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We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 19, 2023 and March 25, 2023. 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 2:2022cv02148 — Jamul Action Committee v. Department of Interior et al

   • March 22, 2023: ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 03/22/23 GRANTING [9] Ex Parte Application and SETTING the deadlines as follows; Parties shall file their Joint Status Report no later than 04/27/23; Defendants' deadline to respond to the Complaint is 05/02/23 and the Pretrial Conference set for 5/11/2023 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. (Licea Chavez, V) Modified on 3/23/2023 (Licea Chavez, V).

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We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 12, 2023 and March 18, 2023. 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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1. ALM 2:2021cv00125 — Heard v. Director, Office of Information Policy, et al. (MAG+)

   • March 13, 2023: ORDER: This cause is now before the court on plaintiff's motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis (Doc. [29] ). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the plaintiff's motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis is denied as further set out in the order; and that the appeal in this cause is certified, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(a), as not taken in good faith. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/13/2023. Furnished Appeals Clerk. (dmn, )

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We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 5, 2023 and March 11, 2023. 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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1. CAS 3:2022cv00080 — Aguirre v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission et al

   • March 6, 2023: ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, or, Alternatively, for Summary Judgment re [5] Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge John A. Houston on 3/6/2023. (smy1)

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We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 26, 2023 and March 4, 2023. 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. CAN 4:2022cv07772 — National Bail Fund Network et al v. Immigration & Customs Enforcement et al

   • February 27, 2023: ORDER (as modified) Granting [40] STIPULATION to Continue Initial Case Management Conference.Case Management Statement due by 5/2/2023 and Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/9/2023 02:00 PM. The 5/9 proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone. For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conferenc e line: Dial In: 888-808-6929 Access Code: 6064255 The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length. PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 2/27/2023. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/27/2023)

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We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 19, 2023 and February 25, 2023. 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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1. CAE 1:2022cv00837 — Caetano v. Internal Revenue Service et al

   • February 23, 2023: ORDER SCREENING First Amended Complaint, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 02/23/2023. ( Second Amended Complaint due by 3/31/2023) (Attachments: # 1 Amended Complaint Form)(Martin-Gill, S)

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