FOIA Activity: 11 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 31, 2022 and August 6, 2022. These are associated with 10 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 4:2021cv02632 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California et al v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

   • August 5, 2022: ORDER (AS MODIFIED) granting [57] Stipulation to Continuing Further Case Management Conference: Updated Joint Case Management Statement due by 10/12/2022. Further Case Management Conference is continued to 10/19/2022 01:30 PM in Oakland, – Vide oconference Only. Parties are reminded that they should always consult Judge Ryu's scheduling notes when proposing a new date for further case management conference and also per Judge Ryu's StandingOrder, Civil case management conferences are heard on the first, third, and fifth Wednesdays of the month at 1:30 PM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 8/5/2022. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/5/2022)
2. DC 1:2020cv02256 — CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

   • August 2, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [34] Order. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on August 2, 2022. (lcckk1)
3. DC 1:2021cv01361 — FAIR LINES AMERICA FOUNDATION INC. v. US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE et al

   • August 2, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 8/2/2022. (lcabj1)
4. DC 1:2021cv01408 — PUBLIC CITIZEN v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

   • August 5, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: Defendant's [15] Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [16] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Please see the attached Memorandum Opinion for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 8/5/2022. (lcapm1)
5. NM 2:2022cv00443 — Innovation Law Lab v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

   • August 4, 2022: ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales finding as moot [3] Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (tah)
   • August 4, 2022: INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Sweazea. Joint Status Report due by September 6, 2022. Initial Scheduling Conference set for September 15, 2022 at 11:00 AM. (atc)
6. NYS 1:2022cv02858 — Frost v. United States Department of Homeland Security

   • August 4, 2022: ORDER: ORDER: Plaintiff's notice (ECF 14), construed as a motion for reconsideration, is denied. All other pending matters in this case are terminated. This action is closed. The Clerk of Court is directed not to accept any further submission s under this closed case number except for papers directed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and th erefore IFP status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). SO ORDERED. terminating [16] Motion re: [16] MOTION ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF(NOT BY COURT BUT THE PRO SE UNIT)- Plaintiff requ ests that the Pro Se Unit provide him written copies of the filings made by the Court in this case. His mailing address is 909 Third Avenue, #6671, New York, New York 1. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 8/4/22) (rdz) Transmission to Office of the Clerk of Court for processing.
7. NYS 1:2022cv03003 — Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University v. U.S. Department of State et al

   • August 4, 2022: ORDER granting [20] Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. The Court is in receipt of the parties' above letter. For the reasons stated above, the initial pretrial conference in this matter is hereby ADJOURNED to September 28, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. The parties are relieved of their obligation to submit a proposed case management plan prior to the conference. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion at docket entry 20. Initial Conference set for 9/28/2022 at 12:00 PM before Judge Katherine Polk Failla. (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 8/4/2022) (rro)
8. NYS 1:2022cv03712 — Koch et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice

   • August 3, 2022: ORDER: As consented to by the parties in the pretrial conference on August 2, 2022, the Court instructs the parties to submit a joint status update outlining the status of the case as to all parties on October 3, 2022, and thereafter on the first Monday of each month. The Court appreciates the parties' cooperation thus far in moving this matter forward. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 8/3/2022) (va)
9. WAW 2:2021cv00452 — Deep Sea Fishermen's Union of the Pacific v United States Department of Commerce et al

   • August 1, 2022: ORDER granting Defendants' [38] Motion for Protective Order. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
10. WAW 2:2021cv01166 — Stepien v. Spinrad et al

    • August 3, 2022: ORDER re parties' [21] Joint Stipulated MOTION. Joint Status Report due by 9/30/2022. Signed by Hon. S. Kate Vaughan. (SB)