FOIA Activity: 8 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 2, 2024 and June 8, 2024. These are associated with 8 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 1:2021cv02362 — PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • June 6, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [31] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and denying [34] Plaintiff's Cross-motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 6/6/2024. (lcrc3)
2. DC 1:2022cv02477 — SAVAGE et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • June 7, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION re. [46] Order on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/7/2024. (lcjeb2)
3. DC 1:2023cv00401 — WILLIAMS v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • June 6, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting Defendants' [20] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying Plaintiff's 22 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 6/6/2024. (lcacr1)
4. ME 2:2024cv00089 — BUENAVENTURA et al v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT et al

   • June 3, 2024: ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE – adopting [4] REPORT AND RECOMMENDED DECISION re [1] Complaint. By JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN. (mnd)
5. NYS 1:2023cv07045 — Maritime Legal Solutions, PLLC v. U.S. Transportation Command

   • June 7, 2024: ORDER granting [21] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The conference scheduled for June 11, 2024, is hereby ADJOURNED to August 13, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. As before, the conference will be telephonic, and the dial-in informat ion is as follows: At the aforementioned date and time, the parties are to call (888) 363-4749 and enter access code 5123533. The parties shall provide their joint pre-conference submissions on or before August 8, 2024. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 21. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 6/7/2024) Initial Conference set for 8/13/2024 at 12:00 PM before Judge Katherine Polk Failla. (ks)
6. WAW 2:2020cv00674 — Human Rights Defense Center v. United States Department of Justice et al

   • June 7, 2024: ORDER. This matter comes before the Court on outstanding issues in the second set of cross-motions for summary judgment. See Dkt. ## 53 , [55] As for the redaction of narrative claim descriptions and non-private agency information in Files 63 and 13 8, the Court DENIES Plaintiff's motion and GRANTS Defendants' motion, determining that Defendants properly invoked exemption 6 in redacting this information. As for the redaction of information in File 24, the Court DENIES Plaintiff's motion and GRANTS Defendants' motion, determining that Defendants properly invoked exemption 6 in redacting this information. As for attorney fees, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion and DENIES Defendants' motion. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)
7. WAW 2:2023cv01499 — Friedman Rubin PLLP v. United States of America et al

   • June 3, 2024: ORDER granting Parties' [15] Stipulated MOTION to Stay Pending Agreed Dismissal. This matter is STAYED for sixty (60) days. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)
8. WVS 1:2023cv00202 — Delgado v. United States Postal Inspection Service

   • June 5, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER adopting the [30] Proposed Findings and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge, granting [11] MOTION by United States Postal Inspection Service to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment, denying the [19] CROSS MOTION by Carlos Delgado for Summary Judgment, denying [24] MOTION and by Carlos Delgado for Entry of Default, and directing the Clerk to remove this matter from the court's docket. Signed by Senior Judge David A. Faber on 6/5/2024. (cc: plaintiff; counsel of record) (mk)