AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION v. U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION and 26 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 193 documents from 27 FOIA cases filed between February 26, 2023 and March 4, 2023. 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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- AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION v. U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (filed Feb 27, 2023)
America First Legal Foundation submitted a FOIA request for records concerning the off-label use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in children. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, AFL filed suit. read more…
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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- 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)
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. U.S. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, et al. and 17 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 119 documents from 18 FOIA cases filed between February 19, 2023 and February 25, 2023. 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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- BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. U.S. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, et al. (filed Feb 21, 2023)
The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a FOIA request to OMB for records mentioning or including the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ implementation Section (a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CBD filed suit read more…
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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- 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)
Seife v. United States Department of Energy and 24 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions
We have added 136 documents from 18 FOIA cases filed between February 12, 2023 and February 18, 2023. 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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- Seife v. United States Department of Energy (filed Feb 12, 2023)
Charles Seife, a professor of journalism at New York University, submitted a FOIA request for records concerning delays at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. Seife also asked for inclusion in the educational fee category. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and placed Seife in the educational fee category read more…
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 12, 2023 and February 18, 2023. These are associated with 11 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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- DC 1:2015cv02022 — BROOK v. TETI et al
- February 17, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Thomas F. Hogan on February 17, 2023. (CR)
We have added 148 documents from 18 FOIA cases filed between February 5, 2023 and February 11, 2023. 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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- The New York Times Company et al v. United States Food & Drug Administration (filed Feb 6, 2023)
New York Times reporter Chris Hamby submitted two FOIA requests to the FDA for records concerning the agency’s database for Class II and Class III medical devices. The Times also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The agency denied the Times’ request for expedited processing read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 5, 2023 and February 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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- DC 1:2020cv00377 — ADAMS v. UNITED STATES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al
- February 6, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [46] Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached Opinion for details. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 2/6/2023. (lctnm3)
We have added 73 documents from 11 FOIA cases filed between January 29, 2023 and February 4, 2023. 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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- INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT v. U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION (filed Feb 2, 2023)
International Refugee Assistance Project submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection for records concerning the Biden administration’s decision to re-institute the Remain in Mexico program. IRAP also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told IRAQ that its request for expedited processing was denied and its request for a fee waiver was not applicable read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 29, 2023 and February 4, 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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- DC 1:2020cv00681 — SABRA v. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
- January 31, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying [44] Order. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 1/31/23. (lcckk3)
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