We have added 21 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 24, 2019 and March 30, 2019. 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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- DC 1:2007cv02050 — BLOCHE et al v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al
- March 29, 2019: MEMORANDUM OPINION denying [52] Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and granting in part and denying in part [61] Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment: See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on March 29, 2019. (lcrc2)
We have added 184 documents from 23 FOIA cases filed between March 17, 2019 and March 23, 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 Media Justice et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al (filed Mar 21, 2019)
The Center for Media Justice and the ACLU submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records concerning the agency’s surveillance of blacks based on a purported shared ideology. The FBI divided the request into two separate requests. It disclosed 320 heavily redacted pages citing Exemption 5 (privileges), Exemption 6 (invasion of privacy), Exemption 7(C) (invasion of privacy concerning law enforcement records), and Exemption 7(E) (investigative methods and techniques) read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 17, 2019 and March 23, 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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- CAN 3:2018cv03731 — Chetal v. U.S. Department of Interior et al
- March 20, 2019: ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen Granting in Part and Denying in Part [22] Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; Granting in Part and Denying in Part [41] Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment; Denying [35] Plaintiff's Motion for a Vaughn Index; and Denying [43] Plaintiff's Motion for Renewed Discovery. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/20/2019)
We have added 86 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between March 10, 2019 and March 16, 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 Children's Advocacy Institute v. Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families et al (filed Mar 11, 2019)
The Children’s Advocacy Institute submitted FOIA requests to the Office of Refugee Resettlement at the Administration for Children and Families and the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning the number of adults detained for immigration-related offenses, including whether they were accompanied by minor children, for each month beginning in January 2018 read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 10, 2019 and March 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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- CAN 3:2017cv01240 — Frost v. United States Department of Justice
- March 13, 2019: ORDER ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT WITH RESPECT TO ADEQUACY OF FBI SEARCH. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on March 13, 2019. (jcslc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/13/2019) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/13/2019: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (klhS, COURT STAFF).
We have added 215 documents from 25 FOIA cases filed between March 3, 2019 and March 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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- A.B. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (filed Mar 4, 2019)
A.B., a Salvadoran woman appealing the denial of her asylum application, submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice’s Mail Referral Unit for records concerning former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to certify to himself A.B.’s asylum case. The agency asked A.B. to resubmit her request to the Office of Information Policy read more…
We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between March 3, 2019 and March 9, 2019. These are associated with 14 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 3:2018cv01016 — Rivera v. United States
- March 7, 2019: ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 3/7/2019. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2019)
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and 19 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 139 documents from 19 FOIA cases filed between February 24, 2019 and March 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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- DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (filed Feb 28, 2019)
Democracy Forward Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Energy for records concerning discussions of waivers or exceptions relating to the provision of nuclear energy to Saudi Arabia. DFF also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, DFF filed suit read more…
We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 24, 2019 and March 2, 2019. 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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- CAC 2:2018cv03553 — Wayne Gall v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- February 27, 2019: DISMISSAL ORDER by Judge Dale S. Fischer, this action is dismissed with prejudice. Each party shall bear its own fees, costs, and expenses. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (jp)
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al and 12 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 98 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between February 17, 2019 and February 23, 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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- GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al (filed Feb 22, 2019)
The Government Accountability Project submitted FOIA requests to the Department of State, the CIA, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Treasury, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy for records concerning attempts by the Trump administration and individuals associated with it, to promote civil nuclear energy in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia read more…
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