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Case TitleCITIZENS UNITED v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv00310
Date Filed2019-02-07
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Randolph D. Moss
PlaintiffCITIZENS UNITED
Case DescriptionCitizens United submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Labor for records concerning emails sent or received by former Labor Secretary Tom Perez on his government or personal email account from 2013 to 2017. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told Citizens United that it was processing the request. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Citizens United filed suit.
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DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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2019-02-071COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5933433) filed by CITIZENS UNITED. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons to Attorney General, # 3 Summons to Dept of Labor, # 4 Summons to US Attorney, # 5 Exhibit A, # 6 Exhibit B, # 7 Exhibit C, # 8 Exhibit D)(Morgan, Jeremiah) (Entered: 02/07/2019)
2019-02-072LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CITIZENS UNITED (Morgan, Jeremiah) (Entered: 02/07/2019)
2019-02-07Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (zef) (Entered: 02/07/2019)
2019-02-073SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zef, ) (Entered: 02/07/2019)
2019-03-124NOTICE of Appearance by Jason Todd Cohen on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 03/12/2019)
2019-03-205Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 03/20/2019)
2019-03-20MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of Defendant's unopposed motion for extension of time, Dkt. 5 , it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The deadline for Defendant to file its answer or to otherwise respond to the complaint is extended until further order of the Court. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report on or before May 3, 2019. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/20/2019. (lcrdm1, ) (Entered: 03/20/2019)
2019-05-036Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 05/03/2019)
2019-05-247Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 05/24/2019)
2019-05-24MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 7 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before July 9, 2019. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/24/2019. (lcrdm1, ) (Entered: 05/24/2019)
2019-05-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/9/2019. (kt) (Entered: 05/24/2019)
2019-07-098Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 07/09/2019)
2019-07-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 8 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 8, 2019. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/10/2019. (lcrdm1, ) (Entered: 07/10/2019)
2019-07-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/8/2019. (kt) (Entered: 07/10/2019)
2019-10-089Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 10/08/2019)
2019-10-08MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 9 , it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant shall remedy its prior production shortfalls with the next scheduled production. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before December 10, 2019. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/8/19. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 10/08/2019)
2019-10-09Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/10/2019. (kt) (Entered: 10/09/2019)
2019-11-2210NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Sean Michael Tepe on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Substituting for attorney Jason Cohen (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 11/22/2019)
2019-12-1011Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 12/10/2019)
2019-12-13MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 11 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before February 10, 2020. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall discuss the feasibility of Plaintiff's request to explore ways of streamlining the processing of publicly available material contained within Defendant's productions. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 12/13/19. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 12/13/2019)
2019-12-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/10/2020. (kt) (Entered: 12/13/2019)
2019-12-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff shall review the contents of the Combined Memorandum for confidential commercial information, and Defendants shall file on the public record a redacted version of the Combined Memorandum reflecting Plaintiffs review by 12/20/2019. (kt) (Entered: 12/13/2019)
2020-01-22MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the terms of the Court's revised standing order, which is available on the Court's website. Click for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/22/20. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 01/22/2020)
2020-02-1012Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 02/10/2020)
2020-02-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 12 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before April 10, 2020. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 2/10/20. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 02/10/2020)
2020-04-1013Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 04/10/2020)
2020-04-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 13 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before June 9, 2020. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/10/2020. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 04/10/2020)
2020-06-0914Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 06/09/2020)
2020-06-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 14 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before August 10, 2020. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/10/2020. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 06/10/2020)
2020-08-1015Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 08/10/2020)
2020-08-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 15 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 9, 2020. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 8/10/2020. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 08/10/2020)
2020-10-0916Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
2020-10-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of Parties' joint status report, Dkt. 16 , it is hereby ORDERED that Parties file a further joint status report on or before January 8, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/10/2020. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 10/10/2020)
2021-01-0817Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 01/08/2021)
2021-01-09MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 17 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before March 9, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 01/09/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 01/09/2021)
2021-03-0918Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 03/09/2021)
2021-03-09MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 18 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before May 10, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 03/09/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 03/09/2021)
2021-05-1019Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 05/10/2021)
2021-05-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 19 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before July 9, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 05/10/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 05/10/2021)
2021-07-0920Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 07/09/2021)
2021-07-12MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 20 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before September 7, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 07/12/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 07/12/2021)
2021-09-0721Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 09/07/2021)
2021-09-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 21 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before November 8, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 09/07/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 09/07/2021)
2021-11-0822Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 11/08/2021)
2021-11-09MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 22 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before January 7, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 11/9/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 11/09/2021)
2022-01-0723Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 01/07/2022)
2022-01-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 23 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before March 8, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/7/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 01/07/2022)
2022-03-0824Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 03/08/2022)
2022-03-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 24 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before May 9, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/10/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 03/10/2022)
2022-05-0925Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 05/09/2022)
2022-05-09MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 25 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before July 8, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/9/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 05/09/2022)
2022-07-0826Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 07/08/2022)
2022-07-11MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 26 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 6, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/11/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 07/11/2022)
2022-10-0627Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 10/06/2022)
2022-10-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 27 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before January 4, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/7/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 10/07/2022)
2023-01-0428Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 01/04/2023)
2023-01-05MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 28 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before April 4, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/5/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 01/05/2023)
2023-04-0429Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 04/04/2023)
2023-04-05MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 29 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before June 29, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/5/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 04/05/2023)
2023-06-2930Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 06/29/2023)
2023-06-30MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 30 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before September 27, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/30/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 06/30/2023)
2023-09-2731Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 09/27/2023)
2023-09-27MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 31 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 27, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 9/27/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 09/27/2023)
2023-10-2732Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 10/27/2023)
2023-10-27MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 32 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties file a further joint status report on or before December 1, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/27/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 10/27/2023)
2023-11-2033NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Tabitha Bartholomew on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Substituting for attorney Sean Tepe (Bartholomew, Tabitha) (Entered: 11/20/2023)
2023-12-0134Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Bartholomew, Tabitha) (Entered: 12/01/2023)
2023-12-04MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 34 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties file a further joint status report on or before February 2, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 12/4/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2024-02-0235Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Bartholomew, Tabitha) (Entered: 02/02/2024)
2024-02-02MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 35 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties file a further joint status report on or before March 4, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 2/2/2024. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 02/02/2024)
2024-03-0436Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Bartholomew, Tabitha) (Entered: 03/04/2024)
2024-03-04MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 36 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties file a further joint status report on or before April 5, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/4/2024. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 03/04/2024)
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