FOIA Activity: 4 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 25, 2015 and January 31, 2015. 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. CAE 1:2013cv01979 — Bryson v. Gerson et al

   • January 28, 2015: ORDER to SHOW CAUSEE Why Action Should Not be Dismissed with Prejudice for Failure to Obey a Court Order and Failure to Prosecute,signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 1/28/2015. (14-Day Deadline) (Martin-Gill, S)
2. CAN 3:2003cv04992 — Snyder v. Department of Defense et al

   • January 30, 2015: ORDER RE REPLY AS TO [157] MOTION to Compel. Replies due by 2/13/2015. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 1/30/2015. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/30/2015)
3. CAN 3:2013cv02789 — Public.Resource.org v. United States Internal Revenue Service

   • January 29, 2015: ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Judge William H. Orrick denying [46] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting [47] Motion for Summary Judgment. the IRSs motion for summary judgment is DENIED and Public.Resource.orgs motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. The government shall produce the requested nine form 990s in the MeF format within sixty days of the date of this Order. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/29/2015)
4. OR 6:2014cv00048 — Fennerty v. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers et al

   • January 26, 2015: ORDER: Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [25] ; Granting Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment [14] This action is dismissed. Signed on 1/26/2014 by Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Coffin. (plb) Corrected date filed on 1/27/2015 (plb).