, 2021 is cancelled. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 5/10/2021) (js)
6. NYS 1:2021cv03288 — Safe Passage Project v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection et al

   • May 12, 2021: ORDER granting [20] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The initial pretrial conference is adjourned to June 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. The parties' joint submission is due by June 17, 2021. The parties must appear for the conference by dialing 888-363-4749, using the access code 3121171 and the security code 3288. (Initial Conference set for 6/25/2021 at 10:00 AM before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 5/12/2021) (rro)
7. TXN 3:2018cv01349 — Berk v. Executive Office of United States Attorneys

   • May 10, 2021: ORDER ACCEPTING [99] FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Accordingly, Defendants' [67] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED and Plaintiff's [66] Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is DENIED. (Ordered by Chief Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn on 5/10/2021) (twd)
8. TXW 1:2020cv00370 — Matthews v. Executive Office for the United States Attorneys et al

   • May 10, 2021: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re [43] Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction,, filed by Federal Bureau of Prisons, Office of Legal Counsel, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Office of the President, Executive Office for the United States Attorneys and [39] Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Eric Martin Matthews. Signed by Judge Susan Hightower. (cc3)
9. WAW 2:2018cv01635 — Withey et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

   • May 13, 2021: MINUTE ORDER re Parties' [133] Stipulated Motion to Extend the Briefing Schedule. The Court hereby GRANTS the motion and EXTENDS Defendant's response deadline until May 19, 2021 and Plaintiffs' reply deadline until May 26, 2021. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to renote Plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees (Dkt. No. [122] ) for consideration on May 26, 2021. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)