We have added 196 documents from 22 FOIA cases filed between March 31, 2024 and April 6, 2024. 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.
Click on a case title below to view details for that case, including links to the associated docket and complaint documents.
- Alaska Industrial Development and Expert Authority v. U.S. Department of the Interior (filed Apr 1, 2024)
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority submitted two FOIA requests to the Department of Interior for records concerning the agency’s reassessment of Alaskan lands. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency AIDEA filed suit. read more…
We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 31, 2024 and April 6, 2024. 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.
Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.
- DC 1:2019cv03626 — CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- March 31, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding [46] Motion for Summary Judgment and [49] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 31, 2024. (lcdlf3)
We have added 127 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between March 24, 2024 and March 30, 2024. 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.
Click on a case title below to view details for that case, including links to the associated docket and complaint documents.
- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY v. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (filed Mar 25, 2024)
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility submitted two FOIA requests to the National Park Service for records concerning the agency’s decision that there was no significant impact as the result of gathering or killing eagles in the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico. PEER also requested a fee waiver read more…
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 24, 2024 and March 30, 2024. 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.
Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.
- DC 1:2020cv01030 — GROENENDAL v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR U.S. ATTORNEYS et al
- March 27, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding defendants' [92] Motion for Summary Judgment and the plaintiff's [95] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, [97] Motion for Leave for Discovery, [99] Motion for In Camera Review of Withheld FOIA Documents Noted, [1 00] Motion for Leave for In Camera Review for Claimed Exemptions Withheld in Full, [105] Motion for Leave to File for an Extension, [108] Motion for Leave to File a Motion to Expedite, and [110] Motion for Leave to File a Motion for Judicial Resolution. See text for details. The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this memorandum opinion to the plaintiff's address of record. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 27, 2024. (lcdlf2)
We have added 244 documents from 30 FOIA cases filed between March 17, 2024 and March 23, 2024. 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.
Click on a case title below to view details for that case, including links to the associated docket and complaint documents.
- WP COMPANY LLC v. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY et al (filed Mar 20, 2024)
The Washington Post submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Treasury and U.S. Marshals Service for records. First request went to the Office of Foreign Assets Control and asked for records of licenses to any entity allowed to manage seized property. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request read more…
We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 17, 2024 and March 23, 2024. 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.
Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.
- CAN 3:2023cv03110 — Cauich Castillo v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- March 19, 2024: ORDER by Judge Seeborg denying [17] Motion for Attorney Fees. (rslc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/19/2024)
Southern Environmental Law Center v. Tennessee Valley Authority and 16 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 107 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between March 10, 2024 and March 16, 2024. 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.
Click on a case title below to view details for that case, including links to the associated docket and complaint documents.
- Southern Environmental Law Center v. Tennessee Valley Authority (filed Mar 14, 2024)
Southern Environmental Law Center submitted a FOIA request to the Tennessee Valley Authority for records concerning the Johnsonville Project in Humphreys County, TN. TVA acknowledged receipt of the request and asked SELC to clarify the scope of the request. SELC clarified the scope of the request. TVA responded by sending a copy of an administrative record filed in the Middle District of Tennessee read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 10, 2024 and March 16, 2024. 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.
Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.
- DC 1:2021cv03118 — CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al
- March 14, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION re. Order [48] on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/14/2024. (lcjeb3)
We have added 144 documents from 21 FOIA cases filed between March 3, 2024 and March 9, 2024. 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.
Click on a case title below to view details for that case, including links to the associated docket and complaint documents.
- NATIONAL IMMIGRATION PROJECT et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF US ATTORNEYS et al (filed Mar 6, 2024)
National Immigration Project and Muslim Advocates submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Justice and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for records concerning the number of prosecutions brought under 19 U.S.C. Section 1459, 8 U.S.C. Section 1325 and 8 U.S.C. Section 1326 by the Del Rio U.S. Attorney’s Office read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 3, 2024 and March 9, 2024. 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.
Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.
- DC 1:2012cv01872 — PINSON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- March 3, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying [503] Plaintiff's Motion to Vacate and for Limited Appointment of Counsel. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/3/2024. (lcrc1)
Recent Tweets
7 days 
30 days 
over 30 days
