FOIA Activity: 12 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 11, 2015 and October 24, 2015. These are associated with 12 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 1:2013cv01588 — Ha v. U.S. Department of Justice et al

   • October 16, 2015: ORDER to Submit Service Documents or ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why Case Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Comply With Court Order and Local Rules, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 10/15/15: Thirty (30) Day Deadline. (Hellings, J)
2. CAE 1:2015cv01412 — San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Office of the Solicitor, of the U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.

   • October 15, 2015: STIPULATION AND ORDER RE Time for Federal Defendants to Respond to First Amended Complaint; ORDER, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 10/15/15.(Case Management Deadline: 11/13/2015) (Martin-Gill, S)
3. CAN 3:2014cv01130 — Our Children's Earth Foundation et al v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al

   • October 21, 2015: ORDER re (12 in 3:14-cv-04365-SC) Motion for Summary Judgment; (17 in 3:14-cv-04365-SC) Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on FOIA Claims and Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on October 21, 2015. (sclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/21/2015)
4. CAN 3:2014cv04365 — Our Children's Earth Foundation et al v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al

   • October 21, 2015: ORDER re (12 in 3:14-cv-04365-SC) Motion for Summary Judgment; (17 in 3:14-cv-04365-SC) Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on FOIA Claims and Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on October 21, 2015. (sclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/21/2015)
5. CO 1:2015cv01259 — Center for Biological Diversity

   • October 16, 2015: ORDER Approving [13] Stipulation of Dismissal Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) The parties shall file a status report on or before October 21, 2015, describing whether they have reached an agreement regarding attorneys' fees and costs, by Judge William J. Martinez on 10/16/2015.(cthom, )
6. DC 1:2012cv01755 — SACK v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • October 14, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: it is herebyORDERED that what remains of Defendants renewed Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/14/2015. (tcr)
7. DC 1:2014cv01018 — AQUALLIANCE v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

   • October 14, 2015: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [14] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, and granting in part and denying in part [15] Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, as stated in this Court's [24] Order of September 30, 2015. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on October 14, 2015. (lckbj3, )
8. LAE 2:2014cv02619 — Gahagan v. United States Customs and Border Protection et al

   • October 20, 2015: ORDER granting in part and denying in part [49] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown. (jrc)
9. MA 1:2014cv14069 — Windham v. HUD

   • October 19, 2015: Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER granting [19] Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and denying [31] Plaintiff's Motion for Writ of Mandamus. (Dambrosio, Jolyne)
10. ME 2:2015cv00108 — NZINGOULA v. US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT et al

    • October 22, 2015: ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS MOTIONS FOR A HEARING, APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL, AND A FRENCH INTERPRETER ORDER mooting 27 Motion for Oral Argument; denying 27 Motion to Appoint Counsel ; denying 27 Motion for Interpreter By MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN H. RICH III. (lrc)
11. MIE 2:2015cv11033 — Powell v. Internal Revenue Service

    • October 22, 2015: ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES and STRIKING Plaintiff's Notice 35.,., ( Amendment to Pleadings by 10/31/2015 , Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 1/15/2016 )–Signed by Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (MWil)
12. OR 6:2014cv01774 — Mann v. The United States of America

    • October 14, 2015: OPINION AND ORDER: Defendant's motion for summary judgment [21] is GRANTED. This case is DISMISSED. See formal OPINION AND ORDER. Signed on 10/14/2015 by Chief Judge Ann L. Aiken. (rh)