We have added 9 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 26, 2016 and July 2, 2016. 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 3:2006cv00185 — Pickard v. Department of Justice
- June 28, 2016: ORDER REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM GOVERNMENT. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 6/28/2016. (crblc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/28/2016)
We have added 25 documents from 6 FOIA cases filed between June 26, 2016 and July 2, 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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- AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (filed Jun 28, 2016)
The American Center for Law and Justice submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State concerning a report on Fox News that the video recording of a December 2, 2013 Daily Press Briefing was altered and/or deleted. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the American Center for Law and Justice filed suit read more…
Broward Bulldog, Inc. et al v. U.S. Department of Justice et al and 21 other new FOIA lawsuits
We have added 148 documents from 22 FOIA cases filed between June 12, 2016 and June 25, 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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- Broward Bulldog, Inc. et al v. U.S. Department of Justice et al (filed Jun 15, 2016)
The Broward Bulldog, a publication in Southern Florida, submitted several FOIA requests to the Department of Justice for records concerning the FBI investigation of a flight from Sarasota airport with a Saudi family just after 9/11. Although the agency had initially indicated that it had few if any records, further processing located more than 80,000 potentially responsive records in the FBI’s Tampa field office read more…
We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 19, 2016 and June 25, 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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- CAN 3:2006cv00185 — Pickard v. Department of Justice
- June 23, 2016: ORDER RE: DOCUMENTS FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW. The DEA is ordered to retrieve the documents from Chambers on the 4th Floor, 280 S. First Street, San Jose, by 12:00 PM on 6/24/2016. Pickup may be coordinated with the Courtroom Deputy at 408.535.5343. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 6/23/2016. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2016)
We have made the following update to the Agency FOIA Backlogs and Processing Times data tool: Data for DOJ – National Security Division updated through March 2016.
We have added 4 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 12, 2016 and June 18, 2016. 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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- AK 3:2014cv00199 — Pebble Limited Partnership v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
- June 14, 2016: ORDER re In Camera Review of [61] Briefing re deliberative process privilege; remaining portion of def's 2nd mot for SJ denied in part & granted in part; def to provide notice to crt following compliance w/ord; crt to then enter fnl judg. Signed by Judge H. Russel Holland on 6/14/16. (PRR, COURT STAFF)
We have added 75 documents from 14 FOIA cases filed between June 5, 2016 and June 11, 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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- Pianka v. USCIS (filed Jun 10, 2016)
Victor Pianka, who was being held at Eloy Detention Center, submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services concerning his detention. The agency redacted personally identifying information under Exemption 6 (invasion of privacy). Pianka does not indicate that he submitted an administrative appeal read more…
We have added 8 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between June 5, 2016 and June 11, 2016. 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 3:2014cv03010 — Electronic Frontier Foundation v. National Security Agency et al
- June 6, 2016: STIPULATION AND ORDER [48] TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR PARTIES TO REPORT TO THE COURT WHETHER THEY HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON THE ISSUE OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 6/6/16. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2016)
We have made the following update to the Agency FOIA Backlogs and Processing Times data tool: Data for DOJ – Justice Management Division updated through March 2016.
We have added 40 documents from 5 FOIA cases filed between May 29, 2016 and June 4, 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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- CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (filed Jun 2, 2016)
Cause of Action Institute submitted a FOIA request to the CIA for two Inspector General reports prepared in response to congressional inquiries into whether non-career officials at the agency had been improperly involved in the processing of FOIA requests. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further, Cause of Action submitted a second FOIA request for records related to the agency’s response to the congressional inquiries read more…
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