FOIA Activity: 4 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 1, 2017 and January 7, 2017. 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 2:2016cv02907 — (PS) Glass v. US Department of Justice et al

   • January 6, 2017: ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 1/6/2017 GRANTING [2] Motion to Proceed IFP. Plaintiff's complaint is dismissed. Plaintiff is GRANTED thirty days from the date of service of this order to file an amended omplaint. (Washington, S)
2. DC 1:2015cv00309 — PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

   • January 5, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding [61] ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's [55] Motion for Leave to File Surreply, GRANTING Defendant's [49] Corrected Motion for Relief under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) and GRANTING IN PART and DENYING IN PART Plaintiff's 52 Cross-Motion for Relief under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 1/5/2017. (lcckk3)
3. NV 2:2015cv02187 — Rosiere v. United States of America

   • January 3, 2017: ORDER denying [31] Motion for Judgment.; denying [44] Motion to Dismiss.; denying [45] Motion for Sanctions.; denying [46] Motion for Sanctions.; denying [47] Motion for Sanctions.; denying [48] Motion for Sanctions.; denying [49] Motion.; d enying [50] Motion.; granting [16] Motion to Dismiss.; denying [21] Motion for Summary Judgment.; Case terminated. FURTHER ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is denied. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 1/3/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF – JM)
4. NYE 1:2015cv07077 — Schwartz v. Department of Defense et al

   • January 6, 2017: OPINION AND ORDER that plaintiff's [22] Motion for Summary Judgment is denied and defendants' [21] Motion for Summary Judgment is granted in part and denied in part. ( Ordered by Judge Allyne R. Ross on 1/5/2017 ) (Guzzi, Roseann)