Legal Opinion
In re American Civil Liberties Union Freedom of Information Act
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided August 2, 2017No. MDL No. 2786Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING TRANSFER
SARAH S. VANCE, Chan-
Before the Panel: * Defendants, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),1 move to centralize thirteen Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) actions in the District of District of Columbia. The actions, which are pending in thirteen districts, are listed on the attached Schedule A.
Plaintiffs, which are various affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union, oppose centralization. If the Panel grants the Section 1407 motion over their objections, plaintiffs ask that the action in the Eastern District of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Valencia-Lucena v. United States Coast GuardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- Trentadue v. Integrity CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Justice v. Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- American Management Services, LLC v. Department of ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
- Riccardi v. United States Department of JusticeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
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