We have added 66 documents from 10 FOIA cases filed between August 20, 2023 and August 26, 2023. 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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- Jewish Legal News, Inc. v. United States Department of State (filed Aug 21, 2023)
Jewish Legal News submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning communications sent to and received by Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt and/or her office regarding the strategy on antisemitism recently announced by President Biden in May 2023. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing more from the agency, Jewish Legal News filed suit read more…
We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 20, 2023 and August 26, 2023. 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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- CAE 2:2019cv02429 — (PS) Graham v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security et al
- August 24, 2023: ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 8/23/23 ADOPTING in full [58] Findings and Recommendations and DENYING without prejudice [45] Defendants' motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary judgment. Plaintiff's [50] motion for summary judgment is DENIED without prejudice. Defendants are ORDERED to produce a Vaughn index within 60 days of this order.(Kastilahn, A)
BIERLY v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al and 11 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions
We have added 81 documents from 12 FOIA cases filed between August 13, 2023 and August 19, 2023. 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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- BIERLY v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al (filed Aug 16, 2023)
Grant Bierly submitted FOIA requests to the Department Defense for records concerning the suspension of his security clearance. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Bierly filed suit. read more…
We have added 5 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 13, 2023 and August 19, 2023. 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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- CAN 3:2023cv02302 — Manuel v. The United States
- August 15, 2023: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 9/11/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 8/15/2023. (mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/15/2023) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
We have added 176 documents from 22 FOIA cases filed between August 6, 2023 and August 12, 2023. 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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- VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. v. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (filed Aug 11, 2023)
Vanda Pharmaceuticals submitted three FOIA requests to the FDA for records. Vanda’s first FOIA request asked for records concerning any bioequivalence study or dissolution study submitted during FDA’s consideration of Teva’s ANDA. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. Vanda’s second FOIA request asked for records concerning bioequivalence studies for Apotex’s ANDA read more…
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between August 6, 2023 and August 12, 2023. 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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- AK 3:2023cv00124 — Basey v. Reardon et al
- August 7, 2023: STANDING ORDER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS CASES FILED BY SELF-REPRESENTED PRISONERS Signed by Judge Joshua M. Kindred on 8/7/2023. (ANM, COURT STAFF)
We have added 30 documents from 4 FOIA cases filed between July 30, 2023 and August 5, 2023. 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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- NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. et al v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS (filed Aug 2, 2023)
In January 2022, NPR reporter Meg Anderson submitted a FOIA request to the Bureau of Prisons for records concerning mortality reviews for any inmate who died at Butner FCC from January 1, 2009 to the present. NPR reporter Tirzah Christopher also submitted two FOIA requests to BOP. The first request asked for budgetary details for each BOP medical facility from 2009-2021 read more…
We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 30, 2023 and August 5, 2023. 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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- CAE 2:2019cv02429 — (PS) Graham v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security et al
- August 1, 2023: FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 7/31/2023 RECOMMENDING that Defendants' [45] Motion for Summary Judgment be denied without prejudice. Plaintiff's Request for fees and cost should be denied as premature. Plaintiff's [50] Motion for Summary Judgment be denied without prejudice; and defendants be ordered to produce a Vaughn index within 60 days of any order adopting these Findings and Rrecommendations. These Findings and Recommendations are submitted to U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley; Objections to these F&Rs due within fourteen days. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
We have added 109 documents from 13 FOIA cases filed between July 23, 2023 and July 29, 2023. 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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- POWER THE FUTURE v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al (filed Jul 27, 2023)
Power the Future submitted two FOIA requests to the EPA for records concerning certain described email communications between three named EPA Region VIII political appointees and eight named email domains of environmental pressure groups and/or commercial interests. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Power the Future filed suit read more…
We have added 11 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between July 23, 2023 and July 29, 2023. 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 3:2023cv03110 — Cauich Castillo v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- July 24, 2023: STIPULATION AND ORDER RE [11] CMC and Rule 26. Case Management Statement due by 11/9/2023. Initial Case Management Conference previously set for 9/21/2023 is continued to 11/16/2023 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, – Videoconference Only. Signed by Chief Judge Richard Seeborg on 7/24/2023. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2023)
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