FOIA Activity: 12 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 12, 2021 and December 18, 2021. These are associated with 12 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 1:2017cv01569 — KEEPING GOVERNMENT BEHOLDEN, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • December 13, 2021: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 12/13/21. (lcaa)
2. DC 1:2018cv00158 — PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

   • December 17, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [32] Order. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on December 27, 2021. (lcckk1)
3. DC 1:2020cv01240 — WP COMPANY LLC et al v. U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

   • December 13, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [56] Order on Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/13/2021. (lcjeb3)
4. FLS 1:2019cv23452 — Villanueva v. United States Department of Justice et al

   • December 13, 2021: ORDER granting in part and denying in part [62] Defendants' Motion for Entry of Production Schedule and denying [63] Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge John J. O'Sullivan on 12/13/2021. See attached document for full details. (mms)
5. NYS 1:2020cv02761 — Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention et al

   • December 13, 2021: ORDER: On October 8, 2021, Defendants submitted Document 12 under seal for in camera review along with an affidavit describing whether it, or any iteration of the document, was ever operative, ECF Nos. 58, 59, pursuant to the Court's order dated September 17, 2021, ECF No. 54. The Court has reviewed Defendants' submissions. By December 17, 2021, Defendants shall provide a revised supplemental affidavit explaining the particular harm, if any, that would arise from the production of Document 12, see 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(8)(A). SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 12/13/2021) (tg)
6. NYS 1:2021cv06397 — Reclaim the Records et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

   • December 17, 2021: ORDER: Because of a conflict in the Court's Schedule, the Initial Pretrial Conference scheduled for February 1, 2022 at 10:00 AM is ADJOURNED to February 22, 2022 at 10:30 AM. SO ORDERED. ( Initial Conference set for 2/22/2022 at 10:30 AM before Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil.) (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 12/17/2021) (tg)
7. NYS 1:2021cv10420 — The New York Times Company et al v. United States Department of Health And Human Services

   • December 13, 2021: ORDER REGARDING GENERAL PRETRIAL MANAGEMENT: The above-referenced action has been referred to Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses for general pretrial management, including scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement, and for r eport and recommendation on dispositive motions, if any, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B). All pretrial motions and applications, including those related to scheduling and discovery must be made to Judge Moses and in compliance with this Court's Individual Practices in Civil Cases, available on the Court's website at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-barbara-moses. Parties and counsel are cautioned: Once a discovery schedule has been issued, all discovery must be initiated in time to be concluded by the close of discovery set by the Court. Court conferences and hearings may be conducted by teleconference, videoconference, or in person. Teleconferences are held on the Court's AT&T line. If a teleconference is scheduled, the parties are directed to call (888) 557-8511 and enter the access code 7746387 a few minutes before the scheduled time and further set forth in this Order. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 12/13/2021) (rro)
8. SD 3:2018cv03014 — Picardi v. U.S. Attorney's Offices, Pierre et al

   • December 16, 2021: OPINION AND ORDER granting [52] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange on 12/16/21. (SKK)
9. WAW 2:2020cv01231 — State of Washington v. Office of Management and Budget

   • December 14, 2021: STIPULATED ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE re Parties' [20] Stipulation. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)
10. WAW 2:2020cv01232 — State of Washington v. United States National Archives and Records Administration

    • December 14, 2021: STIPULATED ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE re Parties' [23] Stipulation. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)
11. WAW 2:2020cv01233 — State of Washington v. United States General Services Administration

    • December 14, 2021: STIPULATED ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE re Parties' [22] Stipulation. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)
12. WAW 2:2020cv01364 — State of Washington v. Public Buildings Reform Board

    • December 14, 2021: STIPULATED ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE re Parties' [29] Stipulation. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)