We have added 153 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between February 25, 2018 and March 3, 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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- SCHNEIDER v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al (filed Feb 28, 2018)
Brandon Schneider, a Catholic religious seminarian studying for the priesthood, had served a Summer Chaplain Internship at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. He was interviewed by the Office of Personnel Management for a background check at which he acknowledged certain allegations brought up by the OPM interviewer read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 25, 2018 and March 3, 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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- CAS 3:2017cv01215 — Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al
- February 27, 2018: ORDER Denying Plaintiffs' Motions for Summary Judgment and Granting Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment (ECF Nos. [18] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [35] ). The Court denies Plaintiffs' motions for summary judgment and grants Defendants' motions for summary judgment with the exception of the Center Plaintiff's seventh cause of action for FOIA violations. Signed by Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel on 2/27/18. (dlg)
We have added 119 documents from 19 FOIA cases filed between February 18, 2018 and February 24, 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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- MCKINNEY v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (filed Feb 19, 2018)
Hugh McKinney, a disabled veteran, submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Veterans Affairs for records concerning a review of the program for traumatic injury protections benefits. The agency disclosed 27 documents, none of which McKinney considered responsive. He filed an administrative appeal of the decision read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 18, 2018 and February 24, 2018. 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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- DC 1:2015cv01264 — FREEDOM WATCH, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
- February 21, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER imposing sanction on Plaintiff. Plaintiff is barred from challenging Defendant's withholdings, searches, and segregability determinations as to certain items of Plaintiff's FOIA request. See the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 02/21/2018. (lcapm3)
We have added 132 documents from 17 FOIA cases filed between February 11, 2018 and February 17, 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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- DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION et al v. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION (filed Feb 15, 2018)
The Democracy Forward Foundation and Food & Water Watch submitted FOIA requests to the White House Office of American Innovation for records concerning its operations and calendars for Jared Kushner, head of OAI, and others. The Office of American Innovation did not acknowledge or respond to the requests read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 11, 2018 and February 17, 2018. 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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- CAN 3:2015cv06055 — Carlson v. United States Postal Service
- February 16, 2018: ORDER by Judge Joseph C. Spero denying [63] Motion for Partial Relief from Judgment and Vacating February 23, 2018 Motion Hearing. (jcslc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/16/2018) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/16/2018: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (klhS, COURT STAFF).
VETERAN ESQUIRE LEGAL SOLUTIONS, PLLC et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
We have added 196 documents from 21 FOIA cases filed between February 4, 2018 and February 10, 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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- VETERAN ESQUIRE LEGAL SOLUTIONS, PLLC et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (filed Feb 8, 2018)
Veterans Esquire Legal Solutions submitted three FOIA requests to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the claims files of three clients. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Veterans Esquire Legal Solutions filed suit, alleging the agency had a pattern and practice of failing to timely respond to requests for veterans’ claims files read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between February 4, 2018 and February 10, 2018. 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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- DC 1:2016cv01975 — AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
- February 8, 2018: ORDER denying Defendant's [32] Partial Motion to Dismiss or to Stay Proceedings. See order for details. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 2/8/2018. (lctnm2)
We have added 176 documents from 23 FOIA cases filed between January 28, 2018 and February 3, 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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- AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (filed Jan 31, 2018)
American Oversight submitted four FOIA requests to the Department of Justice for records concerning the agency’s decision to share text messages between FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page with the media and records concerning the investigation of the incident by the Office of Inspector General read more…
We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 28, 2018 and February 3, 2018. 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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- CT 3:2016cv00647 — The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten et al v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- February 1, 2018: ORDER. Having conducted a hearing regarding outstanding discovery on January 31, 2018, and upon further consideration, the Court orders the following: (1) Plaintiffs will submit additional search terms to the Defendant by February 7, 2018; (2) separa tely, the parties will file a status report with the Court on February 14, 2018; and (3) the parties and representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs would return to Court for a follow-up hearing on Monday, February 26, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2 of the Brien McMahon Federal Building, 915 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT. Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 2/1/2018. (Riegel, J.)
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