FOIA Activity: 19 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 19 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 26, 2021 and October 2, 2021. These are associated with 19 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 3:2019cv00290 — American Civil Liberties Union Foundation et al v. Department of Justice et al

   • September 30, 2021: AMENDED ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen Granting in Part and Denying in Part [98] 108 Cross-Motions for Partial Summary Judgment. (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/30/2021)
2. DC 1:2018cv02622 — WP COMPANY LLC v. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION

   • September 30, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/30/21. (lcabj2)
3. DC 1:2018cv02798 — KOWAL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

   • September 30, 2021: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION in Support of [48] ORDER granting Defendants' [31] Motion for Summary Judgment; denying Plaintiff's 36 Motion for Summary Judgment; finding as moot Plaintiff's [43] Motion to Amend. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 9/30/21. (lctjk2)
4. DC 1:2019cv03626 — CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

   • September 30, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding defendant's [17] Motion for Summary Judgment and plaintiff's [19] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 30, 2021. (lcdlf3)
5. DC 1:2020cv00095 — PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES AND LOGISTICS, LLC v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

   • September 30, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/30/2021. (lcabj1)
6. DC 1:2020cv02006 — AMIRI v. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

   • September 28, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Defendant's [14] 18 Motion for Summary Judgment, Plaintiff's [19] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, and Defendant's [23] Motion for Order to Seal. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 9/28/2021. (lctnm2)
7. MA 1:2013cv11967 — Stalcup v. Department of Defense Agency

   • October 2, 2021: District Judge Leo T. Sorokin. ORDER ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (DOC. NO. 274) entered. For the foregoing reasons, the Court APPROVES and ADOPTS Judge Cabell's Report and Recommendation, Doc. No. 274, ALLOWS in part and DENIES in part DOD&#0 39;s motion for summary judgment, Doc. No. 260., and ALLOWS in part and DENIES in part Stalcup's motion for summary judgment. Doc. No. 255. Moreover, the motion for hearing, Doc. No. 270, is DENIED. The parties shall submit a joint status report within fourteen days stating joint or separate positions as to how the remaining issue of the OSD FOIA request should be resolved. re [255] Motion for Summary Judgment; 260 Motion for Summary Judgment; [270] Motion for Hearing; adopting Report and Recommendations re [274] Report and Recommendations. (Simeone, Maria)
8. MA 1:2020cv12273 — Hawkinson v. Executive Office for Immigration Review

   • September 27, 2021: Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: For the reasons stated, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [23] is GRANTED and Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment [25] is DENIED. Judgment shall enter for EOIR. (Vieira, Leonardo)
9. MIE 2:2020cv11637 — Lawrence v. United States Small Business Administration

   • September 27, 2021: OPINION AND ORDER Denying [13] Motion for Sanctions; and Granting [18] Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (JMcC)
10. MN 0:2020cv01713 — Gutierrez Guillen et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al

    • September 30, 2021: MEMORANDUM OF LAW & ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment [40] is GRANTED. 2. Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment [46] is DENIED. 3. This matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY. (Written Opinion) Signed by Judge Michael J. Davis on 9/30/2021. (GRR)
11. NYE 1:2016cv05829 — Center for Popular Democracy v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    • September 29, 2021: ORDER ADOPTING [71] REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's [66] Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs in Center for Popular Democracy v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, No. 16-cv-5829. So Ordered by Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis on 9/29/2021.(fwd'd for jgm) (Lee, Tiffeny)
12. NYS 1:2019cv05483 — American Civil Liberties Union et al v. United States Department Of Justice et al

    • September 27, 2021: ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN PART granting in part and denying in part [46] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part [49] Motion for Summary Judgment. For the above reasons, Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED in part with respect to: The withheld information subject to Exemption 7(C) at Bates Numbers 1279, 1280, 1565, 1567, 4117, 4119, 4138, 4293, 5956 and 5960. The withheld information subject to Exemption 7(E) at Bates Numbers 126 4-1271, 1282, 1283, 1294, 1609, 4292, 4294, 4307 and the Exemption 7(E) redactions on Bates Numbers 1279, 1280, and 1281. The withheld information subject to Exemption 6 at Bates Numbers 1143, 1563-1564, and 1523. Plaintiffs Motion for Summa ry Judgment is GRANTED in part, in so far as invocation of Exemption 6 is overruled with respect to: The withheld information subject to Exemption 6 at Bates Numbers 1277-1278, 1566, 4118, 4139, 4289, 4290, 4291, 4310, 4423-4430, an d 5961 and the information withheld solely on the grounds of Exemption 6 at Bates Number 1281. It is HEREBY ORDERED that this information must be produced on or before October 22, 2021. The Clerk of the Court respectfully is requested to close the motions at ECF Nos. 46 and 49. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 9/27/2021) (tg) Modified on 10/4/2021 (tg).
13. NYS 1:2020cv03063 — The New York Times Company v. Department of Health and Human Services

    • September 30, 2021: ORDER: Accordingly, the stay pending appeal is vacated. The Report, with the redactions previously permitted, shall be produced to plaintiff on or before October 5, 2021. The Court will stay the effect of this Order in the event that the Government files on ECF a letter indicating that it has filed a motion for a stay pending appeal with the Second Circuit. And as set forth herein. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on 9/30/2021) (ama)
14. WAW 2:2019cv00645 — National Parks Conservation Association v. US Department of the Navy

    • September 28, 2021: ORDER granting Parties' [77] Stipulated Motion to Stay. The parties jointly propose to provide this Court with a status update within 90 days. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SB)
15. WAW 2:2020cv01231 — State of Washington v. Office of Management and Budget

    • September 28, 2021: ORDER re Parties' [16] Stipulated Motion. The parties shall jointly provide this Court with a status update and/or propose a stipulated briefing schedule within 60 days. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)
16. WAW 2:2020cv01232 — State of Washington v. United States National Archives and Records Administration

    • September 28, 2021: ORDER re Parties' [19] Stipulated Motion. The parties shall jointly provide this Court with a status update and/or propose a stipulated briefing schedule within 60 days. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)
17. WAW 2:2020cv01233 — State of Washington v. United States General Services Administration

    • September 28, 2021: ORDER re Parties' [17] Stipulated Motion. The parties shall jointly provide this Court with a status update and/or propose a stipulated briefing schedule within 60 days. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)
18. WAW 2:2020cv01309 — Kinnucan v. National Security Agency et al

    • September 28, 2021: ORDER re Parties' [25] Stipulated Motion. All of Plaintiff's claims against Defendant, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and any claim against Defendant, Department of Defense (DOD) that is based on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to DIA are dismissed. Defense Intelligence Agency terminated. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(PM)
19. WAW 2:2020cv01364 — State of Washington v. Public Buildings Reform Board

    • September 28, 2021: ORDER re Parties' [25] Stipulated Motion. The parties shall jointly provide this Court with a status update and/or propose a stipulated briefing schedule within 60 days. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)