FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 19, 2022 and June 25, 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. CAN 4:2021cv02632 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California et al v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

   • June 23, 2022: ORDER (AS MODIFIED) granting [50] Stipulation to Continue Further Case Management Conference: Parties shall file a joint updated Case Management Conference Statement by 8/10/2022. Further Case Management Conference is continued to 8/17/2022 01:30 PM in Oakland, – Videoconference Only. Parties can find Judge Ryu's virtual Zoom courtroom at: https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/ryu-donna-m-dmr/. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 6/23/2022. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2022)
2. FLS 1:2022cv20312 — Gonzalez v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

   • June 21, 2022: ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, DE [24] , is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff's claim against USDA in Count I is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE and with leave to amend. Plaintiffs claim against unknown em ployees of the USDA and DOJ is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiff shall file his Second Amended Complaint by no later than July 1, 2022. Defendant's Motion to Stay, DE [25] , is DENIED AS MOOT. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 6/21/2022. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
3. NYS 1:2021cv07533 — BuzzFeed Inc. v. U.S. Department Of Justice

   • June 21, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER re: [19] MOTION for Summary Judgment. filed by U.S. Department Of Justice. The Court has considered all of the arguments raised by the parties. To the extent not specifically addressed above, the argume nts are either moot or without merit. For the reasons explained above, the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is denied and DOJ's motion for summary judgment is granted. The Clerk is directed to enter-judgment dismissing this case. The Clerk is also directed to close all pending motions and to close this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 6/20/2022) (ks) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
   • June 21, 2022: CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: [31] Memorandum & Opinion in favor of U.S. Department Of Justice against BuzzFeed Inc. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Memorandum Opinion and Order dated June 21, 2022, the Court has considered all of the arguments raised by the parties. To the extent not specifically addressed, the arguments are either moot or without merit. The plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is denied and DOJ's motion for summary judgment is granted. Judgment is entered dismissing this case; accordingly, the case is closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 6/21/2022) (Attachments: # 1 Right to Appeal) (km)
4. WAW 2:2019cv00334 — Davis Wright Tremaine LLP v. United States Customs and Border Protection

   • June 23, 2022: ORDER re Parties' [59] Stipulated MOTION. The Court grants the parties additional time to complete settlement negotiations. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SB)
   • June 23, 2022: ORDER re Parties' [60] Stipulated MOTION. The parties shall file a stipulation to dismiss the case or a joint status report on or before 8/22/2022. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SB)
5. WAW 2:2021cv00452 — Deep Sea Fishermen's Union of the Pacific v United States Department of Commerce et al

   • June 22, 2022: ORDER granting Parties' [34] Stipulated MOTION to Extend Trial Date. Jury Trial is continued to 12/5/2022 at 09:30 AM before U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. Discovery to be completed by 8/8/2022, 39.1 mediation to be completed by 8/26/2022, Dispositive motions due by 9/6/2022. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)