We have added 65 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between December 6, 2020 and December 12, 2020. 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. Department of the Interior (filed Dec 9, 2020)
The Center for Food Safety submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Interior for records concerning the involvement of Assistant Deputy Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Aurelia Skipworth in the 2018 decision to reverse the 2014 ban on the use of GE crops and neonicotinoid pesticides in the Refuge System read more…
We have added 19 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 6, 2020 and December 12, 2020. These are associated with 18 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 3:2018cv03472 — Sierra Club v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
- December 8, 2020: Order by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero denying [80] EPA's Motion to Claw Back Documents and for Summary Judgment. (jcslc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/8/2020)
During the month of November 2020 federal district courts saw a total of 55 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 55 new filings compares with a monthly average of 63 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 758.
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 126 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between November 29, 2020 and December 5, 2020. 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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- US Right to Know v. United States Department of State (filed Nov 30, 2020)
US Right to Know submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning communications involving a list of agency senior officials and search terms related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. USRTK also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told USRTK that the request would be put in the complex track for processing read more…
We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 29, 2020 and December 5, 2020. 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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- CAE 2:2018cv00873 — Stanco et al v. Internal Revenue Service
- December 2, 2020: ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 12/1/2020 ORDERING that Defendant's responsive pleading is due 14 days from the filing of Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint.(Reader, L)
We have added 56 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between November 22, 2020 and November 28, 2020. 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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- Hooker v. Department of Veterans Affairs (filed Nov 22, 2020)
Carleton Hooker submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Veterans Affairs for records concerning a VA police investigative report pertaining to himself. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency disclosed a two-page copy of the report. Carleton filed an administrative appeal, claiming it was not the original report he had requested read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 22, 2020 and November 28, 2020. 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 1:2017cv01283 — JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- November 25, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 11/25/2020. (lcegs1)
We have added 52 documents from 8 FOIA cases filed between November 15, 2020 and November 21, 2020. 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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- First Look Media Works, Inc. et al v. U.S. Agency for Global Media (filed Nov 16, 2020)
Lee Fang, an investigative reporter for The Intercept, submitted a FOIA request to the U.S. Agency for Global Media for records concerning policies implemented by recently appointed director Michael Pack that threatened the independence of journalists working for Voice of America, particularly his decision to terminate relationships with journalists in other countries read more…
We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 15, 2020 and November 21, 2020. 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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- KYW 3:2019cv00056 — Hardin v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives et al
- November 20, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Signed by Judge David J. Hale on 11/20/2020 – Defendants' motion for judgment on the administrative record (D.N. [29] ) is GRANTED. A separate judgment will be entered this date. Hardin's motion for judgment on the administrative record (D.N. [30] ) is DENIED. (KD)
We have added 128 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between November 8, 2020 and November 14, 2020. 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. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (filed Nov 12, 2020)
Graham Smith, an investigative reporter for NPR, submitted a FOIA request to the Centers for Disease Control for records concerning defective test kits pertaining to the corona virus. Smith also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency located 574 pages of responsive records but withheld them entirely under Exemption 5 (privileges) and Exemption 7(A) (interference with ongoing investigation or proceeding) read more…
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