We have added 130 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between April 5, 2020 and April 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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- MURTAGH v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (filed Apr 6, 2020)
James Murtaugh submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Service’s Indian Health Service field office in Aberdeen, South Dakota, for records about his time working at the Fort Yates Indian Hospital. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and the Aberdeen field office responded only with records originally supplied by Murtaugh read more…
We have added 17 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 5, 2020 and April 11, 2020. These are associated with 17 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 5:2018cv04009 — Mohammad v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- April 9, 2020: ORDER GRANTING [26] STIPULATION to Extend FOIA Production Completion Date to 7/31/2020. Further Case Management Conference set for 5/20/2020, is continued to 8/19/2020, at 10:00 AM. Joint Case Management Statement due by 8/12/2020. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 4/9/2020. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/9/2020)
We have added 13 documents from 4 FOIA cases filed between March 29, 2020 and April 4, 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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- Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention et al (filed Apr 2, 2020)
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University submitted a FOIA request to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for records concerning the agency’s policy on when CDC employees may communicate directly with the press and the public. The Knight First Amendment Institute also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver read more…
We have added 18 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 29, 2020 and April 4, 2020. These are associated with 17 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 1:2002cv00603 — WEBSTER et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al
- March 31, 2020: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [234] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/31/2020. (lcrc1)
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES v. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE and 11 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 46 documents from 8 FOIA cases filed between March 22, 2020 and March 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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- HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES v. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (filed Mar 27, 2020)
The Humane Society of the United States submitted a FOIA request to the Agricultural Marketing Service for records concerning revenues received by the National Pork Producers Council for use of the slogan promoting eating pork. The Humane Society also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request read more…
We have added 19 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 22, 2020 and March 28, 2020. These are associated with 19 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 2:2017cv01083 — American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al
- March 27, 2020: ORDER granting Plaintiff's Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E) (Doc. [71] ) and awarding Plaintiff attorneys' fees in the amount of $76,928.80 and costs in the amount of $400.00. Signed by Judge Diane J Humetewa on 3/27/2020. (See Order for details.) (LFIG)
We have added 44 documents from 5 FOIA cases filed between March 15, 2020 and March 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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- PUBLIC ADVOCATE OF THE UNITED STATES v. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (filed Mar 20, 2020)
Public Advocates of the United States submitted a FOIA request to the Centers for Disease Control for records concerning the production of the 2014 video series Start Talking. Stop HIV. PAUS also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver. CDC acknowledged receipt of the request. CDC subsequently denied PAUS’s requests for expedited processing and a fee waiver read more…
We have added 23 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 15, 2020 and March 21, 2020. These are associated with 21 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 2:2019cv00415 — KXTV, LLC v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- March 18, 2020: STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 3/18/2020 EXTENDING Time to 4/30/2020, for Plaintiff to file a motion for attorney fees. (York, M)
During the month of February 2020 federal district courts saw a total of 63 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 63 new filings compares with a monthly average of 74 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 886.
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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LONG et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al and 22 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions
We have added 145 documents from 19 FOIA cases filed between March 8, 2020 and March 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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- LONG et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al (filed Mar 11, 2020)
Susan Long and David Burnham, co-directors of the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), submitted requests to the Department of Justice and the EPA for records concerning FOIA requests submitted through FOIA Online from October 2012 through September 2019. The agencies acknowledged receipt of the requests read more…
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