The FOIA Project

We have added 17 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 15, 2015 and November 28, 2015. These are associated with 13 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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1. CAE 2:2015cv01590 — (TEMP) Lowery v. National Transportation Safety Board, et al

   • November 25, 2015: ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 11/25/2015 GRANTING the parties' [14] Stipulation: Plaintiff is granted leave to file a First Amended Complaint within fourteen (14) days of this Order and must file it separately on the court docket; 2) Defendants shall file a response to the First Amendment Complaint within twenty-one (21) days of receiving written notice from plaintiff that the First Amended Complaint has been filed; 3) [10] Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is withdra wn without prejudice to being refiled at a later date consistent with this Order; 4) The 11/30/2015 hearing date on defendants' Motion to Dismiss is taken off calendar; 5) The Scheduling Conference currently scheduled for 1/4/2016 at 2:00 p.m. is continued to 2/1/2016 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb; and 6) The time in which the parties are to file their Joint Status Report is hereby extended from 12/21/2015 to 1/19/2016 pursuant to the [5] Court's "Order Re: Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference" filed 7/24/2015. (Kirksey Smith, K)

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We have added 66 documents from 15 FOIA cases filed between November 15, 2015 and November 28, 2015. 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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1. American Civil Liberties Union et al v. National Security Council (filed Nov 24, 2015)
   The ACLU of Virginia submitted a FOIA request to the National Security Council for records concerning the policy of targeted drone killings. The NSC responded that it was not subject to FOIA. The ACLU of Virginia then filed suit. read more…

We have added 7 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 8, 2015 and November 14, 2015. 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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1. CAN 4:2015cv02670 — Klamath Riverkeeper v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al

   • November 10, 2015: ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND SETTING DEADLINES. Case Management Statement due by 2/26/2016. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/4/2016 11:00 AM in Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor, Oakland. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 11/10/15. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/10/2015) Modified on 11/10/2015 (jjoS, COURT STAFF).

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We have added 43 documents from 9 FOIA cases filed between November 8, 2015 and November 14, 2015. 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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1. The New York Times Company et al v. United States Department of State (filed Nov 9, 2015)
   New York Times reporter Eric Lipton submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning emails sent to or from several senior officials and five specific non-governmental email addresses. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. After a year, Lipton inquired about the status of the request read more…

We have added 32 documents from 7 FOIA cases filed between November 1, 2015 and November 7, 2015. 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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1. PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (filed Nov 5, 2015)
   People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals submitted a FOIA request to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for records concerning elephants and tuberculosis. The agency did not acknowledge receipt of the request for six months. PETA contacted the agency asking it to provide an estimated date of completion read more…

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between November 1, 2015 and November 7, 2015. 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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1. CAN 3:2010cv03759 — The American Civil Liberties Union of North California et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

   • November 6, 2015: ORDER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 10/6/15. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/6/2015)

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We have added 69 documents from 11 FOIA cases filed between October 25, 2015 and October 31, 2015. 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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1. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (filed Oct 26, 2015)
   The Energy & Environment Legal Institute submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records of electronic communications to and from two State Department employees that were either copied to Juan Alberto Fuentes Knight or contained references to the Alliance for Prosperity, Guatemala, or Knight read more…

We have added 10 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 25, 2015 and October 31, 2015. 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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1. CAN 4:2014cv01746 — Snyder v. Department of Defense et al

   • October 30, 2015: ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING; CONTINUING MOTION HEARING TO 12/17/2015 at 11:00 AM. Signed by Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 10/30/2015. (kawlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/30/2015) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/30/2015: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (sisS, COURT STAFF).

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