FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 7, 2022 and August 13, 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. CAC 2:2022cv00202 — Daniel Bader v. United States Department of Justice et al

   • August 9, 2022: ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITH PREJUDICE by Judge Percy Anderson. IT IS SO ORDERED that pursuant to the parties separately filed stipulation, this action is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Each party will bear its own costs and fees. RE: Stipulation to Dismiss Case [29] Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (aco)
2. CAE 1:2022cv00837 — Caetano v. Internal Revenue Service et al

   • August 11, 2022: ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 8/11/2022. ( First Amended Complaint due by 9/26/2022) (Attachments: # 1 Amended Complaint Form)(Martin-Gill, S)
3. DC 1:2016cv00124 — CLIMATE INVESTIGATIONS CENTER v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

   • August 11, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: Defendant's [72] Third Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [73] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Please see the attached Memorandum Opinion for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/11/2022. (lcapm3)
4. DC 1:2022cv00138 — PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S TRUST v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

   • August 10, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [16] Order on Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/10/2022. (lcjeb3)
5. MN 0:2019cv03006 — Xanthopoulos et al v. Internal Revenue Service

   • August 8, 2022: ORDER in Response to [69] Letter to District Judge. (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Susan Richard Nelson on 8/8/2022. (MJC)
6. NYS 1:2022cv00044 — Smolen v. The Federal Aviation Administration

   • August 8, 2022: ORDER: On August 5, 2022, Defendant submitted a letter to the Court requesting that the parties be relieved of the obligation to file a proposed Case Management Plan using the standard form and proposing a briefing schedule for cross-motions f or summary judgment. Dkt. No. 23. Defendant's request to be relieved of the obligation to file a proposed Case Management Plan using the standard form is GRANTED. The briefing schedule will be discussed at the initial pretrial conference scheduled for August 16, 2022. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 8/8/2022) (va)