The New York Times Company et al v. Federal Communications Commission and 17 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 84 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between September 16, 2018 and September 22, 2018. 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 New York Times Company et al v. Federal Communications Commission (filed Sep 20, 2018)
New York Times reporters Nicholas Confessore and Gabriel Dance submitted FOIA requests to the Federal Communications Commission for records concerning IP addresses, time stamps, and comments for public comments submitted pertaining to the agency’s rulemaking procedure to repeal the net neutrality rules put in place during the Obama administration to explore allegations that a number of comments were generated by Russian bots read more…
We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 16, 2018 and September 22, 2018. 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 3:2018cv05621 — Diaz v. San Diego Police Department et al
- September 17, 2018: Order sealing 1 Complaint and 2 Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, and ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE why Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis should not be denied. Response due by October 9, 2018. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero on September 17, 2018. (jcslc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/17/2018) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/17/2018: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (klhS, COURT STAFF).
We have added 83 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between September 9, 2018 and September 15, 2018. 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 Public Radio et al v. United States Department of Labor et al (filed Sep 13, 2018)
National Public Radio reporter Howard Berkes submitted two FOIA requests to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Berkes’ first FOIA request was for a monthly report known as DebtByAge, which provides the latest accounting of final mine safety penalties assessed by the agency by delinquent for non-payment read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 9, 2018 and September 15, 2018. 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 1:2016cv01355 — AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
- September 10, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's [26] Motion for Summary Judgment and denying Plaintiff's [27] Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendant's revised Vaughn submission, additional affidavit s, and renewed motion for summary judgment due by October 22, 2018. Plaintiff's opposition to Defendant's renewed motion and renewed cross-motion for summary judgment due by November 19, 2018. Defendants opposition to Plaintiff's ren ewed cross-motion and reply in support of its renewed motion due by December 17, 2018. Plaintiff's reply in support of its renewed cross-motion due by December 31, 2018. See Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 9/10/2018. (inttjk2)
We have added 66 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between September 2, 2018 and September 8, 2018. 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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- Smart Pharmacy, Inc. et al v. Defense Health Agency (filed Sep 7, 2018)
Smart Pharmacy submitted a FOIA request to the Defense Health Agency for records concerning the agency’s decision to suspend payments to Smart Pharmacy. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency ultimately denied Smart Pharmacy’s request on the basis of Exemption 7(A) (ongoing investigation or proceeding) read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 2, 2018 and September 8, 2018. 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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- CAE 2:2018cv01779 — Salguero Paiz v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
- September 7, 2018: SECOND STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 9/6/2018 EXTENDING Time up to and including 9/21/2018, for Defendant to Answer to [1] Complaint. (York, M)
We have added 75 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between August 26, 2018 and September 1, 2018. 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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- SHEPHERD v. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (filed Aug 27, 2018)
Todd Shepherd submitted a FOIA request to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for records concerning phone logs for agency employee LeAndra English from November 2017 to March 2018. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and provided Shepherd six pages with redactions under Exemption 6 (invasion of privacy) read more…
We have added 3 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 26, 2018 and September 1, 2018. 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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- CO 1:2013cv01722 — Brown et al v. Perez et al
- August 31, 2018: FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER regarding the Bench Trial held 8/15/2018 and 8/16/2018. Judgment shall enter in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants. This case will be administratively closed. Entered by Judge Raymond P. Moore on 8/31/2018. (cpear)
We have added 159 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between August 19, 2018 and August 25, 2018. 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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- ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT et al v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (filed Aug 21, 2018)
The Environmental Integrity Project and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network submitted FOIA requests to the EPA for records concerning expenditures for former Administrator Scott Pruitt for travel outside Washington, D.C. for August 2017 through March 2018. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests and provided a link to 612 pages of records previously disclosed to the Washington Post read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 19, 2018 and August 25, 2018. 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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- CAE 2:2018cv00431 — (PS) Clavito v. U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
- August 21, 2018: ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 8/21/2018 STAYING Discovery in this action pending further order of the court. The VA shall file any motion for summary judgment within 60 days of this order. Plaintiff shall file any oppo sition to the motion for summary judgment no later than 14 days prior to the hearing date. The VA shall file its reply brief no later than 7 days prior to the hearing date. Upon resolution of the VA's motion for summary judgment, the court will issue a further scheduling order, if necessary. (York, M)
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