We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 4, 2021 and April 10, 2021. 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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- DC 1:2020cv00631 — COX et al v. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, et al
- April 6, 2021: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying the final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 4/6/2021.(psu1)
We have added 52 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between March 28, 2021 and April 3, 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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- FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE v. UNITED STATES ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION (filed Mar 29, 2021)
Free Speech for People submitted four FOIA requests to U.S. Election Assistance Commission for records concerning non-public meetings and communications between the agency and private voting machine vendors. FSP also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, FSP filed suit read more…
We have added 22 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 28, 2021 and April 3, 2021. These are associated with 20 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 2:2019cv02429 — (PS) Graham v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security et al
- March 31, 2021: ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 3/30/2021 GRANTING [14] plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint. Within 30 days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall file his first amended complaint. DENIED as MOOT Defendants' [10] motion to dismiss. Defendants shall file a response to plaintiff's first amended complaint within the time prescribed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Reader, L)
We have added 69 documents from 8 FOIA cases filed between March 21, 2021 and March 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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- Oliver B. Mitchell III v. Lydie L. Hazan, M.D., et al (filed Mar 26, 2021)
Oliver Mitchell submitted a FOIA request to the Food and Drug Administration for records concerning his participation in a clinical trial on syphilis run by Axis Clinical Trials. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Mitchell filed suit. read more…
We have added 13 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 21, 2021 and March 27, 2021. These are associated with 13 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 3:2019cv00290 — American Civil Liberties Union Foundation et al v. Department of Justice et al
- March 26, 2021: ORDER re SCHEDULE FOR PRODUCTION re [107] Status Report filed by Department of Homeland Security, Department of State. Signed by Judge Robert M. Illman on 03/26/2021. (rmilc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/26/2021)
During the month of March 2021 federal district courts saw a total of 71 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 71 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 719.
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 94 documents from 11 FOIA cases filed between March 14, 2021 and March 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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- Maritime Documentation Center Corp. v. United States Coast Guard (filed Mar 19, 2021)
The Maritime Documentation Corp., which did vessel documentation, submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Coast Guard for records concerning the names and addresses of commercial and recreational vessel owners, which until 2017 had published the data in Merchant Vessels of the United States. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but withheld identifying information about recreational vessels under Exemption 6 (invasion o privacy) and Exemption 7(C) (invasion of privacy concerning law enforcement records) read more…
We have added 14 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 14, 2021 and March 20, 2021. These are associated with 13 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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- CAS 3:2020cv00035 — Hucul v. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al
- March 15, 2021: ORDER Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and Granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF Nos. [17] , 18 ). Signed by Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel on 3/15/21. (dlg)
We have added 190 documents from 25 FOIA cases filed between March 7, 2021 and March 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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- DEL CID v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW (filed Mar 8, 2021)
Brayan Ernesto Del Cid submitted a FOIA request to the Executive Office for Immigration Review for records concerning his immigration proceedings. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Del Cid filed suit. read more…
We have added 14 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 7, 2021 and March 13, 2021. 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.
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- CAN 3:2020cv06893 — Ecological Rights Foundation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
- March 10, 2021: ORDER by Judge Vince Chhabria granting as modified [25] Stipulated production schedule and request to vacate current deadlines. (vclc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2021)
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