We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 19, 2022 and June 25, 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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- CAN 4:2021cv02632 — American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California et al v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al
- June 23, 2022: ORDER (AS MODIFIED) granting [50] Stipulation to Continue Further Case Management Conference: Parties shall file a joint updated Case Management Conference Statement by 8/10/2022. Further Case Management Conference is continued to 8/17/2022 01:30 PM in Oakland, – Videoconference Only. Parties can find Judge Ryu's virtual Zoom courtroom at: https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/ryu-donna-m-dmr/. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 6/23/2022. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2022)
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 12, 2022 and June 18, 2022. 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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- CAC 2:2021cv05087 — First Look Institute, Inc. et al v. U. S. Marine Corps
- June 13, 2022: JUDGMENT by Judge Mark C. Scarsi: Judgment is entered in favor of Defendant U.S. Marine Corps and against Plaintiffs First Look Institute, Inc. and Sam Biddle on all claims in Plaintiffs' Complaint. The Court dismisses all claims with prejudice. Plaintiffs shall take nothing from this action, and Defendant is entitled to its costs of suit.Related to: Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, [41] (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (lc)
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 5, 2022 and June 11, 2022. 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.
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- CAC 2:2022cv00655 — Henry Koltys v. Chad F. Wolf et al.
- June 7, 2022: ENTRY OF JUDGMENT by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. WHEREFORE, in an accompanying order, the Court GRANTED summary judgment in favor of Defendant, the Social Security Administration, and DENIED summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff Henry Koltys, the Court hereby ENTERS judgment in favor of Defendant. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (aco)
During the month of June 2022 federal district courts saw a total of 70 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 70 new filings compares with a monthly average of 59 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 711.
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 93 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between May 29, 2022 and June 4, 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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- CHINESE AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE ALLIANCE v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (filed May 30, 2022)
The Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Energy for records concerning the Chinese Initiative. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. CALDA narrowed its request to emails to and from DOE from the Department of Justice and the FBI. After hearing nothing further from the agency, CALDA filed suit read more…
We have added 76 documents from 13 FOIA cases filed between May 22, 2022 and May 28, 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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- YAHOO INC. et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (filed May 25, 2022)
Yahoo reporter Michael Isikoff submitted a FOIA request to the CIA. The agency denied Isikoff’s FOIA request. Isikoff filed an administrative appeal. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Isikoff filed suit. read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 29, 2022 and June 4, 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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- DC 1:2015cv01392 — REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS et al v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al
- June 3, 2022: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/3/2022. (lcrjl2)
We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 22, 2022 and May 28, 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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- CAN 4:2021cv00866 — Bioscience Advisors, Inc. v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission et al
- May 24, 2022: ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Denying [57] Stipulation Regarding Leave to File Excess Pages. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/24/2022)
Hua Gong v. U.S. Department of Justice and 15 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions
We have added 110 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between May 15, 2022 and May 21, 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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- Hua Gong v. U.S. Department of Justice (filed May 16, 2022)
Hua Gong submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records concerning his removal proceeding. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Gong filed suit. read more…
We have added 64 documents from 8 FOIA cases filed between May 8, 2022 and May 14, 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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- ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (filed May 12, 2022)
Energy Policy Advocates submitted two FOIA requests to the Securities and Exchange Commission for records concerning correspondence between four agency officials and the White House over a seven-month period. The other request was for calendar appointments for two officials. EPA also requested inclusion in the new media fee category read more…
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