PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE, INC. et al v. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY et al and 24 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 159 documents from 25 FOIA cases filed between January 21, 2018 and January 27, 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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- PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE, INC. et al v. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY et al (filed Jan 23, 2018)
Property of the People and researcher Ryan Shapiro submitted a FOIA request to the Department of the Navy for records concerning releases of prescription drugs to the Medical Office of the White House from the Navy since January 2017. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but immediately closed it because the agency claimed they were not agency records read more…
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 21, 2018 and January 27, 2018. 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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- CAN 3:2014cv02166 — American Small Business League v. Department of Defense
- January 23, 2018: ORDER RE [127] MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Judge William Alsup. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/23/2018)
We have added 48 documents from 9 FOIA cases filed between January 14, 2018 and January 20, 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 FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, et al. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (filed Jan 18, 2018)
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for records concerning the involvement of Secretary Ben Carson’s family in the department. CREW asked for a fee waiver and inclusion in the news media fee category. The agency denied CREW’s request for a fee waiver read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 14, 2018 and January 20, 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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- CAN 3:2016cv06066 — American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Immigrants' Rights Project et al v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- January 19, 2018: ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting in part and denying in part [68] Motion for Attorney Fees. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/19/2018)
ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT v. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION and 14 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 76 documents from 13 FOIA cases filed between January 7, 2018 and January 13, 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 v. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (filed Jan 8, 2018)
The Environmental Integrity Project submitted a FOIA request to the General Services Administration for records concerning credit card charges submitted for travel by EPA and Department of Interior from April 2017 through September 2017. The agency denied the request, telling EIP that it was not allowed to disclose credit card charge information pertaining to other agencies read more…
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 7, 2018 and January 13, 2018. These are associated with 11 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 3:2013cv02295 — Raimondo et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- January 12, 2018: ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting [114] Defendant's Second Motion for Summary Judgment and denying [117] Plaintiffs' Second Cross-motion for Summary Judgment. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/12/2018)
Since the new administration took office at the end of January 2017, there has been a sharp jump in the number of lawsuits filed by individuals and organizations seeking court orders to obtain federal government records.[1] Suits brought by the news media and nonprofit advocacy organizations have fueled a significant part of this rise. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), requesters can file suit when information they are seeking is withheld and they have exhausted administrative appeals, or when the agency fails to even respond in a timely manner.
Lawsuits this past fiscal year rose an astonishing 26 percent, and are continuing to climb. FOIA court cases are now up over 70 percent from just five years ago. See Figure 1.
Figure 1. FOIA Lawsuits Jump 26% in FY 2017Court backlogs of pending FOIA litigation have climbed even faster, with hundreds of cases waiting resolution. Indeed, the backlog is already approaching 900 cases and unless steps are taken may top a thousand in the near future. read more…
We have added 29 documents from 5 FOIA cases filed between December 31, 2017 and January 6, 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 Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) v. Department of Homeland Security (filed Jan 3, 2018)
The Center for Investigative Reporting submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for records concerning land acquisition at the U.S. border and related real estate costs. CIR also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver. The agency asked CIR to clarify the time frame of its request read more…
We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 31, 2017 and January 6, 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 1:2015cv00459 — GATORE et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- January 4, 2018: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on January 4, 2018. (lcrbw3)
We have added 157 documents from 21 FOIA cases filed between December 17, 2017 and December 23, 2017. 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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- Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence v. U.S. Department of Justice (filed Dec 18, 2017)
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence submitted three FOIA requests to the Department of Justice concerning the influence of the NRA pertaining to various judicial nominations. The Giffords Center also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests and indicated they were being processed by the Judicial Management Division, but after hearing nothing further, the Giffords Center filed suit read more…
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