FOIA Activity: 6 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 20, 2022 and November 26, 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. ARW 5:2022cv05220 — Higginbotham v. Felton

   • November 22, 2022: ORDER adopting [6] Report and Recommendations. Case DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Honorable Timothy L. Brooks on November 22, 2022. (bjb)
2. DC 1:2016cv01040 — DALAL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • November 21, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER granting in part and denying without prejudice in part Defendant FEMA's [14] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying without prejudice in part Defendant EOUSA's [27] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying without prejudice in part Defendant FBI's [32] Motion for Summary Judgment; denying Defendant FEMA's [37] Motion to Strike; denying in part and denying without prejudice in part Plaintiff's [16] , [40] , and [46] Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment; and granting Plaintiff's [55] Motion for Leave to File. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 11/21/2022. (lctjk1)
3. DC 1:2017cv01877 — DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • November 23, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 11/23/2022. (lcegs2)
4. DC 1:2020cv01527 — CLEMENTE v. FBI, D.C. et al

   • November 21, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Defendant's [34] Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached Opinion for details. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 11/21/2022. (lctnm3)
5. DC 1:2022cv00145 — WATTLETON v. U.S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • November 22, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING the United States Department of Justice's [11] motion for summary judgment and closing the case. An [17] order consistent with this memorandum opinion is issued contemporaneously. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on 11/22/2022. (psu3)
6. MT 9:2022cv00184 — Save the Yellowstone Grizzly v. United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

   • November 23, 2022: ORDER setting Case Management Plan deadline. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on 11/23/2022. (APP)