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1. Order | Filed: July 10, 2026 | Entered: July 10, 2026 CORNERSTONE GLOBAL, LLC et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al

   Freedom of Information Act | District Of Columbia

   Order on Motion to Expedite

   MINUTE ORDER denying 13 Plaintiffs' Motion for an Expedited Briefing Schedule and an Expedited Ruling: Plaintiffs filed this FOIA action against Defendants only recently, asserting that Defendants "have failed to timely process and fulfill multiple FOIA requests, despite one request pending for more than three years." Pls.' Mot. at 2, ECF No. 13. Plaintiffs now seek an expedited briefing schedule on their motion for summary judgment and request an expedited ruling on that motion. See id. According to Plaintiffs, such expedition is necessary because "[t]he requested records bear directly on ongoing litigation pending in the Commonwealth of Virginia." Id. Plaintiffs assert that the discovery deadline in that litigation is imminent and that "[u]nless Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment is briefed and resolved expeditiously, Plaintiffs will be deprived of the ability to obtain, analyze, and meaningfully use the requested records before discovery closes and trial begins." Id. But Plaintiffs have not established any exceptional need or urgency. This "emergency" is of Plaintiffs' own making. The record requests date back as far as 2023, see Compl. at 3, and Plaintiffs delayed bringing this action until recently. There is no reasonable amount of time remaining for Defendants to produce any responsive records and for this Court to resolve Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment within the Virginia state court's existing trial schedule. That court's schedule does not drive this Court's schedule, particularly given Plaintiffs' delay in bringing this action. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that 13 Plaintiffs' Motion for an Expedited Briefing Schedule and an Expedited Ruling is DENIED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file a Joint Status Report on or before August 7, 2026. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 07/10/2026. (lcrc1)

2. Order | Filed: July 10, 2026 | Entered: July 10, 2026 Albert v. United States Department of the Army et al

   Freedom of Information Act | Texas Western

   Order

   TEXT REFERRAL ORDER. The Court previously referred this case to the assigned Magistrate Judge through a standing order for cases proceeding in forma pauperis. At this point, a fully-encompassing referral is necessary for several reasonsnot the least of which is a burgeoning habeas docket that requires a vast amount of judicial time and attention. Thus, in accordance with the authority vested in the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule CV-72, Appendix C of the Local Rules for the Assignment of Duties to United States Magistrate Judges and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), the instant action is hereby REFERRED to United States Magistrate Judge Henry J. Bemporad for disposition of all non-dispositive pretrial matters and for recommendation as to any dispositive pretrial matter. The parties may submit a written consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge on the form made available by the Clerk of Court. Should all parties consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge, Judge Pulliam will transfer the case to the Magistrate Judge to conduct all proceedings and to enter final judgment. Consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge does not waive any party's right to a jury trial. Any appeal from a judgment entered by a Magistrate Judge shall be to the United States Court of Appeals in the same manner as an appeal from any other judgment of the Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(3). Given the circumstances, including the habeas docket, consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge for all purposes may greatly expedite the case. If the parties desire to consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge for all purposes, they shall file such consents on or before August 5, 2026. Of course, the filing of such full consent is entirely up to the parties. Signed by Judge Jason K. Pulliam. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (rw)

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