We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 20, 2020 and September 26, 2020. 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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- DC 1:2018cv02798 — KOWAL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al
- September 24, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendants' [19] Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff's [21] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 9/24/20. (lctjk2)
We have added 105 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between September 13, 2020 and September 19, 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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- MOHARAM v. U.S. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al (filed Sep 14, 2020)
Fahmi Ahmed Moharam, who was raised in Yemen but immigrated to the U.S. and received derivative U.S. citizenship, submitted FOIA requests to the FBI and the State Department for records concerning why he had been placed on the no fly list. The agencies acknowledged receipt of the requests. The FBI told Moharam that it found no records read more…
We have added 20 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 13, 2020 and September 19, 2020. 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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- CAS 3:2020cv00495 — Sandoval v. United States of America
- September 17, 2020: ORDER dismissing action for failure timely to effect service pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). Signed by Judge Janis L. Sammartino on 9/17/2020.(All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(jpp) (dlg).
We have added 139 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between September 6, 2020 and September 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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- National Public Radio, Inc. et al v. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (filed Sep 10, 2020)
National Public Radio reporter Tom Dreisbach submitted a FOIA request to U.S. International Development Finance Corporation for records concerning a loan to Eastman Kodak to manufacture drug components. Dreisbach also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 6, 2020 and September 12, 2020. 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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- CAE 2:2018cv00873 — Stanco et al v. Internal Revenue Service
- September 10, 2020: STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 9/10/2020 EXTENDING the deadline to 9/28/2020, in which the Plaintiff has to file their First Amended Complaint. Defendant's responsive pleading is due 21 days from the filing of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. (Tupolo, A)
We have added 73 documents from 11 FOIA cases filed between August 30, 2020 and September 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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- NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (filed Sep 3, 2020)
National Public Radio reporter Tom Dreisbach submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning inspection and investigative reports prepared by the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties pertaining to the examination of immigration detention facilities operated under the auspices of U read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 30, 2020 and September 5, 2020. 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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- CAE 1:2019cv01218 — Mertes v. Internal Revenue Service
- August 31, 2020: ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 08/31/2020. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED Defendant's unopposed motion for clarification (Doc. No. [29] ) is GRANTED. (Gonzales, V)
During the month of July 2020 federal district courts saw a total of 75 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 75 new filings compares with a monthly average of 66 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 797.
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 72 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between August 23, 2020 and August 29, 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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- AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (filed Aug 25, 2020)
American Oversight submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice’s Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility for records concerning complaints about the conduct of Attorney General William Barr. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, American Oversight filed suit read more…
We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 23, 2020 and August 29, 2020. 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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- DC 1:2018cv00859 — BRYAN v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY et al
- August 28, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying the final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 8/28/20.(psu1)
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