We have added 83 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between December 5, 2021 and December 11, 2021. 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 PUBLIC RADIO, INC. et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (filed Dec 6, 2021)
National Public Radio submitted two FOIA requests to the Department of Health and Human Services for records concerning the COVID-19 Incident Management Team Weekly Reports generated by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. In response to its first FOIA request, the agency located 47 pages responsive to the request and withheld them entirely under Exemption 4 (commercial and confidential) and Exemption 5 (privileges) read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 5, 2021 and December 11, 2021. 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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- DC 1:2021cv00632 — AQUALLIANCE v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- December 8, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [24] Order on Motions for summary judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/8/2021. (lcjeb3)
We have added 61 documents from 9 FOIA cases filed between November 28, 2021 and December 4, 2021. 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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- Immigrant Legal Resource Center et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al (filed Nov 29, 2021)
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center, the American Immigration Council and the Minute Support Committee submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for records concerning the weekly enforcement and removal reports requested by the Pekoske and Johnson memos. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the ILRC, the AIC, and the MSC all filed suit read more…
We have added 17 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 28, 2021 and December 4, 2021. 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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- DC 1:2018cv00654 — SURGEY v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- December 3, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying without prejudice in part Defendant's [13] Motion for Summary Judgment, and denying in part and denying without prejudice in part Plaintiff's [16] Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. See Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 12/3/2021. (lctjk1)
During the month of November 2021 federal district courts saw a total of 56 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 56 new filings compares with a monthly average of 54 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 652.
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 54 documents from 8 FOIA cases filed between November 21, 2021 and November 27, 2021. 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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- COUNCIL FOR COURT EXCELLENCE v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS (filed Nov 21, 2021)
The Council for Court Excellence submitted a FOIA request to the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys for records concerning monthly breakdowns of criminal case dispositions in the District of Columbia Superior Court from 2017 through 2020. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and ultimately told that it had no responsive records read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 21, 2021 and November 27, 2021. 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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- CAC 2:2020cv08307 — National Public Radio, Inc. et al v. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- November 24, 2021: ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [28] , 29 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: NPR's request for in camera review is DENIED. Each Motion is therefore designated as GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR SPECIFICS). The Court will issue Judgment consistent with this order. (lc)
- November 24, 2021: JUDGMENT by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: 1. Plaintiffs National Public Radio, Inc., and Tom Dreisbach shall have JUDGMENT in their favor. 2. The Court ORDERS Defendant U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to disclose to Plaintiffs, withi n twenty (20) days of the date of this Order,a. all material withheld pursuant to the deliberative process privilege indocument A00 1, and b. all material withheld pursuant to the deliberative process privilege in any document in Groups 1 (A005; A008 ; A009; A0l0; A0l 1; A012 A021), 2 (A004; A009; A0l0; A0l 1; A012), and 4 (A003; A013;A015; A017; A020). 3. All other relief requested by Plaintiffs is DENIED.This Order shall constitute the FINAL JUDGMENT of the Court. The Clerk14 of the Court shall close the case. Related to: Order on Motion for Summary Judgment [33] (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (lc)
We have added 107 documents from 14 FOIA cases filed between November 14, 2021 and November 20, 2021. 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 Biological Diversity v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service (filed Nov 17, 2021)
The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for records concerning data from the Law Enforcement Management Information System database, which contains data on the importation and exportation of animals to and from the United States. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after it failed to respond within the statutory time limits, CBD filed an administrative appeal of the constructive denial read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 14, 2021 and November 20, 2021. 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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- NYS 1:2015cv05487 — Seife v. United States Food and Drug Administration
- November 19, 2021: ORDER granting [88] Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. The foregoing request for an extension, until January 24, 2022, of the deadline to file Plaintiff's notice of taxation of costs and petition for attorney's fees is granted on the basis that Plaintiff has demonstrated good cause for the extension of time for the reasons explained above. Docket no. 88 resolved. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 11/18/2021) (js)
We have added 113 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between November 7, 2021 and November 13, 2021. 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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- GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC et al v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES (filed Nov 9, 2021)
Gun Owners of America and the Gun Owners Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for records concerning the number of records housed in the Out-of-Business Records Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. GOA and GOF also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and granted the request for a fee waiver read more…
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