We have made the following updates to the Agency FOIA Backlogs and Processing Times data tool:
- Data for DHS – U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services updated through June 2015
- Added a new agency, DHS – Customs and Border Protection
- Added a new agency, DoD – Air Force Headquarters
We have made the following updates to the Agency FOIA Backlogs and Processing Times data tool:
- Data for DHS – U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services updated through June 2015
- Added a new agency, DHS – Customs and Border Protection
- Added a new agency, DoD – Air Force Headquarters
| Report by the Numbers | |
|---|---|
| 21 | Federal agencies were sent identical quarterly FOIA requests starting last January. |
| 14 | Agencies have responded, furnishing usable data. |
| 6 | Agencies never responded, or didn’t provide usable data. |
| 1 | Agency denied the request; lawsuit filed to compel disclosure. |
The returns are in from another round of the ongoing survey by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) that evaluates how well or poorly 21 federal agencies respond to very simple Freedom of Information Act requests.
The requested information provides fuel for the FOIAproject.org interactive tool that allows the comparison of FOIA processing and wait times on a month-by-month, agency-by-agency, and processing track-by-track basis. The latest (fourth) round of TRAC’s quarterly requests provides data updated through the end of September 2015.
LONG et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY and 29 other new FOIA lawsuits, plus case descriptions
We have added 153 documents from 30 FOIA cases filed between October 11, 2015 and October 24, 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.
Click on a case title below to view details for that case, including links to the associated docket and complaint documents.
- LONG et al v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (filed Oct 20, 2015)
Susan Long and David Burnham, co-directors of TRAC, submitted three FOIA requests to the CIA for records concerning its processing of FOIA requests. TRAC also requested inclusion in the news media fee category as well as a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but denied the request on the basis that its records systems were not configured in a way in which a search could be conducted read more…
We have added 12 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between October 11, 2015 and October 24, 2015. These are associated with 12 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.
Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.
- CAE 1:2013cv01588 — Ha v. U.S. Department of Justice et al
- October 16, 2015: ORDER to Submit Service Documents or ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why Case Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Comply With Court Order and Local Rules, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 10/15/15: Thirty (30) Day Deadline. (Hellings, J)
We have made the following updates to the Agency FOIA Backlogs and Processing Times data tool:
- Data for DHS – Headquarters updated to September 2015
- Added a new agency, DoD – Navy
Agency Violation Concerns TRAC’s Requests for Records About the Agency’s FOIA Performance
Syracuse, NY, October 21 — The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) has filed a suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) about the Central Intelligence Agency‘s withholding of basic information regarding its receipt and processing of FOIA matters.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Susan B. Long and David Burnham, co-directors of TRAC, a non-partisan research data center at Syracuse University’s Newhouse and Whitman Schools.
View the case details here.
We have added 108 documents from 22 FOIA cases filed between October 4, 2015 and October 10, 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.
Click on a case title below to view details for that case, including links to the associated docket and complaint documents.
- MANNING v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al (filed Oct 8, 2015)
Chelsea Manning, who was convicted of illegally disclosing classified information to Wikileaks, submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records concerning her investigation and conviction. She indicated that she was willing to pay fees and requested expedited processing. The FBI denied Manning’s request for expedited processing read more…
We have added 28 decisions of a procedural or substantive nature filed between September 27, 2015 and October 10, 2015. These are associated with 28 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.
Click on the date to view the full text of the decision. Click on a case title below to view other details for that case, including links to the docket report and complaint.
- CAE 1:2015cv00007 — Turner v. United States Department of the Treasury
- October 2, 2015: ORDER DENYING [18] Motion to Appoint Counsel. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 10/2/2015. (Timken, A)
We have added 42 documents from 9 FOIA cases filed between September 20, 2015 and September 26, 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.
Click on a case title below to view details for that case, including links to the associated docket and complaint documents.
- Center for Biological Diversity et al v. Bureau of Industry and Security et al (filed Sep 24, 2015)
The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a FOIA request to the Bureau of Industry and Security at the Department of Commerce for records concerning the authorization to export crude oil from the United States to foreign countries. The agency responded to the Center’s request by indicating that it did not have records pertaining to several items and denying access to other records under Exemption 3 (other statutes), citing the Export Administration Act read more…
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