FOIA Activity: 5 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 12, 2017 and March 18, 2017. These are associated with 5 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

   • March 15, 2017: FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 03/15/17 RECOMMENDING that this action be dismissed without prejudice; referred to Judge Kimberly J. Mueller; Objections to F&Rs due within 14 days. (Benson, A)
2. DC 1:2014cv00276 — JETT v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • March 13, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's [31] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment, denying Plaintiff's [33] Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment, and granting Plaintiff's [32] Rule 56(d) Motion for Limited Discovery. See the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 03/13/2017. (lcapm1)
3. DC 1:2014cv00765 — COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE v. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

   • March 13, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and granting Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a Surreply. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 3/13/17. (CL)
4. FLM 8:2016cv02707 — Wunderlich v. United States Special Operations Command

   • March 16, 2017: 60-DAY ORDER OF DISMISSAL. All pending motions are denied as moot. Clerk shall close the file. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 3/16/2017. (LN)
5. GAS 1:2016cv00164 — Knuckles v. Department of Army

   • March 13, 2017: ORDER ADOPTING [23] Report and Recommendations, DENYING AS MOOT 22 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief filed by Department of Army, OVERRULING Plaintiff's objections, DISMISSING with prejudice this case as a sanction, and CLOSING this civil action. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 03/13/2017. (maa)