We have added 88 documents from 13 FOIA cases filed between December 4, 2022 and December 10, 2022. 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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- NATIONAL IMMIGRATION PROJECT OF THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al (filed Dec 5, 2022)
The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for records concerning the number of adjustments of status application denials made under Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. NIP also requested a fee waiver read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 4, 2022 and December 10, 2022. 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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- ARE 4:2022cv00623 — Zenith Law Group v. Drug Enforcement Administration
- December 8, 2022: JUDGMENT: Consistent with [10] order entered today, this case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 12/8/2022. (ljb)
We have added 130 documents from 19 FOIA cases filed between November 27, 2022 and December 3, 2022. 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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- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights et al v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (filed Dec 1, 2022)
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Justice for Migrant Families, and Prisoner Legal Services of New York submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for records concerning the scope and scale of detention in the Buffalo Field Office District and records regarding the treatment of people detained at Batavia read more…
We have added 13 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 27, 2022 and December 3, 2022. These are associated with 12 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 3:2020cv03266 — American Immigration Council et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al
- December 1, 2022: ORDER granting [55] Joint Request for 60-Day Stay until 1/30/2023 and vacating Further Case Management Conference set for 12/7/2022 01:30 PM. Parties shall file a stipulation of dismissal or status update by 1/30/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 12/1/2022. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2022)
INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK v. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION and 11 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 68 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between November 20, 2022 and November 26, 2022. 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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- INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK v. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (filed Nov 23, 2022)
Informed Consent Action Network submitted a FOIA request to the FDA for records concerning autopsy reports concerning any VAERS-reported deaths following the COVID-19 vaccination. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency denied the request under Exemption 3 (other statutes) and Exemption 6 (invasion of privacy) read more…
We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 20, 2022 and November 26, 2022. 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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- ARW 5:2022cv05220 — Higginbotham v. Felton
- November 22, 2022: ORDER adopting [6] Report and Recommendations. Case DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Honorable Timothy L. Brooks on November 22, 2022. (bjb)
We have added 107 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between November 13, 2022 and November 19, 2022. 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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- Center for Investigative Reporting et al v. United States Department of Labor (filed Nov 15, 2022)
The Center for Investigative Reporting submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Labor for records concerning a spreadsheet of all Type 2 consolidated EEO-1 report data submitted by all federal contractors in 2016. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests and indicated that the request was too voluminous read more…
We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 13, 2022 and November 19, 2022. 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 2:2021cv09620 — Jonathan William McKinney v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- November 16, 2022: JUDGMENT by Judge Dale S. Fischer. IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this action be dismissed. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). See Judgment for specifics. (jp)
INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION and 18 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 109 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between November 6, 2022 and November 12, 2022. 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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- INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (filed Nov 8, 2022)
Institute for Energy Research submitted a FOIA request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for records concerning text message threads and other non-email electronic communications sent by three FERC employees over a specified of time that to or from six named officials in the White House. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and located 90 responsive text messages, releasing 47 in full read more…
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 6, 2022 and November 12, 2022. These are associated with 4 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 1:2022cv02147 — KINSELLA v. BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT et al
- November 10, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION re: [11] Motion to Transfer Case. See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on November 10, 2022. (lcjmc3)
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