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Case TitleENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2018cv02861
Date Filed2018-12-06
Date Closed2021-07-02
JudgeJudge James E. Boasberg
PlaintiffENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Case DescriptionThe Environmental Defense Fund submitted four FOIA requests to the EPA for records concerning, the influence of outside law firms in rewriting regulations, new source compliance standards, the review of repealing the Clean Power Plan, and criteria for heavy-duty glider trucks. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the Environmental Defense Fund filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search

DefendantUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION 5
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
DefendantUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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2018-12-061COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION 5 ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5825320) filed by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Zavareei, Hassan) (Attachment 1 replaced on 12/10/2018) (zjd). (Entered: 12/06/2018)
2018-12-10Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (zjd) (Entered: 12/10/2018)
2018-12-102SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. SUMMONS Not Issued as to United States Attorney General and United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zjd) (Entered: 12/10/2018)
2019-01-183RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY served on 12/13/2018 (Zavareei, Hassan) (Entered: 01/18/2019)
2019-02-074REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.(Zavareei, Hassan) (Entered: 02/07/2019)
2019-02-085SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (tth) (Entered: 02/08/2019)
2019-03-136ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.(Clark, Denise) (Entered: 03/13/2019)
2019-03-14MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall confer and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by March 28, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/14/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 03/14/2019)
2019-03-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 3/28/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 03/14/2019)
2019-03-287Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Clark, Denise) (Entered: 03/28/2019)
2019-03-29MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 7 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 25, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/29/2019. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 03/29/2019)
2019-03-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/25/2019 (lsj) (Entered: 03/29/2019)
2019-04-258Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Clark, Denise) (Entered: 04/25/2019)
2019-04-26MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 8 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file another joint status report on or before June 25, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/26/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 04/26/2019)
2019-04-26Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/25/2019 (lsj) (Entered: 04/26/2019)
2019-06-259Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Clark, Denise) (Entered: 06/25/2019)
2019-06-26MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 9 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file another joint status report on or before August 9, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/26/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 06/26/2019)
2019-06-26Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/9/2019 (lsj) (Entered: 06/26/2019)
2019-08-0910Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Clark, Denise) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
2019-08-12MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 10 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file another joint status report on or before September 26, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/12/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 08/12/2019)
2019-08-12Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/26/2019. (tg) (Entered: 08/12/2019)
2019-09-2611Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Clark, Denise) (Entered: 09/26/2019)
2019-09-26MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties' 11 Joint Status Report is ADOPTED and that the parties shall submit a further status report by October 25, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/26/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 09/26/2019)
2019-09-26Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/25/2019. (nbn) (Entered: 09/27/2019)
2019-10-2512Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Clark, Denise) (Entered: 10/25/2019)
2019-10-28MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall appear for a status conference on November 4, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/28/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/28/2019)
2019-10-28Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 11/4/2019 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 25A before Judge James E. Boasberg. (nbn) (Entered: 10/29/2019)
2019-10-29MINUTE ORDER: At the parties' telephone request, the Court ORDERS that the status hearing set for November 4, 2019, is VACATED and RESET for November 20, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/29/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/29/2019)
2019-10-29Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 11/20/2019 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 25A before Judge James E. Boasberg. (nbn) (Entered: 10/30/2019)
2019-11-19Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge James E. Boasberg: Status Conference held on 11/19/2019. (Court Reporter Lisa Griffith) (nbn) (Entered: 11/20/2019)
2019-11-2013Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Clark, Denise) (Entered: 11/20/2019)
2019-11-21MINUTE ORDER ADOPTING the parties' 13 Joint Status Report. The Court ORDERS that the parties shall submit a further joint status report by March 5, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 11/21/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 11/21/2019)
2019-11-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/5/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 11/21/2019)
2019-11-2714NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Michelle D. Jackson on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Denise M. Clark (Jackson, Michelle) (Entered: 11/27/2019)
2020-03-0515Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Jackson, Michelle) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
2020-03-06MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 15 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 6, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/6/2020. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 03/06/2020)
2020-03-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/6/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 03/06/2020)
2020-03-2716Amended STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Jackson, Michelle) (Entered: 03/27/2020)
2020-03-30MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 16 Amended Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 6, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/30/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 03/30/2020)
2020-03-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/6/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 03/30/2020)
2020-04-0617Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Jackson, Michelle) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
2020-04-06MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 17 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by May 6, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/6/2020. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
2020-04-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/6/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 04/07/2020)
2020-05-0618Joint STATUS REPORT by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. (Zavareei, Hassan) (Entered: 05/06/2020)
2020-05-07MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 18 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they submit a further joint status report by July 10, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/7/2020. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 05/07/2020)
2020-05-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 7/10/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 05/08/2020)
2020-05-1419NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Kristin Brudy-Everett on behalf of UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Substituting for attorney Michelle D. Jackson (Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 05/14/2020)
2020-07-0920Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 07/09/2020)
2020-07-10MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 20 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by August 10, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/10/2020. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 07/10/2020)
2020-07-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/10/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 07/10/2020)
2020-08-1021Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 08/10/2020)
2020-08-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/9/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 08/11/2020)
2020-08-11MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 21 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by October 9, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/11/2020. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 08/11/2020)
2020-10-0922Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
2020-10-09MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 22 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by December 9, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/09/2020. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
2020-10-09Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/9/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
2020-12-0923Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
2020-12-10MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 23 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by January 25, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/10/2020. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 12/10/2020)
2020-12-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/25/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 12/10/2020)
2021-01-2524Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 01/25/2021)
2021-01-26MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 24 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by February 24, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/26/2021. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 01/26/2021)
2021-01-26Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/24/2021. (nbn) (Entered: 01/26/2021)
2021-02-2425Joint STATUS REPORT by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Zavareei, Hassan) (Entered: 02/24/2021)
2021-02-25MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 25 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 8, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/25/2021. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 02/25/2021)
2021-02-25Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/8/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 02/25/2021)
2021-03-1526MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Leora Nachama Friedman, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-8303212. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Zavareei, Hassan) (Entered: 03/15/2021)
2021-03-15MINUTE ORDER GRANTING 26 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of LEORA NACHAMA FRIEDMAN. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions . So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/15/2021. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 03/15/2021)
2021-03-1927NOTICE of Appearance by Leora Friedman on behalf of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND (Friedman, Leora) (Entered: 03/19/2021)
2021-04-0828Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 04/08/2021)
2021-04-14MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 28 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by May 6, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/14/2021. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 04/14/2021)
2021-04-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/6/2021. (nbn) (Entered: 04/15/2021)
2021-05-0629Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 05/06/2021)
2021-05-06MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 29 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by June 4, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/6/2021. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 05/06/2021)
2021-05-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/4/2021. (nbn) (Entered: 05/10/2021)
2021-06-0430Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-04MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 30 joint status report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by July 19, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/4/2021. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/19/2021. (nbn) (Entered: 06/09/2021)
2021-07-0231STIPULATION of Dismissal by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Brudy-Everett, Kristin) (Entered: 07/02/2021)
2021-07-02MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 31 Stipulation, the Court ORDERS that the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/2/2021. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 07/02/2021)
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