FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 21, 2021 and November 27, 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 2:2020cv08307 — National Public Radio, Inc. et al v. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

   • November 24, 2021: ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [28] , 29 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: NPR's request for in camera review is DENIED. Each Motion is therefore designated as GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR SPECIFICS). The Court will issue Judgment consistent with this order. (lc)
   • November 24, 2021: JUDGMENT by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: 1. Plaintiffs National Public Radio, Inc., and Tom Dreisbach shall have JUDGMENT in their favor. 2. The Court ORDERS Defendant U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to disclose to Plaintiffs, withi n twenty (20) days of the date of this Order,a. all material withheld pursuant to the deliberative process privilege indocument A00 1, and b. all material withheld pursuant to the deliberative process privilege in any document in Groups 1 (A005; A008 ; A009; A0l0; A0l 1; A012 A021), 2 (A004; A009; A0l0; A0l 1; A012), and 4 (A003; A013;A015; A017; A020). 3. All other relief requested by Plaintiffs is DENIED.This Order shall constitute the FINAL JUDGMENT of the Court. The Clerk14 of the Court shall close the case. Related to: Order on Motion for Summary Judgment [33] (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (lc)
2. DC 1:2016cv01256 — AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al

   • November 24, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 11/24/2021. (lcegs1)
3. FLM 6:2021cv01169 — Llamas et al v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection et al

   • November 22, 2021: ORDER adopting [27] REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 22 Case Management Report. The Court will enter a Case Management and Scheduling Order reflecting the recommendations in the R&R. Signed by Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. on 11/22/2021. (BIA) (ctp)
4. NJ 3:2020cv15786 — KENNY v. SCHRADING et al

   • November 23, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION filed. Signed by Judge Michael A. Shipp on 11/23/2021. (jmh)
5. NYS 1:2019cv11131 — National Immigrant Justice Center et al v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

   • November 23, 2021: ORDER: The Court will hold a status conference in this matter on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. The parties shall file a joint status letter and proposed conference agenda by January 14, 2022. SO ORDERED. (Status Conference set for 1/25/2022 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 11/23/2021) (rro)
6. NYS 1:2021cv00954 — No More Deaths et al v. United States Customs and Border Protection

   • November 22, 2021: ORDER: Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that, by November 24, 2021, the parties shall submit a status letter as set forth in the October 15, 2021 Order. (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 11/22/2021) (ate)
7. NYS 1:2021cv06397 — Reclaim the Records et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

   • November 23, 2021: ORDER granting [11] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. GRANTED. The initial pre-trial conference scheduled for December 2, 2021 at 11:30 AM is ADJOURNED to February 1, 2022 at 10:00 AM. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 2/1/2022 at 10:00 AM before Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 11/23/2021) (tg)
8. NYS 1:2021cv07052 — First Look Institute, Inc. et al v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

   • November 23, 2021: ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' joint letter dated October 19, 2021 (Dkt. No. 14) and defendant's letter dated November 19, 2021 (Dkt. No. 16). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiffs may file a responding letter no later than November 29, 2021. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall appear for a status conference on December 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 20A of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. ( Status Conference set for 12/7/2021 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 20A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 11/23/2021) (rro)
9. NYS 1:2021cv08588 — Goodman v. Federal Bureau Of Investigation

   • November 22, 2021: ORDER AND NOTICE OF INITIAL CONFERENCE: This case has been assigned to me for all purposes. It is hereby: ORDERED that, in light of the public health crisis, the Court will not be holding an initial pretrial conference. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, by December 3, 2021, the parties submit a joint letter, not to exceed three (3) pages, providing the following information in separate paragraphs: as further set forth herein. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Vernon S. Broderick on 11/22/2021) (kv)