FOIA Activity: 13 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 13 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 10, 2023 and September 16, 2023. These are associated with 10 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 1:2021cv02802 — COLORADO WILD PUBLIC LANDS v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE

   • September 11, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part [26] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and granting [30] Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. See full Memorandum Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 9/11/2023. (lccrc1)
2. FLM 8:2023cv00885 — Stalcup v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al

   • September 13, 2023: ORDER: "Defendants' Motion to Dismiss FOIA Complaint" (Doc. 13 ), which was converted to a motion for summary judgment, is granted. This case is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Clerk is directed to terminate any pending deadlines and motions, and thereafter close this case. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Thomas P. Barber on 9/13/2023. (ANL)
3. GAS 4:2022cv00243 — Warren v. United States of America

   • September 11, 2023: ORDER DISMISSING CASE without Prejudice. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr., on 9/11/2023. (gmh)
4. MA 1:2020cv11777 — Lawyers for Civil Rights v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

   • September 16, 2023: Judge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered adopting Report and Recommendations re [45] Report and Recommendations. (Zierk, Marsha)
5. MT 9:2022cv00184 — Save the Yellowstone Grizzly v. United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

   • September 13, 2023: ORDER – Opening Brief due by 10/24/2023, Responses due by 11/7/2023, Replies due by 11/21/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on 9/13/2023. (APP)
6. NCW 3:2023cv00423 — Tepe v. Corker et al

   • September 11, 2023: ORDER denying [6] pro se Plaintiff's Motion to Challenge the Qualification of Attorney Emily Louise Nenni and MOTION to Strike Defendants Javitch Block LLC, Emily Louise Nenni, Michael David Slodov's [4] and [5] MOTION to Dismiss. Signed by US Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 9/11/2023. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(mga)
   • September 13, 2023: ORDER denying [48] pro se Plaintiff's Motion to Compel; Motion for Hearing; Motion to Strike. Signed by US Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 9/13/23. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(mga)
7. NM 2:2022cv00443 — Innovation Law Lab v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

   • September 13, 2023: ORDER SETTING DEADLINES by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Sweazea. (atc)
8. NYS 1:2019cv00405 — Osen LLC v. Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury

   • September 12, 2023: OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT re: [56] MOTION for Summary Judgment. filed by Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury. For the reasons stated above and supported by the classified agency affid avits submitted to the Court, OFAC's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Clerk of Court respectfully is requested to terminate the motion at docket entry 56 and to close this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 9/12/2023) (tg) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
   • September 12, 2023: CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: [74] Memorandum & Opinion in favor of Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury against Osen LLC. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Op inion and Order dated September 12, 2023, and supported by the classified agency affidavits submitted to the Court, OFAC's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED; accordingly, the case is closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 9/12/2023) (Attachments: # 1 Appeal Package) (km)
9. NYS 1:2021cv10888 — The New York Times Company et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

   • September 13, 2023: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting [22] Motion for Summary Judgment; terminating [26] Motion for Summary Judgment. Accordingly, for the reasons stated above, the Government's motion for summary judgment is granted. As such, the Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to close the motions pending at ECF Nos. 22 and 26, enter judgment for the Government, and close the case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald on 9/13/2023) (mml) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
   • September 13, 2023: CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: [45] Order on Motion for Summary Judgment. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Memorandum and Order dated September 13, 2023, the Government's motion for summary judgment is granted. Judgment is entered for the Government, and the case is closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 9/13/2023) (Attachments: # 1 Appeal Package) (tp)
10. NYS 1:2022cv03712 — Koch et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice

    • September 12, 2023: ORDER On August 3, 2023, the Court endorsed the parties' August 2 status update and ordered the parties to file a further status update by September 4. As of September 12, no such update has been filed. The Court orders the parties to file such an update by September 19. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 9/12/2023) (jca)