FOIA Activity: 8 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 5, 2023 and February 11, 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 1:2020cv00377 — ADAMS v. UNITED STATES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al

   • February 6, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [46] Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached Opinion for details. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 2/6/2023. (lctnm3)
2. DC 1:2020cv01487 — WP COMPANY LLC v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

   • February 6, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Plaintiff's [39] Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs. See attached Opinion for details. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 2/6/2023. (lctnm1)
3. DC 1:2022cv01615 — GHASSAN v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • February 8, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION: For the reasons set forth in the attached memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. 7, is GRANTED. A separate order will issue. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 2/8/2023. (lcrdm2)
4. FLM 8:2022cv00956 — Hooker v. Department of Veterans Affairs

   • February 10, 2023: ORDERED: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment 28 is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to enter Judgement in favor of the Defendant Department of Veterans Affairs and close this case. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 2/10/2023. (JDE)
5. NCE 5:2020cv00363 — Queern v. The United States

   • February 9, 2023: ORDER adopting [78] Memorandum and Recommendation. Signed by Chief US District Judge Richard E. Myers II on 2/9/2023. (McNally, Kimberly)
6. NYS 1:2021cv05450 — Keefe v. Federal Bureau Of Investigation

   • February 8, 2023: ORDER granting [23] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. APPLICATION GRANTED. SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 2/8/2023) (kv)
7. WAW 2:2021cv00073 — Blevins v. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives et al

   • February 9, 2023: MINUTE ORDER: The parties' joint stipulation to extend the deadline for Plaintiff to respond to Defendant's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. # [59] ) does not include the certification required by Local Civil Rule 7(e)(6). Nevertheless, the court will accept the filing. The court DIRECTS the parties to carefully review the current version of the Local Civil Rules on the court's website at https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/local-rules-and-orders. Authorized by Judge James L. Robart. (LH)
   • February 9, 2023: STIPULATION AND ORDER re Parties' [59] Motion for Extension of Time. Plaintiff's Opposition to the [55] MOTION for Summary Judgment is now due 3/6/2023. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (LH)