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Case TitleAISHAT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2018cv00143
Date Filed2018-01-22
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge James E. Boasberg
PlaintiffAYMAN AISHAT
Case DescriptionAyman Aishat submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning his application to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, any evidence of his membership in the Holy Land Foundation, and records about him provided by other agencies. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services responded by providing 38 blank pages, indicating it had referred 31 pages to other agencies, and withheld seven pages under various exemptions. Aishat filed an administrative appeal. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement responded to the portion of his appeal concerning the records referred by USCIS. ICE told Aishat that it was withholding 16 pages under various exemptions and that an additional 16 pages had been referred to DIA, although it was unclear whether or not that stood for Defense Intelligence Agency. Aishat filed an administrative appeal of the ICE decision. ICE remanded his case for further processing, but after hearing nothing further, he filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DefendantU.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
DefendantU.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
DefendantKIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
DefendantL. FRANCIS CISSNA Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
DefendantTHOMAS D. HOMAN Deputy Director Performing the Duties of Director
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2018-01-221COMPLAINT against L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5297405) filed by AYMAN AISHAT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 01/22/2018)
2018-01-222NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by AYMAN AISHAT. Case related to Case No. 17-CV-2097. (Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 01/22/2018)
2018-01-22Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (jd) (Entered: 01/26/2018)
2018-01-263ENTERED IN ERROR......SUMMONS (8) Issued Electronically as to L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(jd) Modified on 2/9/2018 (jd). (Entered: 01/26/2018)
2018-02-09NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: 3 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA was entered in error and counsel is instructed to refile the correct summons for FOIA cases. (jd) (Entered: 02/09/2018)
2018-02-124REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by AYMAN AISHAT.(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 02/12/2018)
2018-02-135SUMMONS (8) Issued Electronically as to L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (td) (Entered: 02/13/2018)
2018-03-096Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, (to April 11, 2018) by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Whitaker, Claire) (Entered: 03/09/2018)
2018-03-12MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Consent 6 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. The Court ORDERS that Defendants shall respond to the Complaint on or before April 11, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/12/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 03/12/2018)
2018-03-12Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 4/11/2018. (nbn) (Entered: 03/12/2018)
2018-03-237NOTICE of Appearance by Claire M. Whitaker on behalf of All Defendants (Whitaker, Claire) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
2018-04-098Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to 5/11/18 by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Whitaker, Claire) (Entered: 04/09/2018)
2018-04-09MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Consent 8 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. The Court ORDERS that Defendants shall respond to the Complaint on or before May 11, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/9/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 04/09/2018)
2018-04-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants' Answer due by 5/11/2018 (lsj) (Entered: 04/10/2018)
2018-05-099Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Whitaker, Claire) (Entered: 05/09/2018)
2018-05-09MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Consent 9 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. The Court ORDERS that Defendants shall respond to the Complaint on or before June 11, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/9/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 05/09/2018)
2018-05-09Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 6/11/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 05/11/2018)
2018-06-0510NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Leeson Sroka on behalf of All Defendants (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 06/05/2018)
2018-06-1111Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 06/11/2018)
2018-06-11MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Consent 11 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. The Court ORDERS that Defendants shall respond to the Complaint on or before July 11, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/11/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 06/11/2018)
2018-06-11Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 7/11/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 06/12/2018)
2018-07-1112Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to August 10, 2018 by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Whitaker, Claire) (Entered: 07/11/2018)
2018-07-11MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Consent 12 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. The Court ORDERS that Defendants shall respond to the Complaint on or before August 10, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/11/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 07/11/2018)
2018-07-12Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer to the Complaint due by 8/10/2018. (tg) (Entered: 07/12/2018)
2018-08-1013Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 08/10/2018)
2018-08-10MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Consent 13 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer. The Court ORDERS that Defendants shall file their Answer by September 10, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/10/18. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 08/10/2018)
2018-08-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 9/10/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 08/13/2018)
2018-09-1014Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 09/10/2018)
2018-09-10MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Consent 14 Motion for Extension of Time to file Answer. The Court ORDERS that Defendants shall file their Answer on or before October 10, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/10/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 09/10/2018)
2018-09-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 10/10/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 09/11/2018)
2018-10-1015ANSWER to Complaint by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.(Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 10/10/2018)
2018-10-10MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall meet, confer, and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by October 24, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/10/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/10/2018)
2018-10-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 10/24/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 10/10/2018)
2018-10-2416PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 10/24/2018)
2018-10-24MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 16 Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule, the Court ORDERS that: 1) Defendants shall file their Motion for Summary Judgment by November 21, 2018; 2) Plaintiff shall file his Opposition and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by December 19, 2018; 3) Defendants shall file their Opposition to Plaintiff's Cross-Motion and their Reply by January 16, 2019; and 4) Plaintiff shall file his reply by January 30, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/24/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/24/2018)
2018-10-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Summary Judgment motions due by 12/19/2018. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/16/2019. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/30/2019. Replies due by 1/30/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 10/24/2018)
2018-11-2117MOTION for Summary Judgment and Supporting Memorandum by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, THOMAS D. HOMAN, KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts and Proposed Order, # 2 Declaration of Michael G.Seidel, # 3 Declaration of Toni Fuentes, # 4 Exhibit A)(Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 11/21/2018)
2018-12-0618STIPULATION of Dismissal by AYMAN AISHAT. (Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 12/06/2018)
2018-12-06MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 18 Stipulation, the Court ORDERS that the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/6/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 12/06/2018)
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