PALMER BIEZUP & HENDERSON LLP v. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION and 14 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 117 documents from 14 FOIA cases filed between May 16, 2021 and May 22, 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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- PALMER BIEZUP & HENDERSON LLP v. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (filed May 17, 2021)
The law firm of Palmer Biezup & Henderson submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protections for records concerning a CBP directive requiring the Motor Vessel LMZ ARIEL to post security guards. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the law firm filed suit read more…
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 16, 2021 and May 22, 2021. 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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- CAN 4:2021cv00866 — Bioscience Advisors, Inc. v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission et al
- May 18, 2021: ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting [30] Stipulation Re Amendment and Briefing Schedule. Admissions due by 5/24/2021; Motions due by 6/14/2021; and Responses due by 6/28/2021. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/18/2021)
We have added 61 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between May 9, 2021 and May 15, 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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- American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts et al v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (filed May 10, 2021)
The ACLU of Massachusetts and American Oversight submitted FOIA requests to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement concerning records on the indictment of District Court Judge Shelley Richmond and court officer Wesley MacGregor for allowing an individual to leave the court by the backdoor to avoid being arrested by ICE agents at the front of the court house read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 9, 2021 and May 15, 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 2:2015cv04901 — Gary Ball Jr. v. U.S. Department of Justice
- May 11, 2021: ORDER AND JUDGMENT by Judge David O. Carter. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted. Related to: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment [32] (twdb)
During the month of April 2021 federal district courts saw a total of 54 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 54 new filings compares with a monthly average of 60 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 717.
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 168 documents from 23 FOIA cases filed between May 2, 2021 and May 8, 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 FOOD SAFETY v. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (filed May 7, 2021)
The Center for Food Safety submitted FOIA requests to the FDA for records concerning communications between the FDA and the Department of Agriculture related to the potential transfer of regulatory power over gene-edited animals from the FDA to USDA. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CFS filed suit read more…
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 2, 2021 and May 8, 2021. 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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- CAN 4:2021cv00866 — Bioscience Advisors, Inc. v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission et al
- May 5, 2021: ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting [25] Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Case Management Statement. Joint Case Management Statement due by 5/6/2021. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/5/2021)
We have added 127 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between April 25, 2021 and May 1, 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 FOOD SAFETY v. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (filed Apr 30, 2021)
The Center for Food Safety submitted a FOIA request to the National Institute of Health for records concerning the approval of applications for contracts or grants to fund gain-of-function studies related to potential pandemic pathogens. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and asked CFS to clarify the request read more…
We have added 14 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 25, 2021 and May 1, 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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- AK 3:2020cv00046 — Stoufer v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al
- April 27, 2021: ORDER granting [38] Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Sharon L. Gleason on 4/27/21. (JLH, COURT STAFF)
We have added 51 documents from 7 FOIA cases filed between April 18, 2021 and April 24, 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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- Thomas v. United States District Court (filed Apr 19, 2021)
William Thomas submitted a FOIA request to the United States District Court for records concerning any cases involving A. Esposito that did not include Thomas as a plaintiff. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told Thomas clarify the request. Thomas provided more clarifying information but after hearing nothing further, Thomas filed suit read more…
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