| Date Filed | Doc # | Docket Text |
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| 2018-07-05 | 1 | COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5571627) filed by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Lewis, John) (Entered: 07/05/2018) |
| 2018-07-05 | 2 | Corporate Disclosure Statement by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 07/05/2018) |
| 2018-07-06 | | Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (zjd) (Entered: 07/06/2018) |
| 2018-07-06 | 3 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zjd) (Entered: 07/06/2018) |
| 2018-07-13 | 4 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/11/2018. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/10/2018.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 7/11/18., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION served on 7/10/2018 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Lewis, John) (Entered: 07/13/2018) |
| 2018-07-30 | 5 | NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Leeson Sroka on behalf of All Defendants (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 07/30/2018) |
| 2018-08-10 | 6 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.(Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 08/10/2018) |
| 2018-08-14 | | MINUTE ORDER. Both a Complaint and an Answer are now before the court in this FOIA case. It is hereby ordered that the parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report on or before September 4, 2018. The Joint Status Report shall include (1) the status of Plaintiffs FOIA request; (2) the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request; (3) the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff; (4) whether a motion for stay is likely under Open America v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 547 F.2d 605 (D.C. Cir. 1976); and (5) whether the parties anticipate summary judgment briefing and, if so, a proposed briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/14/2018. (lcapm3) (Entered: 08/14/2018) |
| 2018-08-14 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/4/2018. (zjd) (Entered: 08/15/2018) |
| 2018-09-04 | 7 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 09/04/2018) |
| 2018-09-06 | | MINUTE ORDER. No later than October 4, 2018, the parties shall file a joint status report that updates the court on the status of search and production in this matter. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/06/2018. (lcapm3) (Entered: 09/06/2018) |
| 2018-09-06 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/4/2018. (zjd) (Entered: 09/07/2018) |
| 2018-10-04 | 8 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 10/04/2018) |
| 2018-10-05 | | MINUTE ORDER. No later than November 5, 2018, the parties shall file a Joint Status Report that updates the court on Defendant's search and production efforts in this matter. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/05/2018. (lcapm3) (Entered: 10/05/2018) |
| 2018-10-05 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/5/2018. (zjd) (Entered: 10/09/2018) |
| 2018-11-05 | 9 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 11/05/2018) |
| 2018-11-07 | | MINUTE ORDER. Having considered the parties' respective positions with regard to processing of records, the court orders Defendants to process potentially responsive records at a rate of 500 emails per month, with the first production of records to be made no later than December 14, 2018, and additional productions made every 30 days thereafter. At that pace, Defendant should complete processing records in approximately six months. The parties shall submit an additional Joint Status Report no later than January 18, 2019. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 11/07/2018. (lcapm3) (Entered: 11/07/2018) |
| 2018-11-07 | | ENTERED IN ERROR.....Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/14/2018. (zjd) Modified on 11/7/2018: The following entry includes the correct deadline date of 1/18/2019 (zjd). (Entered: 11/07/2018) |
| 2018-11-07 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/18/2019. (zjd) (Entered: 11/07/2018) |
| 2019-01-16 | 10 | Consent MOTION to Stay , MOTION for Extension of Time to in Light of Lapse of Appropriations by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Hudak, Brian) (Entered: 01/16/2019) |
| 2019-01-22 | | MINUTE ORDER granting Defendant's 10 Motion for Stay and Extension of Time. This matter is hereby stayed. Within fourteen days of Department of Justice operations resuming, the parties shall submit a Joint Status Report that proposes a schedule for further proceedings in this matter. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 01/22/2019. (lcapm3) (Entered: 01/22/2019) |
| 2019-02-08 | 11 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 02/08/2019) |
| 2019-02-08 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 11 the parties' Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit a subsequent Joint Status Report on or before April 9, 2019. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 02/08/2019. (lcapm3) (Entered: 02/08/2019) |
| 2019-02-08 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/9/2019. (zjd) (Entered: 02/08/2019) |
| 2019-04-09 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 04/09/2019) |
| 2019-04-09 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 12 the parties' Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit a subsequent Joint Status Report, which includes an estimate for completing production, on or before June 10, 2019. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 04/09/2019. (lcapm3) (Entered: 04/09/2019) |
| 2019-04-09 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/10/2019. (zjd) (Entered: 04/10/2019) |
| 2019-06-10 | 13 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 06/10/2019) |
| 2019-06-12 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 13 the parties' Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit a subsequent Joint Status Report, which recommends a further course of proceeding in this matter, on or before August 9, 2019. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 06/12/2019. (lcapm3) (Entered: 06/12/2019) |
| 2019-06-12 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/9/2019. (zjd) (Entered: 06/12/2019) |
| 2019-08-09 | 14 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 08/09/2019) |
| 2019-08-09 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file a joint status report no later than August 23, 2019. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/09/2019. (lcapm3) (Entered: 08/09/2019) |
| 2019-08-09 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/23/2019. (zjd) (Entered: 08/12/2019) |
| 2019-08-23 | 15 | STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 08/23/2019) |
| 2019-08-23 | 16 | STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 08/23/2019) |
| 2019-08-26 | | MINUTE ORDER. Going forward, Defendant shall process and produce records at a rate of no less than 600 pages per month. The additional pages per month is warranted in view of the confusion surrounding the production schedule. The parties shall submit an additional Joint Status Report that updates the court on the status of production by October 25, 2019. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/26/2019. (lcapm3) (Entered: 08/26/2019) |
| 2019-08-26 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/25/2019. (zjd) (Entered: 08/29/2019) |
| 2019-10-25 | 17 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 10/25/2019) |
| 2019-10-25 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall submit an additional Joint Status Report, which updates the court on Defendant's production efforts by December 20, 2019. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/25/2019. (lcapm3) (Entered: 10/25/2019) |
| 2019-10-25 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/20/2019. (zjd) (Entered: 10/28/2019) |
| 2019-12-19 | 18 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 12/19/2019) |
| 2019-12-19 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall submit an additional Joint Status Report by February 20, 2020, which updates the court on Defendant's production efforts. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 12/19/2019. (lcapm3) (Entered: 12/19/2019) |
| 2019-12-19 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/20/2020. (zjd) (Entered: 12/20/2019) |
| 2020-02-19 | 19 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Darrell C. Valdez on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Substituting for attorney Scott Leeson Sroka (Valdez, Darrell) (Entered: 02/19/2020) |
| 2020-02-20 | 20 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 02/20/2020) |
| 2020-02-21 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file an additional Joint Status Report by April 20, 2020, which proposes a schedule for further proceedings in this matter, if necessary. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 02/21/2020. (lcapm3) (Entered: 02/21/2020) |
| 2020-02-21 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/20/2020. (zjd) (Entered: 02/24/2020) |
| 2020-04-17 | 21 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Valdez, Darrell) (Entered: 04/17/2020) |
| 2020-04-17 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file an additional Joint Status Report by June 22, 2020, which proposes a schedule for further proceedings in this matter, if necessary. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 04/17/2020. (lcapm3) (Entered: 04/17/2020) |
| 2020-04-17 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/22/2020. (zjd) (Entered: 04/20/2020) |
| 2020-06-22 | 22 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Valdez, Darrell) (Entered: 06/22/2020) |
| 2020-06-22 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file an additional Joint Status Report by August 24, 2020, which proposes a schedule for further proceedings in this matter, if necessary. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 06/22/2020. (lcapm3) (Entered: 06/22/2020) |
| 2020-06-22 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/24/2020. (zjd) (Entered: 06/24/2020) |
| 2020-08-24 | 23 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Valdez, Darrell) (Entered: 08/24/2020) |
| 2020-08-25 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file an additional Joint Status Report by October 23, 2020, which updates the court on Defendant's production of responsive records. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/25/2020. (lcapm3) (Entered: 08/25/2020) |
| 2020-08-25 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/23/2020. (zjd) (Entered: 08/25/2020) |
| 2020-10-23 | 24 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Valdez, Darrell) (Entered: 10/23/2020) |
| 2020-10-23 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file an additional Joint Status Report by December 23, 2020, which updates the court on Defendant's production of responsive records. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/23/2020. (lcapm3) (Entered: 10/23/2020) |
| 2020-10-23 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/23/2020. (zjd) (Entered: 10/26/2020) |
| 2020-12-22 | 25 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Valdez, Darrell) (Entered: 12/22/2020) |
| 2020-12-22 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file an additional Joint Status Report by February 23, 2021, which updates the court on Defendant's production of responsive records. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 12/22/2020. (lcapm3) (Entered: 12/22/2020) |
| 2020-12-22 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/23/2021. (zjd) (Entered: 12/30/2020) |
| 2021-02-23 | 26 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Valdez, Darrell) (Entered: 02/23/2021) |
| 2021-02-24 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file an additional Joint Status Report by April 23, 2021, which updates the court on Defendant's production of responsive records. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 2/24/2021. (lcapm3) (Entered: 02/24/2021) |
| 2021-04-23 | 27 | STIPULATION of Dismissal by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) (Entered: 04/23/2021) |
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