We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 10, 2019 and November 16, 2019. 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 1:2018cv01508 — CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE v. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET et al
- November 15, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on November 15, 2019. (lcrbw2)
During the month of October 2019 federal district courts saw a total of 96 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 96 new filings compares with a monthly average of 73 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 872.
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 166 documents from 20 FOIA cases filed between November 3, 2019 and November 9, 2019. 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 (filed Nov 8, 2019)
American Oversight submitted four FOIA requests to the Department of State for records concerning communications sent to or from Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland. American Oversight also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, American Oversight filed suit read more…
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 3, 2019 and November 9, 2019. These are associated with 4 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 3:2017cv04969 — Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach et al v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al
- November 7, 2019: ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero on 11/7/19. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/7/2019)
PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al and 11 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 92 documents from 11 FOIA cases filed between October 27, 2019 and November 2, 2019. 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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- PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al (filed Oct 28, 2019)
Protect Democracy Project submitted FOIA requests to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service for records concerning explicit or implicit threats of violence by white supremacists or hate groups received by the agencies pertaining to the Trump campaign. PDP also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver read more…
We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 27, 2019 and November 2, 2019. 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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- DC 1:2007cv02050 — BLOCHE et al v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al
- October 29, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [110] Defendants' renewed motion for partial summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part [96] Defendants' motion for partial summary judgment; denying [97] Plaintiffs' cross-motion for partial summary judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on October 29, 2019. (lcrc3)
Sierra Club v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission and 16 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 152 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between October 20, 2019 and October 26, 2019. 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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- Sierra Club v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (filed Oct 24, 2019)
The Sierra Club submitted a FOIA request to the Securities and Exchange Commission for records concerning the agency’s attempts to block shareholder proposals on issues like climate change. The Sierra Club also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and granted Sierra Club’s request for a fee waiver read more…
We have added 2 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 20, 2019 and October 26, 2019. These are associated with 2 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 1:2019cv03077 — JACOBS v. UNITED STATES
- October 21, 2019: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION in support of [4] Order dismissing action without prejudice. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 10/21/19. (lctjk2)
We have added 219 documents from 25 FOIA cases filed between October 13, 2019 and October 19, 2019. 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 REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (filed Oct 15, 2019)
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted two FOIA requests to the Department of Health and Human Services. The first request asked for records concerning the budget for the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division, part of the Office of Civil Rights. The second FOIA request asked for records concerning plans to expend settlement funds received as a result of HIPAA violation enforcement read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 13, 2019 and October 19, 2019. 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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- CAE 2:2019cv00415 — KXTV, LLC v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
- October 17, 2019: STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 10/16/19 EXTENDING the briefing schedule. Defendant USCIS advises whether it will produce the Intervenor's additional waived documents or the basis for withholding by 10/24/19. Pl aintiff advises whether the August production and any further production based on Intervenors waiver resolves this action by 11/20/19. Defendant USCIS' Motion for Summary Judgment new date 12/18/2019. Plaintiff's Opposition to Summary Judgment new date 1/17/2020. Defendant USCIS' Reply In Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment new date 1/31/2020. Plaintiff's sur-reply new date 2/10/20. Hearing 2/25/20 at 1:30 p.m.(Mena-Sanchez, L)
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