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Jul 12 24

INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK v. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION et al and 14 other new FOIA lawsuits

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 116 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between February 11, 2024 and February 17, 2024. 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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  1. INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK v. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION et al (filed Feb 13, 2024)
    Informed Consent Action Network submitted a FOIA request to Centers for Disease Control for records concerning all versions of Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System for COVID-19. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, ICAN filed suit. read more…
Jul 12 24

FOIA Activity: 15 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 11, 2024 and February 17, 2024. 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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  1. DC 1:2021cv02021AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY FOUNDATION v. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

    • February 13, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on February 13, 2024. (lccjn1)
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Apr 24 24

AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT and 18 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 185 documents from 19 FOIA cases filed between February 4, 2024 and February 10, 2024. 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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  1. AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (filed Feb 8, 2024)
    American Oversight submitted five FOIA requests to the Office of Personnel Management for records. In 2020, American Oversight submitted two FOIA requests during the Trump administration for records dealing with plans to reclassify large portions of the federal workforce to strip them of protection for arbitrary termination read more…
Apr 24 24

FOIA Activity: 9 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 4, 2024 and February 10, 2024. 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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  1. CAE 2:2019cv02429(PS) Graham v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security et al

    • February 7, 2024: ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 2/7/2024 ORDERING that a Status Conference is SET for 2/22/2024 at 10:00 AM. The conference will be conducted via Zoom. By no later than 2/15/2024, the parties shall file status reports. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
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Apr 24 24

Hay v. Federal Bureau of Investigation and 14 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 115 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between January 28, 2024 and February 3, 2024. 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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  1. Hay v. Federal Bureau of Investigation (filed Jan 31, 2024)
    Jennifer Hay, an investigative reporter, submitted two FOIA requests to the FBI. Her first request was for records relating to the investigation and indictment of a now deceased individual in the alleged arson of the Planned Parenthood facility in Knoxville, TN. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but denied the request under Exemption 6 (invasion of privacy) and Exemption 7 (C) (invasion of privacy concerning law enforcement records) read more…
Apr 24 24

FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 28, 2024 and February 3, 2024. 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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  1. AK 3:2023cv00124Basey v. Reardon et al

    • February 2, 2024: ORDER OF DISMISSAL : Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration at Docket [9] is DENIED. This case is DISMISSED as frivolous. This dismissal counts as a STRIKE under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Plaintiff's motions at Dockets [10] and [11] are DENIED as moot. Signed by Judge Joshua M. Kindred on 2/2/2024. (ANM, COURT STAFF)
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Mar 22 24

Intercept Media, Inc. v. United States Air Force et al and 13 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 113 documents from 14 FOIA cases filed between January 21, 2024 and January 27, 2024. 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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  1. Intercept Media, Inc. v. United States Air Force et al (filed Jan 26, 2024)
    Intercept Media submitted FOIA requests to the Department of the Air Force, the Department of State, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Navy for records concerning the 2022 underwater demolition of, and resulting gas leaks from, the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea read more…
Mar 22 24

FOIA Activity: 7 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 21, 2024 and January 27, 2024. 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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  1. AK 3:2018cv00227Inter-Cooperative Exchange v. United States Department of Commerce et al

    • January 24, 2024: ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT ON STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL: This case is DISMISSED from the docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Timothy M. Burgess on 1/24/2024. (JDS, COURT STAFF)
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Mar 22 24

Estate of Ashli Babbitt et al v. U.S. Department of Justice and 12 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions

by Harry Hammitt

We have added 117 documents from 13 FOIA cases filed between January 14, 2024 and January 20, 2024. 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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  1. Estate of Ashli Babbitt et al v. U.S. Department of Justice (filed Jan 17, 2024)
    The Estate of Ashli Babbitt submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records concerning FBI files on Ashli Babbitt. Aaron Babbitt also submitted a request for his FBI files. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The FBI denied the requests. Aaron Babbitt filed administrative appeals for both requests to the Office of Information Policy read more…
Mar 22 24

FOIA Activity: 11 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

by FOIA Project Staff

We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 14, 2024 and January 20, 2024. 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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  1. DC 1:2015cv00944HERNANDEZ v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

    • January 19, 2024: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [35] 38 Cross Motions for Summary Judgment: See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 19, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Main Document 54 replaced on 1/19/2024) (ztnr).
    • January 19, 2024: ORDER granting [35] Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and denying [38] Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment: See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 19, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Main Document 55 replaced on 1/19/2024) (ztnr).
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