We have added 6 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 9, 2016 and October 15, 2016. 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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- CAC 2:2016cv06069 — Chance E Gordon v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau et al
- October 12, 2016: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF PROSECUTION by Judge S. James Otero. Plaintiff is hereby ordered to show cause in writing by not later than November 12, 2016 why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. The court wi ll consider the filing of the following as an appropriate response to this Order to Show Cause, on or before the above date: Proof of service of summons and complaint; In accordance with Rule 78 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 7-15, no oral argument of this matter will be heard unless ordered by the court. The Order will stand submitted upon the filing of the response to the Order to Show Cause. Failure to respond to the court's Order may result in the dismissal of the action. IT IS SO ORDERED. (jy)
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE and 7 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 30 documents from 5 FOIA cases filed between October 2, 2016 and October 8, 2016. 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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- WILDEARTH GUARDIANS v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (filed Oct 6, 2016)
Wildearth Guardians submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for records concerning the agency’s decision not to list the Sonoran desert turtle as an endangered species. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and took a 10-day extension. Wildearth Guardians inquired about the status of the request, but after hearing nothing further about a substantive response to its request, Wildlife Guardians filed suit read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 2, 2016 and October 8, 2016. 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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- CAC 5:2016cv00175 — Story of Stuff Project v. United States Forest Service
- October 4, 2016: ORDER DISMISSING ACTION; AND FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES by Judge Jesus G. Bernal Re Stipulation [23] : The parties having filed a Stipulation to Dismiss; and for Payment of Attorney Fees, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is dismissed, with prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant United States Forest Service (USFS) shall pay to Plaintiff the sum of Seventeen Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($17,900.00), which sum shall be in full settlement and satisfaction of any and all claims for attorneys fees and costs in the above-entitled action. Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (ad)
We have added 55 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between September 25, 2016 and October 1, 2016. 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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- SCUDDER et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (filed Sep 28, 2016)
Jeffrey Scudder, Ken Osgood, Hugh Wilford, and Mark Stout submitted FOIA requests to the CIA for an electronic copy of 386 historical documents listed on an Excel spreadsheet. The requesters also requested a fee waiver. The CIA acknowledged receipt of the requests, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Scudder, Osgood, Wilford, and Stout filed suit read more…
We have added 18 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 25, 2016 and October 1, 2016. These are associated with 18 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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- ARW 1:2016cv01050 — Carter v. USDA et al
- September 30, 2016: ORDER adopting in part Report and Recommendations re [5] ; ORDER REFERRING CASE to Honorable Barry A. Bryant re Motion for Service as it relates to FOIA appeal #2015-FNS-00207-A. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on September 30, 2016. Motions referred to Honorable Barry A. Bryant.(cnn)
We have added 47 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between September 18, 2016 and September 24, 2016. 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 Sep 21, 2016)
Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records of interviews with Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, and Valerie Jarrett pertaining to contacts made by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich inquiring about potential job appointments. Blagojevich was later convicted of various criminal charges, but some of those charges were ordered retried on appeal read more…
We have added 15 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 18, 2016 and September 24, 2016. 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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- CT 3:2015cv00976 — Treatment Action Group et al v. Food and Drug Administration et al
- September 20, 2016: ORDER granting Defendants' [37] Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment regarding Expedited Processing; denying Defendants' [16] Motion to Stay; denying Plaintiffs' [19] Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 9/20/2016. (Chen, C.)
We have added 49 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between September 11, 2016 and September 17, 2016. 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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- ASSOCIATED PRESS et al v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (filed Sep 16, 2016)
The Associated Press, USA Today, and journalist Jason Leopold all submitted FOIA requests to the FBI for records concerning the FBI’s publicly-acknowledged purchase of a device that allowed it to break into iPhones in relation to its investigation of the San Bernandino shooting. All three requests were denied by the FBI under Exemption 7(A) (ongoing investigation or proceeding) read more…
We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 11, 2016 and September 17, 2016. 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 1:2015cv00667 — ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
- September 13, 2016: MEMORANDUM OPINION re [17] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and [18] Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 9/13/2016. (lccrc2)
FREEDOM WATCH, INC. v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al and 28 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 141 documents from 28 FOIA cases filed between August 21, 2016 and September 10, 2016. 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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- FREEDOM WATCH, INC. v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al (filed Aug 30, 2016)
Freedom Watch submitted FOIA requests to the FBI and the Office of the Attorney General for records concerning the agency’s decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for misuse of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Freedom Watch filed suit read more…
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