FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 23, 2022 and October 29, 2022. These are associated with 7 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 3:2022cv00383 — Electronic Frontier Foundation v. United States Department of State

   • October 28, 2022: ORDER AS MODIFIED by Judge Sallie Kim granting [26] Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Case Management Statement due by 12/12/2022. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/19/2022 at 01:30 PM in San Francisco, – Videoconference Only. (bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/28/2022)
2. DC 1:2020cv02572 — WEISE v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • October 24, 2022: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION: See attached document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on October 24, 2022. (lcjmc1)
3. DC 1:2022cv02804 — GOOCH v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

   • October 25, 2022: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 10/25/2022. (rj)
4. FLM 6:2021cv01168 — Llamas et al v. U.S. Army et al

   • October 25, 2022: ORDER granting 32 Consent Motion to Stay Briefing Schedule. The summary judgment briefing schedule set forth in the Court's November 23, 2021 Order (Doc. No. 28) is hereby STAYED. The parties shall file a joint status report on or before March 31, 2023 updating the Court on Defendants' processing of Plaintiffs' FOIA requests and, if appropriate, proposing a schedule for briefing motions for summary judgment. See PDF for additional details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leslie Hoffman Price on 10/25/2022. (BAB)
5. FLS 1:2022cv20312 — Gonzalez v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

   • October 27, 2022: ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S ORDER. Plaintiff's Objections, DE [50] , are SUSTAINED. The Supplemental Order, [49] , is REVERSED. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 10/27/2022. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
6. VT 2:2022cv00053 — Jewell v. United States Department of Education

   • October 26, 2022: OPINION AND ORDER denying [41] MOTION Challenging the Deficiency of the Department of Education's Search and Production; granting [45] CROSS MOTION for Stay of Litigation Pending Production; denying [47] MOTION to Transfer Venue. Upon completion of DOE's document production, the parties shall advise the Court of the need, if any, for further litigation. Signed by Judge Kevin J. Doyle on 10/26/2022. (eh)
7. WAW 2:2022cv01329 — University of Washington et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al

   • October 28, 2022: ORDER granting Parties' [13] Stipulated MOTION. The parties are released from the initial disclosure requirements of FRCP 26(a)(1), as well as from the conference and discovery plan requirements of FRCP 26(f). The parties are to file a Joint Status Report by 11/30/2022. Signed by Judge Tana Lin. (LH)