PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Filing 29

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 15 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part 16 Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment; CENTCOM to conduct a search on certain documents no later than 4/1/10; Defendants' Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment due 4/1/10; Plaintiff's Response to the Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment due 4/30/10;Defendants' Reply to the Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment due 5/21/10; Plaintiff's Cross Motion due 4/30/10; Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary due 5/21/10; Plaintiff's Reply to Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment due 6/11/10; deferring a ruling with respect to the withholding s claimed by Joint Staff and DIA; directing the Joint Staff and the DIA to submit certain unredacted copies for in camera review by the Court by 2/1/10. Signed on 12/30/09 by Judge Richard D. Bennett, U.S.District Court for the District of Maryland,sitting by designation. (jeb, )

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA * PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, * Plaintiff, * v. * U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, et al., * Defendants. * * * * * * * * ORDER For the reasons stated in the foregoing Memorandum Opinion, IT IS this 30th day of December, 2009, HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Paper No. 15) is GRANTED and Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Paper No. 16) is DENIED with respect to the adequacy of the search conducted by each Defendant, except with respect to the search conducted by CENTCOM; 2. Defendants' motion is DENIED and Plaintiff's cross-motion is GRANTED with respect to the adequacy of the search conducted by CENTCOM; a. Not later than April 1, 2010, CENTCOM shall: (i) conduct a new search for responsive documents generated from November 1, 2001, until the start date of its new search; (ii) produce all responsive and non-exempt information obtained in this new search; and (iii) submit a renewed motion for summary judgment and any supporting affidavits on this issue. Plaintiff's opposition thereto and cross-motion for summary judgment, if any, shall be filed by not * * * * * * Civil Action No.: RDB-08-273

later than April 30, 2010. Defendants' opposition to Plaintiff's cross-motion, if any, and reply in support of its motion for summary judgment shall be filed by not later than May 21, 2010. Plaintiff's reply in support of its cross-motion for summary judgment, if any, shall be filed by not later than June 11, 2010. 3. Defendants' motion is GRANTED and Plaintiff's cross-motion is DENIED with respect to the withholdings claimed by each Defendant, except with respect to the withholdings claimed by the Joint Staff and the DIA; 4. A ruling is DEFERRED with respect to the withholdings claimed by the Joint Staff and the DIA; a. Not later than February 1, 2010, the Joint Staff and the DIA shall submit the un-redacted copies of their responsive documents to this Court for in camera review; 5. Copies of this Order and the foregoing Memorandum Opinion shall be transmitted to counsel of record.

/s/_______________________ Richard D. Bennett United States District Judge