We have added 170 documents from 18 FOIA cases filed between July 24, 2022 and July 30, 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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- Sierra Club et al v. DeJoy (filed Jul 28, 2022)
The Sierra Club and Elders Climate Action submitted a FOIA request to the U.S. Postal Service for records concerning a contract between USPS and Oshkosh Defense for the production of 50,000 to 165,000 mail delivery vehicles, of which only 10 percent of vehicles were required to electric. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request read more…
We have added 17 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 24, 2022 and July 30, 2022. These are associated with 17 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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- ALS 1:2021cv00457 — Tarabein v. United States of America
- July 27, 2022: ORDER ADOPTING [4] REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re [2] Complaint filed by Rassan M. Tarabein. It is ordered that Plaintiffs [2] Complaint be and is hereby dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Chief District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock on 07/27/2022. (Order mailed to Tarabein.) (cjr)
We have added 114 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between July 17, 2022 and July 23, 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 IMMIGRATION STUDIES v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al (filed Jul 18, 2022)
The Center for Immigration Studies submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning the announcement of a new Temporary Protected Status Designation for Haiti. The agency acknowledged receipt of the agency but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CIS filed suit read more…
We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 17, 2022 and July 23, 2022. These are associated with 5 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 2:2019cv10506 — City of Los Angeles v. Federal Aviation Administration
- July 18, 2022: ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITH PREJUDICE by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew: IT IS SO ORDERED that pursuant to the parties' Stipulation [57] , this action is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In consideration of the terms set forth in the Stipulation, each party will bear its own remaining fees, expenses, and costs. ( Case Terminated. Made JS-6. ) (gk)
Colorado Wild Public Lands v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al and 25 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 172 documents from 25 FOIA cases filed between July 10, 2022 and July 16, 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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- Colorado Wild Public Lands v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al (filed Jul 13, 2022)
Colorado Wild Public Lands submitted a FOIA request for records concerning the Blue Ranch Land Exchange and the associated EIS process being undertaken by the Bureau of Land Management. The agency acknowledged of the request. The agency disclosed 609 pages in full but withheld 91 pages under Exemption 5 (privileges) read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 10, 2022 and July 16, 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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- CAE 1:2022cv00837 — Caetano v. Internal Revenue Service et al
- July 12, 2022: ORDER GRANTING [2] Motion to Proceed IFP and Directing Payment of Inmate Filing Fee by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Directing Clerk of Court to Issue Prisoner New Case Documents signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 7/12/2022. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Motion). (Lawrence, A)
During the month of July 2022 federal district courts saw a total of 76 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 76 new filings compares with a monthly average of 61 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 727.
The figure below provides a more detailed view of monthly trends during the past five years. The height of each bar reflects the number of filings in that month. To see the actual filing count mouse over any bar. The superimposed line over the bars is the moving 12-month average. It is computed by adding up the 12 months ending at a given month, and then dividing that total by 12 to obtain the monthly average over this period. Mousing over any bar also shows the calculated result for this moving average for that given month.
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We have added 109 documents from 13 FOIA cases filed between July 3, 2022 and July 9, 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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- CATO INSTITUTE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (filed Jul 5, 2022)
The Cato Institute submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning implementation of Presidential Proclamation 9645. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency told the Cato Institute that it found no responsive records. The Cato Institute asked the agency how it conducted its search read more…
We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 3, 2022 and July 9, 2022. These are associated with 14 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 2:2022cv01450 — Al Otro Lado, Inc. v. US Customs and Border Protection et al
- July 7, 2022: Order to Show Cause by Judge Dale S. Fischer re Dismissal for Lack of Prosecution. Plaintiff is ordered to show cause no later than 7/21/2022, why the unserved defendant should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. See Order for specifics. (jp)
LEOPOLD v. U.S. SECRET SERVICE et al and 23 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions
We have added 165 documents from 24 FOIA cases filed between June 26, 2022 and July 2, 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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- LEOPOLD v. U.S. SECRET SERVICE et al (filed Jul 1, 2022)
Journalist Jason Leopold submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Secret Service for records concerning the removal of presidential records from Mar-a-Lago. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Leopold filed suit. read more…
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