FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 23, 2023 and April 29, 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. CAE 1:2022cv01132 — Earth Island Institute v. United States National Park Service, et al.

   • April 26, 2023: ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on April 26, 2023, as follows: Based on the parties' joint motion (ECF No. [20] ), the Court will GRANT the parties' request. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: 1. The scheduling conference currently set for May 2, 2023, is continued to June 15, 2023, at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 10 (EPG) before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. To participate telephonically, each party is directed to use the following dial-in number and passcode: 1-888-251-2909; passcode 1024453. The parties shall file a joint status report one full week prior to the conference. (Rooney, M)
2. CAN 4:2021cv09633 — The Center for Investigative Reporting et al v. Department of Homeland Security

   • April 25, 2023: ORDER (as modified) GRANTING [42] STIPULATION to Continue Case Management Conference. Case Management Statement due by 5/30/2023. Further Case Management Conference set for 6/6/2023 02:00 PM. The 6/6/2023 proceeding will be held by A T&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equiv alent of a public hearing by telephone. For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference lin e: Dial In: 888-808-6929 Access Code: 6064255 The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speak ing on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearl y before speaking at length. PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other v isual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. NOTE : All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for a telephonic case management conference are required to dial-in at least 15 minutes before the hearing to check-in with the CRD. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 4/25/2023. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/25/2023)
3. CAN 4:2022cv07772 — National Bail Fund Network et al v. Immigration & Customs Enforcement et al

   • April 25, 2023: ORDER (as modified) GRANTING [42] STIPULATION to Continue Initial Case Management Conference.Case Management Statement due by 7/11/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/18/2023 02:00 PM. The 7/18/2023 proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone. For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conf erence line: Dial In: 888-808-6929 Access Code: 6064255 The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you be fore speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length. PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. NOTE REGARDING TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES: All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for a telephonic case management conference are required to dial-in at least 15 minutes before the hearing to check-in with the CRD. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 4/25/2023. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/25/2023)
4. DC 1:2019cv00800 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • April 24, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: Defendant's [45] Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [51] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 04/24/2023. (lcss)
5. NYS 1:2023cv01529 — Reclaim the Records et al v. United States Department of State

   • April 24, 2023: ORDER granting [13] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for April 28, 2023, is hereby ADJOURNED to Friday, June 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 443 of the Thurgood Marsha ll Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York, 10007. The parties joint submissions in advance of the conference are due no later than June 22, 2023. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 6/30/2023 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 443, Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 4/24/2023) (vfr)
6. NYW 1:2022cv00929 — Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights et al v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

   • April 25, 2023: ORDER re [15] Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting setting Case Management Order. Signed by Hon. H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr. on 4/25/2023. (KER)
7. WAW 2:2023cv00597 — Martinez Rodriguez v. Wolfrey et al

   • April 26, 2023: MINUTE ORDER: The Court concludes that this proceeding is exempt from the initial disclosure requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(A) and the initial conference requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). Counsel are directed to confer and to file a JOINT STATUS REPORT by July 31, 2023. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (LH)