We have added 61 documents from 11 FOIA cases filed between June 14, 2015 and June 20, 2015. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY v. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (filed Jun 16, 2015)
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety submitted a FOIA request to the Federal Highway Administration for records concerning the ET-Plus end terminal guardrail. Advocates also asked for a fee waiver. The agency granted a partial fee waiver and Advocates appealed that decision, which was upheld by the agency read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 14, 2015 and June 20, 2015. These are associated with 8 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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- CAN 3:2013cv03127 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California v. Department of Justice
- June 17, 2015: ORDER by Judge Maria-Elena James granting in part and denying in part [35] Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part [36] Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (mejlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2015)
We have added 39 documents from 9 FOIA cases filed between June 7, 2015 and June 13, 2015. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- Goldwater Institute v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (filed Jun 9, 2015)
The Goldwater Institute submitted a FOIA request to the Food and Drug Administration for records concerning whether ZMapp, an experimental drug given to two U.S. citizens who contracted Ebola, had been approved under the compassion use process for investigational new drugs. The Goldwater Institute also requested a fee waiver read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 7, 2015 and June 13, 2015. These are associated with 8 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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- CAS 3:2015cv00454 — Bedgood v. Mabus et al
- June 8, 2015: ORDER: The motion to dismiss (Doc. [7] ) is granted. The Complaint is dismissed without prejudice. No later than thirty (30) days from the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff may file a motion for leave to amend the Complaint, accompanied by a proposed first amended complaint. Signed by Judge William Q. Hayes on 6/8/2015. (mdc)
We have added 32 documents from 6 FOIA cases filed between May 31, 2015 and June 6, 2015. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- PRISON LEGAL NEWS v. SAMUELS (filed Jun 3, 2015)
Prison Legal News submitted a FOIA request to the Bureau of Prisons in 2008 for records about money spent by BOP settling lawsuits or claims from 2003-2008. After a good deal of back and forth, PLN filed another FOIA request to BOP in 2010 for the same records covering 2008-2010. In 2010, BOP disclosed 917 pages responsive to the 2008 request read more…
We have added 3 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 31, 2015 and June 6, 2015. These are associated with 3 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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- CAN 3:2013cv05439 — Bothwell v. Brennan
- June 4, 2015: ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting in part and denying in part [39] Motion for Summary Judgment (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2015) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/4/2015: # 1 Certificate of Servcie) (ahm, COURT STAFF).
As a researcher, author, and lay advocate for Native American rights, I need access to the constitutions and articles of incorporation of the 566 federally recognized indigenous tribes in the United States.
My goal is to organize and post these documents online so that tribal members, other researchers, and visitors to tribal lands can know and understand the law.
I made my first request to Bureau of Indian Affairs for these records a few years ago. I was denied, and, at the time, did not challenge BIA’s response.
We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 24, 2015 and May 30, 2015. These are associated with 6 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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- CAC 2:2013cv04658 — Abraham John Pusa v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al
- May 26, 2015: JUDGMENT by Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that judgment be entered in favor of defendants Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Attorney's Office, and U.S. Department of Justice on Plaintiff's Complaint, and this action be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (jp)
We have added 23 documents from 3 FOIA cases filed between May 24, 2015 and May 30, 2015. Note that there can be delays between the date a case is filed and when it shows up on PACER. If there are filings from this period that have yet to be posted on PACER, this FOIA Project list may not be complete.
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- CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE et al (filed May 26, 2015)
To investigate the legal and ethical implications of detailing Department of Justice attorneys to the White House, Cause of Action submitted a FOIA request to the IRS for records of communications between specified IRS officials and anyone using an email address associated with either the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration or the Executive Office of the President, relating to Norah E read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 17, 2015 and May 23, 2015. These are associated with 7 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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- CAC 2:2014cv09423 — John Edmond v. United States Department of Justice Office of Information Policy
- May 21, 2015: IN CHAMBERS – ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF PROSECUTION by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. Response to Order to Show Cause is due by 6/4/2015. (kss)
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