FOIA Activity: 5 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 21, 2024 and April 27, 2024. These are associated with 4 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 1:2014cv01589 — ACCURACY IN MEDIA, INC. et al v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al

   • April 26, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION: For the reasons stated in the attached document, Defendant Federal Bureau of Investigation's Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment [97] , will be granted and Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment [98] will be denied. A separate order will issue. See document for details. Signed by Judge Loren L. AliKhan on 04/26/2024. (lclla3)
2. DC 1:2022cv02853 — JUUL LABS, INC. v. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION

   • April 23, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum opinion and order, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the FDA's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. [16] , and GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Juul&#03 9;s cross-motion for summary judgment, Dkt. [19] See document for details. In addition, the FDA is directed to conduct a further review of the withheld materials to identify what portions of that material (if any) simply parrot what Juul inclu ded in its PMTAs, without additional analysis or deliberative selection, and whether any such material includes trade secret information as to which Juul opposes release. The parties are ORDERED to submit a joint status report on the status of this review on or before May 24, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/23/2024. (lcrdm1)
3. ILN 1:2023cv13762 — Henderson Parks, LLC v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

   • April 26, 2024: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Jeffrey I Cummings on 4/26/2024. Mailed notice (cc, )
4. NYS 1:2024cv00857 — Kourani v. Department of Justice

   • April 22, 2024: ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The Court dismisses this action. The Court dismisses Plaintiff's claims under federal law under the doctrine of sovereign immunity, for lack to subject matter jurisdiction. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3). The Court also d eclines to consider, under its supplemental jurisdiction, Plaintiff's claims under state law. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3). The Court further denies Plaintiff's request to seal the complaint commencing this action. In addition, the Court denies Plaintiff's requests for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction as moot. The Court directs the Clerk of Court to make publicly available on the court's electronic docket of this action any document her etofore subjected to a "case participant-only" electronic access restriction on that docket, which includes Plaintiff's complaint commencing this civil action, his IFP application, and his initial prisoner trust account report. ( ECF 1-3.) The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore IFP status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). The Court also directs the Clerk of Court to enter a judgment dismissing this action for the reasons set forth in this order. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 4/22/2024) (rro)
   • April 22, 2024: CIVIL JUDGMENT: For the reasons stated in the April 22, 2024, order, this action is dismissed. The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the Court's judgment would not be taken in good faith. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 4/22/2024) (rro)