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Case TitleCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv02531
Date Filed2019-08-21
Date Closed2020-12-10
JudgeJudge Timothy J. Kelly
PlaintiffCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Case DescriptionThe Center for Biological Diversity submitted a FOIA request to the Bureau of Land Management for records concerning GIS data, including metadata, relating to onshore federal oil and gas. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and eventually told CBD that all the data was available online. CBD filed an administrative appeal but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CBD filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DefendantBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
1845 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
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2019-08-211COMPLAINT against BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-6334251) filed by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Attorney General of United States, William Barr, # 2 Summons Bureau of Land Management, # 3 Summons United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Wolf, Douglas) (Entered: 08/21/2019)
2019-08-212LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (Wolf, Douglas) (Main Document 2 replaced on 8/28/2019) (znmw). (Entered: 08/21/2019)
2019-08-223CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY re 2 LCvR 26.1 Certificate of Disclosure - Corporate Affiliations/Financial Interests, 1 Complaint, . (Wolf, Douglas) (Entered: 08/22/2019)
2019-08-26Case Assigned to Judge Timothy J. Kelly. (zsb) (Entered: 08/26/2019)
2019-08-264SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 08/26/2019)
2019-09-205NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Boyd Palmer-Ball on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 09/20/2019)
2019-09-246RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 8/29/2019. (Wolf, Douglas) (Entered: 09/24/2019)
2019-09-247RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/3/2019. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/3/2019.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT served on 8/28/2019. (See Docket Entry 6 to view document). (znmw) (Entered: 09/25/2019)
2019-10-038ANSWER to Complaint by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.(Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 10/03/2019)
2019-10-08MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet, confer, and file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure by November 4, 2019. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 10/8/2019. (lctjk3) (Entered: 10/08/2019)
2019-11-049Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 11/04/2019)
2019-11-05MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by December 16, 2019. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 11/5/2019. (lctjk3) (Entered: 11/05/2019)
2019-12-1610Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 12/16/2019)
2019-12-17MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by January 15, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 12/17/2019. (lctjk3) (Entered: 12/17/2019)
2020-01-1511Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by March 16, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 1/15/2020. (lctjk3) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-03-1612Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 03/16/2020)
2020-03-17MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by May 15, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 3/17/2020. (lctjk3) (Entered: 03/17/2020)
2020-05-1513Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 05/15/2020)
2020-05-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by July 14, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 5/15/2020. (lctjk3) (Entered: 05/15/2020)
2020-07-1314Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-07-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by August 13, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 7/14/2020. (lctjk3) (Entered: 07/14/2020)
2020-08-1315Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 08/13/2020)
2020-08-13MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by September 14, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 8/13/2020. (lctjk3) (Entered: 08/13/2020)
2020-09-1416Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 09/14/2020)
2020-09-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by October 14, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 9/15/2020. (lctjk3) (Entered: 09/15/2020)
2020-10-1417Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 10/14/2020)
2020-10-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by November 14, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 10/14/2020. (lctjk3) (Entered: 10/14/2020)
2020-11-1218Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 11/12/2020)
2020-11-13MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 18 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by December 14, 2020. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 11/13/2020. (lctjk3) (Entered: 11/13/2020)
2020-12-0919STIPULATION of Dismissal by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
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