FOIA Activity: 5 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 6, 2022 and March 12, 2022. These are associated with 5 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 1:2018cv00486 — PINSON v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • March 9, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [118] Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint, denying as moot [116] Individual Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint, and denying [130] Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions and Return of Documents. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 03/09/2022. (lcrc1)
2. DC 1:2019cv02501 — SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER et al v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

   • March 9, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION in support of [30] Order granting Defendant's [24] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying Plaintiffs' [25] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 3/9/2022. (lctjk3)
3. DC 1:2019cv02965 — AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL et al v. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION et al

   • March 11, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [28] Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and granting in part and denying in part [29] Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/11/2022. (lcrc3)
4. NYE 1:2019cv04142 — Stahl v. Department of Justice et al

   • March 11, 2022: MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER dated 3/11/2022 that the Government is directed to conduct the additional video redaction efforts described above, plus any others of which a capable video expert might know, and submit the additional analysis within the next 30 days. Plaintiff may respond within 30 days thereafter. ( Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 3/11/2022 ) (Guzzi, Roseann)
5. NYN 5:2017cv00506 — Long et al v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

   • March 9, 2022: MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that ICE's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. [96] ) is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. [116] ) is DENIED. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Complaint (Dkt. No. [1] ) is DISMISSED in its entirety. It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge Brenda K. Sannes on 3/9/2022. (nmk)