FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 22, 2022 and May 28, 2022. These are associated with 6 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. CAN 4:2021cv00866 — Bioscience Advisors, Inc. v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission et al

   • May 24, 2022: ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Denying [57] Stipulation Regarding Leave to File Excess Pages. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/24/2022)
2. DC 1:2017cv00827 — AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al

   • May 27, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 5/27/2022. (lcegs1)
3. DC 1:2018cv02800 — HYATT v. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

   • May 27, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: [19] Motion for Summary Judgment ; [23] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment ; [20] Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal ; [25] Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal ; and [33] Motion for an Order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 5/27/2022. (lcac)
4. NV 3:2021cv00347 — Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau Of Land Management

   • May 27, 2022: ORDER Re: Disclosure Schedule re: ECF No. [25] Proposed Order Submission. It is now ORDERED that Defendant BLM will release to Plaintiff the Center for Biological Diversity 1,000 or more responsive pages every 30 business days until BLM has satisf ied all of its obligations under FOIA to provide the requester with responsive, non-exempt records. Should the Parties reach further agreement as to the scope of the FOIA request or the date on which BLM's disclosures will be complete, they shall file a joint status report and proposed order with the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin on 5/27/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF – CJD)
5. NYS 1:2020cv05096 — Open Society Justice Initiative v. Department of Defense et al

   • May 26, 2022: NOTICE AND ORDER FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the annexed declaration of Amrit Singh, and subject to the approval of the Court, Amrit Singh hereby withdraws as counsel for Plaintiff Open Society Justice Initiative and sh all be removed from the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) notification list in the above-captioned matter. Eric Alan Stone and Mark F. Mendelsohn of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and James Goldston and Natasha Arnpriest er of Open Society Justice Initiative will continue to represent Open Society Justice Initiative in this proceeding. Application GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to update the docket accordingly. SO ORDERED. Attorney Amrit Singh terminated. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 5/26/2022) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-05096-JMF, 1:20-cv-06359-JMF (tg)
6. NYS 1:2021cv00954 — No More Deaths et al v. United States Customs and Border Protection

   • May 23, 2022: ORDER: Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that, by May 24, 2022, the parties shall submit a status letter as set forth in the April 20, 2022 Order. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 5/23/2022) (jca)