FOIA Activity: 15 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 31, 2014 and September 6, 2014. These are associated with 15 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. ARW 3:2011cv03043 — Adams v. United States Department of LABOR/OSHA et al

   • September 5, 2014: OPINION AND ORDER granting [61] Motion for Summary Judgment; declining to adopt [64] Report and Recommendations. Signed by Honorable Timothy L. Brooks on September 5, 2014. (jn)
2. AZ 4:2013cv00080 — Star Publishing Company et al v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al

   • September 5, 2014: ORDER ADOPTING [48] Report and Recommendation.Defendants need not further redact the documents at issue. The Courts staff shall return the in camera documents (discussed in this Order and the Courts April 23, 2014, Order) and the emails between t he magistrate judge and Defendants counsel to counsel for Defendants. Counsel for Defendants shall retain the documents for any appellate review. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment and shall then close its file. Signed by Judge Cindy K Jorgenson on 9/3/14. (SMBE)
3. CAN 4:2011cv05221 — Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

   • September 3, 2014: ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granting in part [93] Motion for Extension of Time to File to 11/14/14. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/3/2014)
4. CAN 4:2012cv01013 — First Amendment Coalition v. U.S. Department of Justice

   • September 2, 2014: ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE. Motions due by 9/25/2014; Responses due by 10/10/2014; Replies due by 10/24/2014. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 9/2/2014. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/2/2014)
5. CO 1:2011cv02544 — Evans v. Central Intelligence Agency

   • September 2, 2014: OPINION AND ORDER granting [53] Motion for Summary Judgment by Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger on 9/2/14.(dkals, )
6. CO 1:2013cv01722 — Brown et al v. Perez

   • September 3, 2014: COURTROOM MINUTES for proceedings held before Judge Raymond P. Moore: Trial Preparation Conference held on 9/3/2014. [66] Plaintiff's Request for the Court to Take Judicial Notice is DENIED. Hearing on the Motions for Summary Judgment, Docket Entries [41] and [52] , is set for 9/9/2014 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom A 601 before Judge Raymond P. Moore. Court Reporter: Tammy Hoffschildt. (cpear) Modified on 9/4/2014 to correct text (cpear).
7. CO 1:2013cv02811 — Western Energy Alliance v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

   • September 2, 2014: OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES: Plaintiff Western Energy Alliance's Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs [13] is DENIED. by Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger on 9/2/14. Text Only Entry(msksec, )
8. DC 1:2011cv00951 — CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

   • September 5, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on September 5, 2014. (NS)
9. DC 1:2011cv01256 — LABOW v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • September 4, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting defendant Department of Justice's motion [32] for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein on 9/4/14. (lcrwr2)
10. DC 1:2011cv01681 — PUBLIC CITIZEN v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    • September 5, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendant's [51] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment; defendant-intervenor Pfizer Inc.'s [47] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment; defendant-intervenor Purdue Pharma L.P.'s [50] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment; and the plaintiff's [53] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 5, 2014. (lcbah1)
11. DC 1:2012cv01665 — CONSERVATION FORCE v. JEWELL et al

    • September 2, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part Defendants' [16] Motion for Summary Judgment, and denying Plaintiff's 18 Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached Opinion for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 09/02/2014. (lckbj3) (Main Document 25 replaced on 9/3/2014 with corrected signature date) (ztnr, )
12. DC 1:2013cv01020 — TAITZ v. DONAHUE et al

    • September 5, 2014: MEMORANDUM Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 9/4/2014. (zmm, )
13. DC 1:2013cv01532 — COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

    • September 4, 2014: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer on 9/4/2014. (lcrmc1)
14. ILS 3:2014cv00908 — Henson v. Department of Health and Human Services et al

    • September 2, 2014: ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE [3] 4 [5] 6 [7] 8 and [9] Signed by Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson on 9/2/14. (sgp)
15. NYS 1:2012cv04880 — Gelb v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York et al

    • September 5, 2014: OPINION AND ORDER re: [57] CROSS MOTION for Discovery filed by Bernard Gelb, [48] MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For the reasons set forth within, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 48) is DENIED without prejudice. Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Discovery (ECF No. 57) is DENIED. Defendant should inform the Court via letter by October 1, 2014, whether it will renew its motion for summary judgment, and propose a briefing schedule jointly with Plaintiff. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr on 9/5/2014) (ajs)