FOIA Activity: 12 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 24, 2019 and November 30, 2019. 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. CAN 3:2018cv01979 — American Small Business League v. Department of Defense

   • November 24, 2019: ORDER ON [107] JOINT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge William Alsup. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/24/2019)
2. DC 1:2016cv00773 — MATTACHINE SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • November 27, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Order [76] Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/27/2019. (lcrcl2)
3. DC 1:2018cv00114 — CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, et al. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

   • November 25, 2019: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on November 25, 2019. (lccjn2)
4. DC 1:2018cv00635 — DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

   • November 27, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 11/27/2019. (lcjdb1)
5. DC 1:2018cv02048 — SMITH v. U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

   • November 27, 2019: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re [10] Defendant's motion for summary judgment and 13 Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/27/2019. (lcsd)
6. DC 1:2019cv00573 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • November 26, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [17] Order on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 11/26/2019. (lcjeb3)
7. DC 1:2019cv03265 — CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al

   • November 25, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 11-25-2019. (lcckk3)
8. NYS 1:2019cv00405 — Osen LLC v. Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury

   • November 26, 2019: ORDER granting [18] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 11/26/2019) (kv)
9. NYS 1:2019cv04024 — State Of New York et al v. United States Department of the Treasury et al

   • November 26, 2019: ORDER granting [36] CONSENT LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The conference originally scheduled for December 11, 2019, is hereby rescheduled to Friday, December 13, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 36. SO ORDERED. (Status Conference set for 12/13/2019 at 10:00 AM before Judge Jesse M. Furman.) (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 11/26/2019) (jca)
10. NYS 1:2019cv06658 — American Immigration Council et al v. Executive Office For Immigration Review et al

    • November 27, 2019: ORDER granting [24] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference; granting [24] Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re [1] Complaint. The deadline for the Government to respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint is hereby extended to January 6, 2020. The Initial Pretrial Conference in this matter is hereby rescheduled to February 14, 2020 at 3:45 p.m. SO ORDERED. Executive Office For Immigration Review answer due 1/6/2020; U.S. Department of Justice answer due 1/6/2020 (Initial Conference set for 2/14/2020 at 03:45 PM before Judge Alison J. Nathan.) (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 11/27/2019) (kv)
11. WAW 2:2018cv00655 — Mora-Villalpando v. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

    • November 26, 2019: JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re [55] Parties will submit another Joint Status Report within 60 days of the date of this order. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)
12. WAW 2:2018cv01789 — Moujtahid et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

    • November 25, 2019: ORDER RE: BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON ISSUE OF THIRD PARTY PROTECTED PRIVACY INFORMATION signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. Defendants' Motion: January 31, 2020; Plaintiffs' Response: February 28, 2020; Defendants' Reply: April 3, 2020. (PM) (Main Document 33 replaced on 11/26/2019) (PM).