FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 11, 2021 and July 17, 2021. These are associated with 7 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. DC 1:2017cv01701 — REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al

   • July 12, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [47] Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; denying [49] Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; and denying [50] Plaintiff's Motion for In Camera Review. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7/12/2021. (lcrc1)
2. DC 1:2020cv01240 — WP COMPANY LLC et al v. U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

   • July 15, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [48] Order on Supplemental Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/15/2021. (lcjeb1)
3. NYS 1:2020cv00306 — International Refugee Assistance Project, Inc. v. Defense Contract Management Agency et al

   • July 12, 2021: ORDER REGULATING PROCEEDINGS, On July 9, 2021, I held a telephonic status conference in the above-captioned matter. As discussed at the conference, Defendants shall produce all remaining documents by August 13, 2021. Plaintiffs shall move for joind er of additional parties by July 16, 2021. Oppositions shall be filed by July 30, 2021, and oral argument will be held on August 4, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. SO ORDERED. ( Motions due by 7/16/2021., Responses due by 7/30/2021, Oral Argument set for 8/4/2021 at 10:30 AM before Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.) (Signed by Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein on 7/12/21) (yv)
4. NYS 1:2020cv05096 — Open Society Justice Initiative v. Department of Defense et al

   • July 15, 2021: OPINION AND ORDER re: [55] MOTION for Summary Judgment, filed by Central Intelligence Agency; [71] CROSS MOTION for Summary Judgment, filed by Open Society Justice Initiative. For the reasons stated above, the CIA's motion for su mmary judgment is GRANTED and OSJI's summary judgment motion is DENIED with respect to the question of whether an official disclosure waived the CIA's entitlement to issue a Glomar response to Topics 2 and 18 and with respect to the prop riety of the CIA's Glomar response to Topics 1-4 and 16. The Court reserves judgment on the propriety of the CIA's Glomar response to Topics 5-15 and 17-21. To the extent that the CIA wishes to defend its Glomar response to any of the re maining sixteen topics, it shall file a supplemental declaration and supplemental memorandum of law, not to exceed ten pages, within three weeks of the date of this Opinion and Order. OSJI shall file any responsive memorandum of law, not to exceed ten pages, within two weeks of the CIA's supplemental submissions. No further briefing will be permitted absent leave of Court. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF Nos. 55 and 71. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 7/15/2021) (va) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
5. NYS 1:2020cv08900 — Cohan v. United States Department of the Treasury et al

   • July 14, 2021: ORDER: The status conference is adjourned from July 20, 2021 to September 21, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. The parties shall submit a status letter no later than September 13, 2021. SO ORDERED., ( Status Conference set for 9/21/2021 at 09:30 AM before Judge George B. Daniels.) (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 7/14/2021) (ama)
6. NYS 1:2021cv04702 — Bal v. U.S. Department of the Treasury

   • July 13, 2021: ORDER OF SERVICE: To allow Plaintiff to effect service on Defendant United States Department of the Treasury through the U.S. Marshals Service, the Clerk of Court is instructed to fill out a U.S. Marshals Service Process Receipt and Return form ("USM-285 form") for this defendant. The Clerk of Court is further instructed to (1) mark the box on the USM-285 forms labeled "Check for service on U.S.A."; (2) issue a summons; and (3) deliver to the Marshals Service all the paperwork necessary for the Marshals Service to effect service upon this defendant. Plaintiff must notify the Court in writing if his address changes, and the Court may dismiss the action if Plaintiff fails to do so. The Clerk of Court is directe d to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff, together with an information package. The Clerk of Court is further instructed to (1) complete the USM-285 forms with the address for the United States Department of the Treasury; (2) check the box on th e USM-285 forms labeled "Check for service on U.S.A."; (3) issue a summons; and (4) deliver to the U.S. Marshals Service all documents necessary to effect service to this defendant. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 7/13/2021) (rj) Transmission to Pro Se Assistants for processing.
7. WAW 3:2021cv05180 — Simatic v. Commissioner of Social Security

   • July 14, 2021: ORDER TO FILE PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE re Parties' [20] Joint Status Report. The parties shall provide a proposed summary judgment briefing schedule on or before August 13, 2021. Signed by Judge J Richard Creatura. (SR) (cc: Plaintiff via U.S. Mail)