We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 28, 2019 and May 4, 2019. 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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- CAC 2:2019cv00983 — ACLU of Southern California v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al
- May 3, 2019: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE LACK OF PROSECUTION by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. Response to Order to Show Cause due by 5/17/2019. (wm)
We have added 89 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between April 21, 2019 and April 27, 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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- NBC 7 SAN DIEGO et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al (filed Apr 22, 2019)
NBC 7 San Diego reporter Tom Jones submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning Operation Secure Line, an initiative to monitor the arrival of migrant caravans on the U.S.-Mexican border. NBC 7 San Diego also requested a fee waiver and expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests and granted NBC 7 San Diego’s requests for a fee waiver and expedited processing read more…
We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 21, 2019 and April 27, 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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- FLM 8:2019cv00485 — Statton v. Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission et al
- April 22, 2019: ORDER: Defendant Carlos Lopez-Cantera's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. # [7] ) is GRANTED. Plaintiff Joshua Statton's Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply (Doc. # [11] ) is DENIED AS MOOT. Statton's Complaint (Doc. # [1] ) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Clerk is directed to close the case. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 4/22/2019. (DLB)
Socolov v. U.S. Department of Justice et. al. and 14 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions
We have added 177 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between April 14, 2019 and April 20, 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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- Socolov v. U.S. Department of Justice et. al. (filed Apr 15, 2019)
Emily Socolov, an historian and folklorist at the University of Texas, submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Justice for records concerning the conviction of her mother, Judith Coplon during the Cold War on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 14, 2019 and April 20, 2019. These are associated with 6 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 1:2017cv01039 — ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- April 17, 2019: ORDER granting in part and denying in part the government's [13] Motion for Summary Judgment, denying the plaintiff's [15] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, and directing the parties to file a joint status report on or before May 3, 2019. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 17, 2019. (lcdlf2)
We have added 132 documents from 20 FOIA cases filed between April 7, 2019 and April 13, 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 Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (filed Apr 9, 2019)
The ACLU of Colorado submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for records concerning the death of Kamyar Samimi, a permanent legal resident who had been detained by ICE and died in custody. The ACLU of Colorado also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and eventually provided five pages with redactions read more…
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between April 7, 2019 and April 13, 2019. These are associated with 10 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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- ALN 2:2016cv00083 — Siegelman v. United States Department of Justice et al
- April 8, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION – For the reasons stated, the Court grants Mr. Siegelmans motion for an award of attorneys fees and litigation costs. The Court instructs the parties to confer and to try to agree on a modest payment of fees and costs. If the par ties cannot agree, then Mr. Siegelman may filed an amended petition for fees and costs, consistent with the analysis in this opinion. If Mr. Siegelman files an amended fee petition, then the Court will set a deadline for OPR to respond to the updated petition. Signed by Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala on 4/8/2019. (KEK)
We have added 128 documents from 18 FOIA cases filed between March 31, 2019 and April 6, 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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- The Center for Investigative Reporting et al v. U.S. Department of Labor (filed Apr 5, 2019)
Will Evans, a reporter for the Center for Investigative Reporting, submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Labor for records concerning 2016 EEO-1 Consolidated Reports for 55 companies. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and provided an interim response. However, the agency subsequently told CIR that it was delaying its response until the Supreme Court ruled in FMI v read more…
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 31, 2019 and April 6, 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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- CAS 3:2017cv01451 — Wright v. U.S. Department of Justice et al
- April 4, 2019: ORDER Granting Motions for Summary Judgment (Dkts. [20] , [21] , [22] ). Signed by Chief Judge Larry Alan Burns on 4/4/2019. (jdt)(sjt).
We have added 163 documents from 19 FOIA cases filed between March 24, 2019 and March 30, 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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- NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al (filed Mar 26, 2019)
The National Immigration Law Center submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for records concerning the identities of agency personnel who were present at a raid of a meat-packing plant in Bean Station, Tennessee on April 5, 2018. NILC also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver read more…
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