FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 23, 2021 and May 29, 2021. These are associated with 6 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 3:2021cv00640 — Buckovetz et al v. The Department of the Navy

   • May 27, 2021: ORDER Granting [4] Joint Motion for Extension of Time. Defendant the Department of the Navy must file any response to Plaintiffs complaint on or before June 21, 2021. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 5/27/2021. (mme)
2. DC 1:2019cv01784 — PITTS v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • May 28, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER granting Defendants' Renewed Partial Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 25, and setting July 2, 2021, as the deadline for a motion regarding the Civil Rights Division's response to plaintiffs FOIA request. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/28/21. (psu2)
3. DC 1:2021cv00558 — LEOPOLD et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • May 24, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying Defendants' [11] Motion to Consolidate Cases. See the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/24/2021. (lcapm1)
4. FLS 9:2018cv81750 — Scott v. Internal Revenue Service

   • May 24, 2021: ORDER AND OPINION denying [44] MOTION for Reconsideration re [42] Order on Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Internal Revenue Service. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 5/24/2021. See attached document for full details. (ir)
5. NYS 1:2020cv09941 — De La Cruz v. US Department of Justice, Executive Office of US Attorneys et al

   • May 25, 2021: ORDER granting [13] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. GRANTED. The Parties should file a joint status letter on or before July 8, 2021. The conference previously scheduled for July 2, 2021 is adjourned. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 5/25/2021) (rj)
6. WAW 2:2018cv01141 — The Human Rights Defense Center et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al

   • May 28, 2021: STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (MW)