We have added 16 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 9, 2020 and August 15, 2020. These are associated with 15 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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- AZ 2:2020cv00099 — Langton v. United States Department of Homeland Security
- August 11, 2020: ORDER granting [16] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying as moot [16] Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. The Clerk is ordered to enter judgment against Plaintiff and terminate this action. Signed by Magistrate Judge John Z Boyle on 8/11/20. (DXD)
We have added 99 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between August 2, 2020 and August 8, 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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- Justice Action Center v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al (filed Aug 3, 2020)
The Justice Action Center submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for records concerning the reopening of previously administratively closed removal proceedings for DACA recipients. JAC also requested a fee waiver. The agencies acknowledged receipt of the requests read more…
We have added 16 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 2, 2020 and August 8, 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 1:2017cv01621 — LIOUNIS v. KREBS et al
- August 3, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 8-3-2020. (lcckk3)
We have added 144 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between July 26, 2020 and August 1, 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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- REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS v. OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY et al (filed Jul 31, 2020)
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press submitted a FOIA request to the Office of Information Policy for records concerning the office’s response to the OGIS Empowerment Act of 2018, which would have required agencies to make records needed by OGIS to conduct its review of complaints available to OGIS read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 26, 2020 and August 1, 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 1:2007cv02050 — BLOCHE et al v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al
- July 27, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [127] Defendant's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 07/27/2020. (lcrc3)
We have added 95 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between July 19, 2020 and July 25, 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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- Galliani et al v. Internal Revenue Service (filed Jul 20, 2020)
Raymond and Sharon Galliani submitted a FOIA request through their attorneys to the IRS for records concerning their tax records. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the Gallianis filed suit. read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 19, 2020 and July 25, 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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- CAS 3:2019cv00462 — The Children's Advocacy Institute v. Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families et al
- July 22, 2020: ORDER: (1) Granting [25] Joint Motion to Vacate July 27, 2020 Status Conference; (2) Scheduling Settlement Disposition Conference. A Joint Motion to Dismiss must be electronically filed on or before September 8, 2020. If a Joint Motion to Dismiss an d proposed order to dismiss are not submitted on or before September 8, 2020, then a Settlement Disposition Conference will be held on September 14, 2020, at 10:00 AM before Judge Skomal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal on 7/22/2020. (mme)
We have added 84 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between July 12, 2020 and July 18, 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 STATE et al (filed Jul 16, 2020)
American Oversight submitted FOIA requests to the Department of State, the General Services Administration, the Army, and the Navy for records concerning communications related to allowing Secretary Michael Pompeo to use military housing. The agencies acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing anything further from any of the agencies, American Oversight filed suit read more…
We have added 13 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 12, 2020 and July 18, 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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- CAE 2:2018cv00873 — Stanco et al v. Internal Revenue Service
- July 15, 2020: ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 7/14/2020 GRANTING [14] Notice of Request to Seal Document, and SEALING [12-1] Declaration of William A. Cohan in its entirety. (Huang, H)
We have added 126 documents from 18 FOIA cases filed between July 5, 2020 and July 11, 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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- Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al (filed Jul 10, 2020)
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Alianza Americas, and National TPS Alliance submitted FOIA requests to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State for records concerning the Trump administration’s policy on temporary protected status read more…
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