We have added 137 documents from 20 FOIA cases filed between June 3, 2018 and June 9, 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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- JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (filed Jun 5, 2018)
Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records concerning the investigation of the death of Nadir Soofi, who was killed in Garland, Texas on May 3, 2015. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told Judicial Watch that some records were being withheld under Exemption 7(A) (interference with ongoing investigation or proceeding) read more…
We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 3, 2018 and June 9, 2018. 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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- CAN 3:2017cv01240 — Frost v. United States Department of Justice
- June 4, 2018: ORDER by Judge Joseph C. Spero denying [111] Motion to Transfer Case. (jcslc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2018) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/4/2018: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (klhS, COURT STAFF).
We have added 108 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between May 27, 2018 and June 2, 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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- CITIZENS UNITED v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (filed May 30, 2018)
Citizens United submitted FOIA requests to the Department of State for records concerning contracts awarded to Christopher Steele, Fusion GPS, Sidney Blumenthal, and others. Citizens United also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but told Citizens United that it was closing the request for failure to sufficiently describe the records with a contract number read more…
We have added 3 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 27, 2018 and June 2, 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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- DC 1:2017cv00652 — PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- June 1, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the defendant's [13] Motion for Summary Judgment and the plaintiff's [14] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 1, 2018. (lcbah3)
During the month of April 2018 federal district courts saw a total of 100 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 100 new filings compares with a monthly average of 71 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 857.
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 108 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between May 20, 2018 and May 26, 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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- U.S. RIGHT TO KNOW et al v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (filed May 21, 2018)
U.S. Right to Know and Carey Gilliam submitted two FOIA requests to the EPA. The first FOIA request asked for records concerning plans to test for residue of glyphosate in foods from January 2014 through July 2016. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told U.S. Right to Know that it was processing the request read more…
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 20, 2018 and May 26, 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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- AZ 2:2015cv00247 — American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties et al
- May 23, 2018: ORDER: To the extent Defendants have not already submitted to Plaintiffs revised or supplemented Declarations pursuant to the Court's Order (Doc. [76] at 8-15), or revised Vaughn Indices pursuant to the same Order (Doc. [76] at 19-20, 22, 25- 26), Defendants shall submit to Plaintiffs the required revisions and/or supplements by June 4, 2018, and Defendants shall file with the Court a Notice of Compliance the same day. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, as discussed in more detail in this Ord er, the parties shall each file a brief not to exceed five pages by June 4, 2018, addressing the requirements for filing on the public docket the information provided pursuant to a FOIA request. No responses or replies are permitted. Signed by Judge John J Tuchi on 5/23/2018. (REK)
We have added 117 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between May 13, 2018 and May 19, 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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- NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. v.U.S. Department Of Justice et al (filed May 16, 2018)
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice’s Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services for five categories of records concerning the collaborative reform assessment for the North Charleston Police Department. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request read more…
We have added 117 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between May 13, 2018 and May 19, 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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- NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. v.U.S. Department Of Justice et al (filed May 16, 2018)
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice’s Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services for five categories of records concerning the collaborative reform assessment for the North Charleston Police Department. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between May 13, 2018 and May 19, 2018. 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 1:2016cv00866 — CORNUCOPIA INSTITUTE v. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
- May 14, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding the Defendant's [14] Motion for Summary Judgment and the Plaintiff's [16] Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/14/2018. (lctnm2)
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