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Case TitleHUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER v. PARK POLICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv01502
Date Filed2019-05-23
Date Closed2023-08-29
JudgeJudge Tanya S. Chutkan
PlaintiffHUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER
Case DescriptionThe Human Rights Defense Center submitted a FOIA request to the U.S. Park Police for records concerning all claims or lawsuits brought against the agency for more than $1,000. Human Rights Defense Center also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further form the agency, HRDC filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES PARK POLICE
AppealD.C. Circuit 23-5236
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2019-05-231COMPLAINT against PARK POLICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-6141831) filed by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Golden, Deborah) (Attachment 1 replaced on 5/23/2019) (zef, ). (Entered: 05/23/2019)
2019-05-23Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zef, ) (Entered: 05/23/2019)
2019-05-232SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES PARK POLICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zef, ) (Entered: 05/23/2019)
2019-06-203RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 5/24/2019. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/23/2019. (Golden, Deborah) Modified dates on 6/21/2019 (ztd). (Entered: 06/20/2019)
2019-06-204RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 05/24/2019. (Golden, Deborah) Modified date served on 6/21/2019 (ztd). (Entered: 06/20/2019)
2019-06-205RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES PARK POLICE served on 5/29/2019 (Golden, Deborah) Modified date served on 6/21/2019 (ztd). (Entered: 06/20/2019)
2019-06-21RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 5/24/2019. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/23/2019. (ztd) Modified to add (SEE DOCKET ENTRY NO. 3 TO VIEW.) on 6/25/2019 (ztd). (Entered: 06/21/2019)
2019-06-246NOTICE of Appearance by Paul A. Mussenden on behalf of UNITED STATES PARK POLICE (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 06/24/2019)
2019-06-247Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 06/24/2019)
2019-06-27MINUTE ORDER: Granting 7 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint by August 15, 2019. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/27/19. (DJS) (Entered: 06/27/2019)
2019-06-28Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint by 8/15/2019. (jth) (Entered: 06/28/2019)
2019-08-138Second MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, (Consent) by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 08/13/2019)
2019-08-14MINUTE ORDER: Defendant's Motion for an Extension of Time to Answer 8 is granted. Defendant shall file an Answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint, or propose a joint scheduling order for further proceedings in this case, by no later than September 5, 2019. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/14/2019. (lctsc3) (Entered: 08/14/2019)
2019-08-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 9/5/2019. (tb) (Entered: 08/14/2019)
2019-09-059ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE.(Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 09/05/2019)
2019-09-05MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues no later than 10/7/19. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/5/19. (DJS) (Entered: 09/05/2019)
2019-09-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/7/2019. (tb) (Entered: 09/06/2019)
2019-09-2610NOTICE of Change of Address by Deborah Maxine Golden (Golden, Deborah) (Entered: 09/26/2019)
2019-10-0711Joint STATUS REPORT by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. (Golden, Deborah) (Entered: 10/07/2019)
2019-10-18MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' joint status report 11 , it is hereby ordered that the parties shall file another joint report by November 21, 2019 and every 60 days thereafter. To the extent the report contains a proposed briefing schedule, the report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 10/18/19. (DJS) (Entered: 10/18/2019)
2019-10-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/21/2019. (tb) (Entered: 10/21/2019)
2019-11-1512Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 11/15/2019)
2019-12-1813NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Lucas Marshall on behalf of HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER (Marshall, Daniel) (Entered: 12/18/2019)
2020-01-2814Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 01/28/2020)
2020-03-3015Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 03/30/2020)
2020-05-2916Joint STATUS REPORT by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. (Golden, Deborah) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
2020-07-2917Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 07/29/2020)
2020-09-2818Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 09/28/2020)
2020-09-30MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' joint status report 18 , it is hereby ordered that the parties shall adhere to the following deadlines. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment due 12/4/20. Plaintiffs Combined Opposition/Cross Motion due 1/8/21. Defendant's Combined Reply/Opposition due 1/29/21. Plaintiffs Reply due 2/19/21. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/30/2020. (DJS) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
2020-10-01Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motion due by 1/8/2021. Response to Cross Motion due by 1/29/2021. Reply to Cross Motion due by 2/9/2021. Summary Judgment motion due by 12/4/2020. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/8/2021. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/29/2021. (tb) (Entered: 10/01/2020)
2020-12-0319Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Summary Judgment and Corresponding Briefing by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 12/03/2020)
2020-12-04MINUTE ORDER: Granting Unopposed 19 Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment due 12/4/20. Plaintiff's Combined Opposition/Cross Motion for Summary Judgment due 1/8/21. Defendant's Combined Reply/Opposition due 1/29/21. Plaintiff's Reply due 2/19/21. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/4/2020. (DJS) (Entered: 12/04/2020)
2020-12-04AMENDED MINUTE ORDER: Granting Unopposed 19 Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment due 1/29/21. Plaintiff's Combined Opposition/Cross Motion for Summary Judgment due 3/5/2021. Defendant's Combined Reply/Opposition due 4/5/21. Plaintiff's Reply due 4/26/21. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/4/2020. (DJS) (Entered: 12/04/2020)
2020-12-07ENTERED IN ERROR....Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motion due by 1/8/2021. Response to Cross Motion due by 1/29/2021. Reply to Cross Motion due by 2/19/2021. Summary Judgment motion due by 12/4/2020. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/8/2021. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/29/2021. (tb) Modified on 12/7/2020 (tb). (Entered: 12/07/2020)
2020-12-07NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re Set/Reset Deadlines will be corrected. Current deadlines were entered in error and counsel is instructed to disregard. (tb) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
2020-12-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motion due by 3/5/2021. Response to Cross Motion due by 4/5/2021. Reply to Cross Motion due by 4/26/2021. Summary Judgment motion due by 1/29/2021. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 3/5/2021. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 4/5/2021. (tb) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
2020-12-2020NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Thomas Duffey on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Paul A. Mussenden (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 12/20/2020)
2021-01-2821Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Summary Judgment by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 01/28/2021)
2021-01-28MINUTE ORDER: Granting Consent 21 Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment due 2/26/21. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 1/28/21. (DJS) (Entered: 01/28/2021)
2021-02-01Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Summary Judgment motions due by 2/26/2021. (tb) (Entered: 02/01/2021)
2021-02-2522Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Summary Judgment by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Duffey, Thomas) Modified event on 2/26/2021 (ztd). (Entered: 02/25/2021)
2021-02-26MINUTE ORDER: Granting Consent 22 Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Defendant shall file a Motion for Summary Judgment by 3/26/21. Plaintiff shall file a response and, if necessary, a combined cross motion by 4/26/21. Defendant shall file the combined reply/response by 5/26/2021. Plaintiff shall file the reply by 6/18/21. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 2/26/21. (DJS) Modified on 2/26/2021 (tb). (Entered: 02/26/2021)
2021-02-26Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motion due by 4/26/2021. Response to Cross Motion due by 5/26/2021. Reply to Cross Motion due by 6/18/2021. Summary Judgment motion due by 3/26/2021. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 4/26/2021. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 5/26/2021. (tb) (Entered: 02/26/2021)
2021-03-2623MOTION for Summary Judgment by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Declaration of Janeen C. Tyler, # 4 Exhibit A to Declaration, # 5 Exhibit B to Declaration, # 6 Exhibit C to Declaration, # 7 Exhibit D to Declaration, # 8 Exhibit E to Declaration. Vaughn Index, # 9 Exhibit F to Declaration, # 10 Exhibit G to Declaration, # 11 Text of Proposed Order)(Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 03/26/2021)
2021-04-2624Memorandum in opposition to re 23 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Affidavit of Paul Wright, # 3 Exhibit A to Wright Decl., # 4 Exhibit B to Wright Decl., # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Golden, Deborah) (Entered: 04/26/2021)
2021-04-2625Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Affidavit of Paul Wright, # 3 Exhibit A to Wright Decl., # 4 Exhibit B to Wright Decl., # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Golden, Deborah) (Entered: 04/26/2021)
2021-05-2426Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Opposition/reply to Cross-motion for summary judgment by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 05/24/2021)
2021-05-25MINUTE ORDER: Granting 26 Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Defendant shall file an opposition and reply to Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment on or before 6/25/21, and Plaintiff shall file a reply by 7/23/21. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 5/25/21. (DJS) (Entered: 05/25/2021)
2021-05-26Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motion due by 6/25/2021. Reply to Cross Motion due by 7/23/2021. (tb) (Entered: 05/26/2021)
2021-06-2527Memorandum in opposition to re 25 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts Reply to)(Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 06/25/2021)
2021-06-2528REPLY to opposition to motion re 23 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by UNITED STATES PARK POLICE. (ztd); (SEE DOCKET ENTRY NO. 27 TO VIEW.) (Entered: 06/30/2021)
2021-07-2329REPLY to opposition to motion re 25 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. (Golden, Deborah) (Entered: 07/23/2021)
2022-06-0630ENTERED IN ERROR.....Joint STATUS REPORT by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. (Golden, Deborah) Modified on 6/6/2022 (zjm). (Entered: 06/06/2022)
2022-06-06NOTICE OF ERROR : regarding 30 Status Report. Incorrect case number. Counsel has refiled in the correct case. (zjm) (Entered: 06/06/2022)
2023-08-2931MEMORANDUM OPINION RE: 23 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and 25 Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/29/23. (lca) (Entered: 08/29/2023)
2023-08-2932Order granting 23 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and denying 25 Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. See Order for further details. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/29/23. (lca) (Entered: 08/29/2023)
2023-10-1633NOTICE OF APPEAL TO DC CIRCUIT COURT as to 31 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, 32 Order by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. Filing fee $ 505, receipt number ADCDC-10422727. Fee Status: Fee Paid. Parties have been notified. (Golden, Deborah) (Entered: 10/16/2023)
2023-10-1734Transmission of the Notice of Appeal, Order Appealed (Memorandum Opinion), and Docket Sheet to US Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals fee was paid re 33 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court. (znmw) (Entered: 10/17/2023)
2023-10-19USCA Case Number 23-5236 for 33 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court, filed by HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER. (znmw) (Entered: 10/19/2023)
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