FOIA Activity: 10 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 28, 2024 and May 4, 2024. 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 1:2023cv01148 — HERITAGE FOUNDATION et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • April 29, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION re. Order [25] on Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/29/2024. (lcjeb2)
2. FLM 8:2023cv02474 — VRA Enterprises, LLC v. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services et al

   • May 1, 2024: ORDER denying 27 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Signed by Judge William F. Jung on 5/1/2024. (NME)
3. ILN 1:2017cv04782 — Boundaoui v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al

   • May 3, 2024: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: For the reasons stated in the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order, Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment (R. [209] ) is granted in that the Government must remove redactions of the race, ethnic informatio n, and nationality of people identified in the documents turned over by the Government as part of the OVB file where it is possible to reasonably segregate the information. As to all other issues, Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment (R. [209] ) is denied, and the Government's motion for partial summary judgment (R. [183] ) is granted. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 5/3/2024. Mailed notice. (ecw, )
4. NCW 3:2023cv00423 — Tepe v. Corker et al

   • May 3, 2024: ORDER denying [138] Motion to Challenge the Validity of Orders and Judgments Issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the Sixth Circuit Court. All documents submitted by the Plaintiff in t he future, whether in this case or in any other action filed in this District, will be pre-screened by the Court for content. Any proposed filings that are not made in good faith or which lack 2 substance or merit will be returned to the Plaintiff without further explanation. Signed by Senior Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr on 05/02/2024. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(mdp) Modified docket text on 5/3/2024 (mdp).
5. NYS 1:2019cv11131 — National Immigrant Justice Center et al v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

   • May 2, 2024: ORDER: The Court held a status conference on May 2, 2024. Pursuant to instructions given on the record at the conference, Defendants shall produce to Plaintiffs, no later than Friday, May 31, 2024, the second batch of previously produced documents. The parties are directed to file a joint status letter updating the Court regarding proposed next steps on Friday, June 14, 2024. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 5/2/2024) (rro)
6. NYS 1:2021cv04702 — Bal v. U.S. Department of the Treasury

   • May 2, 2024: OPINION & ORDER re: [91] LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from John Bal dated April 30, 2024. filed by John Bal. The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's letter motion at ECF 91 request ing that briefing on cross-motions for summary judgment be delayed until thirty days after the close of discovery. Plaintiff's letter motion (ECF 91) is DENIED. The basis for Plaintiff's request for an extension of the summary judgment b riefing deadlines is his request to obtain discovery before filing his cross-motion. Plaintiff's discovery request is premature as he will have the opportunity to review the agency's submissions, including affidavits and declarations, be fore filing his cross-motion for summary judgment and opposition to the Defendants' motion. In addition to his request being premature, Plaintiff has not made any allegation, let alone showing, of bad faith on Defendants' part to justify discovery. The Clerk is respectfully directed to close ECF 91 (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 5/2/2024) (rro)
7. NYS 1:2022cv04421 — Koch et al v. Federal Bureau Of Investigation

   • May 3, 2024: ORDER: On May 1, 2024, both parties submitted letters indicating that if the Court granted one more extension of the summary judgment briefing schedule, neither side would seek any further extensions. See Def. Status Report, ECF No. 24; Pls. Status Report, ECF No. 25. Based on that representation, the Court grants the request to extend the summary judgment briefing schedule. The new schedule is as follows. With respect to any motion for summary judgment filed by defendant, initial moving papers are due Tuesday, September 24, 2024, responsive papers are due Tuesday, October 8, 2024, and reply papers are due Tuesday, October 15, 2024. With respect to any motion for summary judgment filed by plaintiffs, initial moving papers are due Tuesday, October 8, 2024, responsive papers are due Tuesday, October 15, 2024, and reply papers are due Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Oral argument on any motions will be set for Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 4 P.M. ( Motions due by 10/8/2024., Responses due by 10/15/2024, Replies due by 10/22/2024., Oral Argument set for 10/29/2024 at 04:00 PM before Judge Jed S. Rakoff.) (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 5/2/2024) (rro)
8. NYS 1:2024cv02576 — Center for Biological Diversity et al v. National Marine Fisheries Service

   • May 1, 2024: ORDER: The initial pretrial conference previously scheduled for June 6, 2024 is rescheduled to May 30, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. The joint status letter and proposed case management plan described in the Court's April 5, 2024 order are due no later than May 23, 2024. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 5/1/2024) ( Initial Conference set for 5/30/2024 at 04:00 PM before Judge Gregory H. Woods.) (ks)
9. TXS 4:2024cv00387 — Friedman v. United States of America

   • April 30, 2024: ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: Memorandum and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED of this Court. Dkt [3] This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (srh4)
10. WAW 2:2023cv01127 — Northwest Immigrant Rights Project v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al

    • April 29, 2024: ORDER granting Parties' [24] Stipulated MOTION for Additional Time to File a Joint Status Report. No later than 5/6/2024, the parties shall file a joint status report, including any proposed briefing schedule. Signed by District Judge Kymberly K. Evanson. (SB)