FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 29, 2023 and February 4, 2023. 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. DC 1:2020cv00681 — SABRA v. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

   • January 31, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying [44] Order. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 1/31/23. (lcckk3)
2. DC 1:2022cv02412 — SHERVEN v. PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

   • January 31, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: [10] Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Please see the attached Memorandum Opinion for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 1/31/2023. (lcapm2)
3. NM 1:2022cv00775 — Military Religious Freedom Foundation v. Department of Veterans Affairs

   • February 3, 2023: ORDER OF DISMISSAL by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)
4. NYS 1:2021cv04702 — Bal v. U.S. Department of the Treasury

   • February 1, 2023: ORDER: To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster disposition of this matter, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties must discuss whether they are willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), t o conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge. If both parties consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel for the defendant must, within two weeks of the date of this order file on ECF a fully executed Notic e, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, a copy of which is attached to this order (and also available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files /2018-06/AO-3.pdf). The executed form should be filed on ECF as a "Proposed Consent to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge," and be described using the "Proposed Consent to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge" filing event in accordance with ECF Rule 13.27. If the Court approves that form, a ll further proceedings will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before me. Any appeal would be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as it would be if the consent form were not signed and so ordered. If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge, the parties must file a joint letter, within two weeks of the date of this order advising the Court that the parties do not consent, but without disclosing the identity of the party or parties who do not consent. The parties are free to withhold consent without negative consequences. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 2/1/2023) (rro)
5. NYS 1:2022cv09920 — Immigrant Defense Project et al v. United States Customs and Border Protection et al

   • February 2, 2023: ORDER granting [27] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. This conference is hereby adjourned to February 9, 2023 at 4 p.m. The conference will be held in Courtroom 1506 at 40 Foley Square, New York, NY. The parties should also be prepared to an swer a few questions regarding the pending motions for summary judgment in IDP I. Status Conference set for 2/9/2023 at 04:00 PM in Courtroom 1506, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Ronnie Abrams. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 2/2/2023) (ate)
6. WAW 2:2021cv01166 — Stepien v. Spinrad et al

   • February 2, 2023: MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the parties' Joint Status Report, Dkt. [28] , the Court hereby ORDERS the parties to file a joint proposed briefing schedule for resolution of the FOIA exemption claims in this litigation by no later than March 31, 2023. Authorized by Hon. S. Kate Vaughan. (LH)
7. WAW 2:2022cv01329 — University of Washington et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al

   • February 2, 2023: ORDER: The Court reminds Defendants to complete their FOIA production by September 1, 2023, as previously ordered (Dkt. No. [19] at 2), or timely move to seek an extension of the deadline. Signed by Judge Tana Lin. (LH)