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Case TitleAMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv01797
Date Filed2020-07-02
Date Closed2022-10-18
JudgeJudge Christopher R. Cooper
PlaintiffAMERICAN OVERSIGHT
Case DescriptionAmerican Oversight submitted five FOIA requests to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for records concerning communications between senior officials and outside parties, including keyword searches. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, American Oversight filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantOFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
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2020-07-021COMPLAINT against OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7293978) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons USAO, # 3 Summons US Att'y General, # 4 Summons ODNI)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 07/02/2020)
2020-07-022LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 07/02/2020)
2020-07-02Case Assigned to Judge Christopher R. Cooper. (adh, ) (Entered: 07/02/2020)
2020-07-023SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 07/02/2020)
2020-08-144NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Leon Drezner on behalf of OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-08-145ANSWER to Complaint by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.(Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-08-14MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall promptly confer and file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure by August 28, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 8/14/20. (lccrc2) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-08-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 8/28/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-08-286Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 08/28/2020)
2020-08-28MINUTE ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report by September 11, 2020, which proposes a timetable for Defendant to complete its searches in this matter and a proposed production schedule. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 08/28/2020. (lccrc2) (Entered: 08/28/2020)
2020-08-31Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/11/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
2020-08-317AMENDED COMPLAINT against OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Summons USAO, # 2 Summons US Att'y General, # 3 Summons ODNI)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
2020-09-018SUMMONS (3) Reissued Electronically as to OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons)(ztd) Modified event title on 9/2/2020 (znmw). (Entered: 09/01/2020)
2020-09-119Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 09/11/2020)
2020-09-14STATUS REPORT ORDER In light of 9 the parties' joint status report, the parties are directed to submit their next Status Report by 11/10/2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 09/14/2020. (lccrc2) (Entered: 09/14/2020)
2020-09-3010ANSWER to 7 Amended Complaint by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.(Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
2020-11-1011Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 11/10/2020)
2020-11-12MINUTE ORDER: In light of 11 the parties' latest Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file their next Joint Status Report by 1/11/2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 11/12/2020.(lccrc2) (Entered: 11/12/2020)
2020-11-12Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/11/2021 (lsj) (Entered: 11/12/2020)
2021-01-1112Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 01/11/2021)
2021-01-13MINUTE ORDER: In light of 12 the parties' latest Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit their next Joint Status Report by 3/12/2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/13/2021. (lccrc2) (Entered: 01/13/2021)
2021-03-1213Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 03/12/2021)
2021-03-15MINUTE ORDER: In light of 13 the parties' latest joint status report, the parties' next joint status report is due by 5/11/2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 03/15/2021. (lccrc2) (Entered: 03/15/2021)
2021-05-1114Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 05/11/2021)
2021-05-18MINUTE ORDER: In light of 14 the parties' latest Joint Status Report, the parties' next Joint Status Report is due by 7/12/2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 5/18/2021. (lccrc2) (Entered: 05/18/2021)
2021-07-1215Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 07/12/2021)
2021-07-15MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' latest Joint Status Report, the parties' next Joint Status Report is due by 9/10/2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 7/15/2021. (lccrc2) (Entered: 07/15/2021)
2021-09-1016Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 09/10/2021)
2021-09-13MINUTE ORDER: In light of 16 the parties' latest Joint Status Report, the parties' next Joint Status Report is due by 11/8/2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 09/13/2021. (lccrc2) (Entered: 09/13/2021)
2021-11-0817Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 11/08/2021)
2021-11-09MINUTE ORDER: In light of 17 the parties' latest Joint Status Report, the parties' next Joint Status Report is due by 1/7/2022. The parties shall include in that report additional detail about the number of documents that remain to be produced and the pace of ongoing production. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 11/9/2021. (lccrc2) (Entered: 11/09/2021)
2022-01-0718Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 01/07/2022)
2022-01-11MINUTE ORDER: In light of 18 the parties' latest Joint Status Report, the parties' next Joint Status Report is due by 3/7/2022. In that report, the parties shall indicate whether there are any disputes and, if so, propose a briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/11/2022. (lccrc2) (Entered: 01/11/2022)
2022-03-0719Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 03/07/2022)
2022-03-08MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 19 parties' joint status report, the parties shall file another joint status report by May 2, 2022. As ordered in the Court's previous minute order of January 11, 2022, the next status report shall include a schedule for briefing any remaining disputes between the parties. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 3/8/2022. (lccrc2) (Entered: 03/08/2022)
2022-05-0220Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 05/02/2022)
2022-06-1521Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Drezner, Michael) (Entered: 06/15/2022)
2022-06-16MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 21 joint status report, the parties shall file a further joint status report informing the Court of the progress of the supplemental searches and production by August 1, 2022, and every 45 days thereafter until supplemental production is complete. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 6/16/2022. (lccrc2) (Entered: 06/16/2022)
2022-08-0122Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 08/01/2022)
2022-08-04MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 22 latest joint status report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further joint status report by September 15, 2022. That report shall include a proposed schedule for briefing any remaining disputes between the parties. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 8/4/2022. (lccrc2) (Entered: 08/04/2022)
2022-09-1523Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 09/15/2022)
2022-09-19MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 23 joint status report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further joint status report by October 28, 2022. The Court also sets the following briefing schedule, per the parties' proposal: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment due by November 11, 2022; Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment due by December 2, 2022; Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and Reply in Support of its Summary Judgment Motion due by December 16, 2022; and Plaintiff's Reply in support of Motion for Summary Judgment due by December 30, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 9/19/2022. (lccrc2) (Entered: 09/19/2022)
2022-10-1724STIPULATION of Dismissal by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 10/17/2022)
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