FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 14, 2014 and September 20, 2014. These are associated with 7 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. CAE 2:2011cv02799 — (PS) Jones v. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

   • September 15, 2014: ORDER denying [93] Motion to Strike signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 9/12/14. (Kaminski, H)
2. CAE 2:2014cv02106 — (PS) Yegorov v. McBrien

   • September 15, 2014: ORDER AND FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 9/15/14 ORDERING that [2] Motion to Proceed IFP is granted. RECOMMENDING that this action be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. F&R referred to Judge John A. Mendez. Objections to F&R due within fourteen days. (Kaminski, H)
3. CAN 3:2012cv03728 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

   • September 16, 2014: ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [43] 47 (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 9/16/2014)
4. DC 1:2013cv00921 — OCASIO v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • September 16, 2014: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 09/16/2014. (lctsc2)
5. DC 1:2014cv00471 — ELLIS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

   • September 16, 2014: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/16/2014. (lcabj1)
6. ILN 1:2013cv03547 — Aland v. U.S Department of the Interior et al

   • September 19, 2014: ORDER: This is an action brought under the Freedom of Information Act based on a request for documents submitted to the Department of the Interior regarding the agency's efforts to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list. For the r easons provided, Defendants, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Motion for Summary Judgment is granted [29] and Plaintiff Robert H. Alands Motion for Summary Judgment is denied [33] [For further details see order] – Signed by the Honorable Susan E. Cox on 9/19/2014. Mailed notice (np, )
7. NYS 1:2013cv08620 — Bishop et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security

   • September 16, 2014: OPINION AND ORDER #104735. For the foregoing reasons, DHS's motion for summary judgment (Docket #16) is granted, and plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment (Docket #19) is denied. The Clerk is requested to enter judgment dismissing the com plaint. re: [16] MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by United States Department of Homeland Security, [19] CROSS MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Mac William Bishop, Christopher Chivers. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on 9/16/2014) (rjm) Modified on 9/18/2014 (ca).