FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 10, 2018 and June 16, 2018. These are associated with 9 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 2:2018cv00873 — Stanco et al v. Internal Revenue Service

   • June 15, 2018: STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 6/14/2018 ORDERING that the deadline for Plaintiffs to file their response to Defendants Motion to Dismiss Counts 110 of the Complaint and Motion for Summary Judgment on Count 10 is EXTENDED to 7/5/2018 and the hearing on Defendants motions is hereby CONTINUED to 7/26/2018. (Hunt, G)
2. CAN 3:2016cv05254 — Ecological Rights Foundation v. Federal Emergency Management Agency

   • June 14, 2018: ORDER by Judge Maria-Elena James granting in part and denying in part [98] Motion for Attorney Fees. (mejlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/14/2018)
3. DC 1:2014cv01264 — 100REPORTERS LLC v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • June 13, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [83] Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, and granting in part and denying in part [86] Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on June 13, 2018. (lcrc3)
4. DC 1:2014cv01407 — CAUSE OF ACTION v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE et al

   • June 12, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on June 12, 2018. (lcegs2)
5. DC 1:2016cv00508 — COFFEY v. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

   • June 14, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [38] Order on Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/14/2018. (lcjeb2)
6. DC 1:2016cv01111 — RHODES v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

   • June 14, 2018: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re Defendant's [10] 24 Motions for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [17] 18 [21] Motions. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 6/14/18. (lctnm1)
7. DC 1:2016cv02039 — LINDER v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

   • June 11, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. Defendant's [21] Motion for Summary Judgment is HELD IN ABEYANCE and Plaintiff's [17] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED as moot. See Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 6/11/2018. (lctnm3)
8. LAE 2:2017cv02668 — Robert Beard, et al v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

   • June 14, 2018: ORDER AND REASONS: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that [33] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to the requested relief of ordering the defendant to produce the withheld documents for an ex parte in camera inspection. The motion is otherwise DENIED. I T IS FURTHER ORDERED that [34] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to the requested relief of the court conducting an ex parte in camera inspection of the withheld documents. The motion is otherwise DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defe ndant produce the withheld documents to the court for an ex parte in camera inspection within 15 days of the date of this Order. The court will then determine whether the documents were properly withheld pursuant to the claimed FOIA exemptions. Signed by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon on 6/13/2018. (ajn)
9. WAW 2:2017cv01854 — The University of Washington et al v. Department of Defense et al

   • June 14, 2018: MINUTE ORDER granting parties' [15] Request for a further continuance of their discovery schedule. Status Report due by 7/26/2018. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM)