We have added 95 documents from 18 FOIA cases filed between December 3, 2023 and December 9, 2023. 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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- INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT, INC. v. U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES (filed Dec 8, 2023)
International Refugee Assistance Project submitted four FOIA requests to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for records concerning refugee client applications for USRAP resettlement. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The agency disclosed some records but withheld others. IRAP filed administrative appeals of the denials read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 3, 2023 and December 9, 2023. 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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- CAN 3:2023cv03110 — Cauich Castillo v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- December 8, 2023: STIPULATION AND ORDER RE [20] To Modify Briefing Schedule. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/rs General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting o f court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/. Signed by Chief Judge Richard Seeborg on 12/8/2023. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/8/2023)
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and 8 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 64 documents from 9 FOIA cases filed between November 26, 2023 and December 2, 2023. 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 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (filed Nov 28, 2023)
Center for Biological Diversity submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Interior for records concerning receipt, distribution, circulation and consideration of January 19, 2022 petition to reduce rate of oil and gas production on public lands. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CBD filed suit read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 26, 2023 and December 2, 2023. 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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- AK 3:2023cv00124 — Basey v. Reardon et al
- November 28, 2023: SCREENING ORDER : Plaintiff's Complaint at Docket [1] is DISMISSED. Court grants Plaintiff leave to amend Claim 1; Claims 2 and 3 are DISMISSED with prejudice. Plaintiff's motion at Docket [3] is DENIED. Plaintiff to file First Amended Complaint or Notice of Voluntary Dismissal within 30 days. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Joshua M. Kindred on 11/28/2023. (ANM, COURT STAFF)
KHATCHADOURIAN v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY and 13 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions
We have added 84 documents from 14 FOIA cases filed between November 19, 2023 and November 25, 2023. 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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- KHATCHADOURIAN v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (filed Nov 24, 2023)
Raffi Khatchadourian, a writer for the New Yorker, submitted two FOIA requests to the CIA for records. The first request asked for records concerning the International Whaling Commission’s activities between 1977 and 1982. The second request asked for records concerning James Ralph Rose, a deceased military veteran read more…
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 19, 2023 and November 25, 2023. These are associated with 3 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 1:2023cv02977 — SHERVEN v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- November 22, 2023: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 11/22/2023. (zljn)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP v. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES and 16 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 108 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between November 12, 2023 and November 18, 2023. 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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- LATHAM & WATKINS LLP v. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (filed Nov 16, 2023)
Latham & Wilkins submitted a FOIA request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for records concerning the exception by which New Drug applications might be classified as generic drugs. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Latham & Watkins filed suit read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 12, 2023 and November 18, 2023. 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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- CAN 3:2023cv05873 — Marker v. Cardona
- November 16, 2023: ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 11/16/2023. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/16/2023) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
We have added 81 documents from 14 FOIA cases filed between November 5, 2023 and November 11, 2023. 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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- Earth Island Institute v. United States Forest Service (filed Nov 8, 2023)
Earth Island Institute submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Forest Service for records concerning the agency’s Giant Sequioa Response Actions in Nelder Grove. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency disclosed 245 pages in its first response. It disclosed another 528 pages in a second response and told EII that it still needed to process 4,000 responsive pages and would do so every several weeks at a rate of 500-1000 page read more…
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 5, 2023 and November 11, 2023. 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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- DC 1:2020cv02315 — SCHAEFER v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
- November 7, 2023: MEMORANDUM OPINION. The court will dismiss this case without prejudice for failure to prosecute. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/07/23. (lce)
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