We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 17, 2017 and December 23, 2017. 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 3:2017cv01451 — Wright v. U.S. Department of Justice et al
- December 21, 2017: ORDER granting [4] Additional Time to Serve Complaint. The Court exercises its discretion to allow Wright to serve his complaint by 12/29/2017. If he doesn't, this action will be dismissed. Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 12/20/2017. (jdt)
We have added 60 documents from 5 FOIA cases filed between December 24, 2017 and December 30, 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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- Ramaci v. Federal Bureau Of Investigation (filed Dec 26, 2017)
Lisa Ramaci, a plaintiff in several lawsuits alleging that Iran was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of her husband journalist Stephen Vincent in Basra, Iraq in 2005, whose death was investigated by the FBI, submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for its records pertaining to its investigation of Vincent’s murder read more…
We have added 2 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 24, 2017 and December 30, 2017. These are associated with 2 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 1:2015cv01253 — PARKER v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
- December 29, 2017: MEMORANDUM OPINION granting in part and denying in part [35] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part [37] Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 12/29/2017. (lcrc1)
DocuFreedom Inc. v. United States Department of Justice et al and 16 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 112 documents from 13 FOIA cases filed between December 10, 2017 and December 16, 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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- DocuFreedom Inc. v. United States Department of Justice et al (filed Dec 13, 2017)
DocuFreedom, Inc. submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Justice for the records concerning entries in the library catalog at the Justice Management Division. The library catalogue is publicly available as a 6,562-page PDF file, but DocuFreedom alleged that many of the entries themselves were not publicly available read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 10, 2017 and December 16, 2017. 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 4:2017cv02650 — Dominguez v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al
- December 12, 2017: ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 12/12/17. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/12/2017)
We have added 114 documents from 18 FOIA cases filed between December 3, 2017 and December 9, 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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- PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE, INC. et al v. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION et al (filed Dec 5, 2017)
Property of the People and researcher Ryan Shapiro submitted FOIA requests to the General Services Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of State, and Department of Defense for records reflecting charges made on government credit cards for expenses at Trump-owned properties. All of the agencies acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from any of the agencies, Property of the People and Shapiro filed suit read more…
We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between December 3, 2017 and December 9, 2017. 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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- AZ 2:2016cv03067 — Rojas v. Federal Aviation Administration et al
- December 4, 2017: ORDER – IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. [12] ) is granted in part and denied in part…. Status Hearing set for 1/5/2018 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 602, 401 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003 before Judge G Murray Snow. (See document for full details). Signed by Judge G Murray Snow on 12/4/17. (LAD)
We have added 128 documents from 16 FOIA cases filed between November 26, 2017 and December 2, 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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- REYES v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (filed Nov 27, 2017)
Feliciana Reyes, a 90-year-old who had served as a guerilla in the Philippines in World War II, submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Education for records concerning the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and denied Reyes’ request, citing Exemption 5 (privileges) read more…
We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 26, 2017 and December 2, 2017. 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 3:2016cv05254 — Ecological Rights Foundation v. Federal Emergency Management Agency
- November 30, 2017: ORDER by Judge Maria-Elena James granting in part and denying in part [42] , [46] Motion for Summary Judgment, denying [67] Request for Discovery. Status Report due by 1/4/2018. (mejlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/30/2017)
We have added 84 documents from 14 FOIA cases filed between November 19, 2017 and November 25, 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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- GILLON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al (filed Nov 22, 2017)
Steven Gillon, a history professor at the University of Oklahoma who is writing a biography of John F. Kennedy, Jr., submitted FOIA requests to the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI, and the Department of State for records concerning John F. Kennedy, Jr. All three agencies told Gillon that they found no responsive records read more…
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