FOIA Activity: 8 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 20, 2021 and June 26, 2021. These are associated with 8 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. AZ 2:2020cv01277 — Informed Consent Action Network v. National Institutes of Health

   • June 24, 2021: ORDER – IT IS ORDERED granting in part and denying in part NIH's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. [18] ). NIH is entitled to summary judgment regarding ICAN's claim regarding the adequacy of its search. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED granting in part and denying in part ICAN's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. [21] ). ICAN is entitled to summary judgment regarding the redactions pursuant to Exemption 6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that NIH shall remove the redactions at issue and produce the Safety Report to ICAN within three weeks of this Court's Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk of the Court to enter judgment accordingly and close this matter. Signed by Judge John J Tuchi on 6/24/21. (SMH)
2. CAC 2:2021cv04695 — Michael Weiser v. Department of Justice

   • June 25, 2021: MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: STANDING ORDER by Judge John F. Walter. Counsel is ordered to show cause in writing by June 29, 2021 why the Court should not impose sanctions in the amount of $750.00 for violating the Court's Standing Order. (iv)
3. CAC 5:2020cv01530 — Luvenia Morris v. U.S. Small Business Administration et al

   • June 23, 2021: MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF PROSECUTION by Judge John F. Walter. Plaintiff is ordered to show cause, in writing, no later than July 8, 2021, why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. (iv)
4. CAN 3:2021cv04440 — Tahirih Justice Center v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

   • June 25, 2021: ORDER by Judge Donna M. Ryu Granting [8] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to of Alicia LeDuc. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/25/2021)
5. CAS 3:2020cv00990 — Voice of San Diego v. Federal Communications Commission et al

   • June 23, 2021: ORDER Granting [26] Joint Motion for Dismissal with Prejudice. Other than as specified in the settlement agreement, each Party shall bear its own costs and attorney's fees. This Court will retain jurisdiction to enforce the Parties' settlement agreement. The Clerk of the Court shall close the file. Signed by Judge Janis L. Sammartino on 6/23/2021. (tcf)
6. DC 1:2019cv01070 — COLE v. COPAN et al

   • June 22, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendants' [23] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment and the plaintiff's [26] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 22, 2021. (lcdlf1)
7. NYS 1:2019cv09762 — Bonner v. Central Intelligence Agency et al

   • June 23, 2021: ORDER:Counsel shall appear for a teleconference before the Court on June 29, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., which will be held remotely by teleconference in accordance with Rule 2(A) of the Court's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COV ID-19, available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jesse-m-furman. The parties should join the conference by calling the Court's dedicated conference line at (888) 363-4749 and using access code 542-1540, followed by the pound (#) key. (Members of the public and press may also attend using the same dial-in information; they will not be allowed to speak during the conference.) As stated in Rule 2(C)(ii) of the Court's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19, no later than 24 hours before the conference, the parties shall send a joint email to the Court with a list of counsel who may speak during the teleconference and the telephone numbers from which counsel expect to join the call. More broadly, counse l should review and comply with the rules and guidance regarding teleconferences set forth in the Court's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19. (Telephone Conference set for 6/29/2021 at 04:00 PM before Judge Jesse M. Furman.) (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 6/23/2021) (rro)
8. WAW 2:2020cv01451 — Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna v. United States Coast Guard

   • June 21, 2021: JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER re: parties' [24] Stipulated Motion. Defendant's Opposition and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment due 6/21/2021. Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Cross-Motion and Reply in Support of its Motion due 6/28/2021. Defendant's Reply in Support of its Cross-Motion due 7/6/2021. Signed by Hon. S. Kate Vaughan. (PM)