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Case TitleCAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2015cv01184
Date Filed2015-07-22
Date Closed2015-12-18
JudgeJudge Amit P. Mehta
PlaintiffCAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE
Case DescriptionCause of Action Institute submitted a FOIA request to the Office of Information Policy for records concerning referrals of FOIA requests to the White House as eluded to in the 2009 Craig Memo. OIP sent Cause of Action a copy of the Craig Memo. Cause of Action then submitted a second FOIA request for OIP's notes pertaining to how its first FOIA request was processed. After the agency had failed to provide a response in two years, Cause of Action filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2015-07-221COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4184676) filed by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit # 1-5, # 2 Summons to Department of Justice, # 3 Summons to US Attorney General, # 4 Summons to Civil Process Clerk, US Attorney's Office)(Khetan, Prashant) (Entered: 07/22/2015)
2015-07-222ENTERED IN ERROR....Corporate Disclosure Statement by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. (Khetan, Prashant) Modified on 7/23/2015 (md). (Entered: 07/22/2015)
2015-07-223Corporate Disclosure Statement by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. (Khetan, Prashant) (Entered: 07/22/2015)
2015-07-224CIVIL COVER SHEET by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE re 1 Complaint, filed by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. Related document: 1 Complaint, filed by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE.(Khetan, Prashant) (Entered: 07/22/2015)
2015-07-22Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (md) (Entered: 07/23/2015)
2015-07-235SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Consent) (md) (Entered: 07/23/2015)
2015-07-236ERRATA to Complaint by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE 1 Complaint, filed by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit #1-5 to Complaint)(Khetan, Prashant) (Entered: 07/23/2015)
2015-08-217NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Zachary Epstein on behalf of CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE (Epstein, Daniel) (Entered: 08/21/2015)
2015-08-218NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. Attorney Prashant Kumar Khetan terminated. (Khetan, Prashant) (Entered: 08/21/2015)
2015-08-269MOTION for Extension of Time to File its Response to Plaintiff's Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 08/26/2015)
2015-08-27MINUTE ORDER granting 9 Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time. Defendant shall respond to the 1 Complaint on or before September 9, 2015. No further extensions shall be granted absent a showing of good cause. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/27/2015. (lcapm3) (Entered: 08/27/2015)
2015-08-27Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Answer to complaint due by 9/9/2015. (cdw) (Entered: 08/27/2015)
2015-08-3110RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 7/28/2015 (Epstein, Daniel) Modified on 9/1/2015 (zrdj). (Entered: 08/31/2015)
2015-08-3111RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Date of Service Upon U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL on 7/28/2015. (Epstein, Daniel) Modified on 9/1/2015 (zrdj). (Entered: 08/31/2015)
2015-08-3112RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/30/2015. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/29/2015. (Epstein, Daniel) (Entered: 08/31/2015)
2015-09-0913ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 09/09/2015)
2015-09-1114ORDER directing the parties to meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report on or before September 18, 2015. Please see the attached Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/11/2015. (lcapm3) (Entered: 09/11/2015)
2015-09-11Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 9/18/2015. (cdw) (Entered: 09/17/2015)
2015-09-1815Joint STATUS REPORT First by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. (Epstein, Daniel) (Entered: 09/18/2015)
2015-09-21MINUTE ORDER re: 15 First Joint Status Report. Upon consideration of the First Joint Status Report submitted on September 18, 2015, it is hereby ordered that the parties submit a Second Joint Status Report on or before October 23, 2015 providing an update on the issues addressed in their First Joint Status Report and any other relevant developments. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/21/2015. (lcapm3) (Entered: 09/21/2015)
2015-09-21Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Second Joint Status Report due by 10/23/2015. (cdw) (Entered: 09/22/2015)
2015-10-2316NOTICE of Appearance by Eric R. Bolinder on behalf of CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE (Bolinder, Eric) (Main Document 16 replaced on 10/26/2015) (znmw). (Entered: 10/23/2015)
2015-10-2317Joint STATUS REPORT by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. (Bolinder, Eric) (Entered: 10/23/2015)
2015-10-26MINUTE ORDER: Upon considering the parties' 17 Second Joint Status Report, the court sets the following schedule for further proceedings: Defendant shall file its motion for summary judgment on or before November 30, 2015; Plaintiff shall file its opposition to Defendant's motion for summary judgment and Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment on or before December 18, 2015; Defendant shall file its opposition to Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment and reply brief in support of Defendant's motion for summary judgment on or before January 12, 2016; Plaintiff shall file its reply brief in support of its cross-motion for summary judgment on or before January 26, 2016. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/26/2015. (lcapm3) (Entered: 10/26/2015)
2015-10-26Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Defendant's Summary Judgment motion due by 11/30/2015. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 12/18/2015. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/12/2016. Plaintiff's Cross Motionsdue by 12/18/2015. Response to Cross Motions due by 1/12/2016. Reply to Cross Motions due by 1/26/2016. (cdw) (Entered: 10/27/2015)
2015-11-3018MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Text of Proposed Order)(Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 11/30/2015)
2015-12-0219NOTICE of Filing by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE re 18 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 12/02/2015)
2015-12-1820STIPULATION of Dismissal WITH PREJUDICE by CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE. (Bolinder, Eric) (Entered: 12/18/2015)
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