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Case TitleWILD HORSE FREEDOM FEDERATION v. ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv03255
Date Filed2020-11-12
Date Closed2023-04-19
JudgeJudge Ana C. Reyes
PlaintiffWILD HORSE FREEDOM FEDERATION
Case DescriptionThe Wildhorse Freedom Federation submitted a FOIA request to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for records concerning APHIS VS Form 10-11 Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test forms from January 2016 to the present. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and asked WFF to narrow the request. WFF did so. APHIS told WFF that it was processing the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, WFF filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
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2020-11-121COMPLAINT against ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7823698) filed by WILD HORSE FREEDOM FEDERATION. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Malone, Sean) (Entered: 11/12/2020)
2020-11-12Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (adh, ) (Entered: 11/12/2020)
2020-11-132SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 11/13/2020)
2020-12-093NOTICE of Appearance by John Cuong Truong on behalf of ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE (Truong, John) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
2020-12-234ANSWER to Complaint by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE.(Truong, John) (Entered: 12/23/2020)
2021-01-155GENERAL ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE REGGIE B. WALTON. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on January 15, 2021. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 01/15/2021)
2021-01-15MINUTE ORDER. To ensure the expeditious resolution of this action, and because this qualifies as an exempted case under Local Civil Rule 16.3(b), it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before January 29, 2021, the parties shall file a joint proposed briefing schedule governing further proceedings. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on January 15, 2021. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 01/15/2021)
2021-01-15Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 1/29/2021 (hs) (Entered: 01/15/2021)
2021-01-296Joint STATUS REPORT by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 01/29/2021)
2021-02-02MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 6 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before March 29, 2021, the parties shall file a joint status report advising the Court on the progress of this matter and the need, if necessary, of a joint briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on February 2, 2021. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 02/02/2021)
2021-02-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/29/2021 (hs) (Entered: 02/02/2021)
2021-03-297Joint STATUS REPORT by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 03/29/2021)
2021-04-06MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 7 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before June 29, 2021, the parties shall submit an additional joint status report to apprise the Court on the progress of this FOIA matter. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 6, 2021. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-04-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/30/2021 (hs) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-06-308Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report One Day Out of Time by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 06/30/2021)
2021-06-309Joint STATUS REPORT by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 06/30/2021)
2021-07-02ORDER. Upon consideration of the 8 Defen[d]ant's Consent Motion for a One-Day Extension of Time to File the Joint Status Report and the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Defen[d]ant's Consent Motion for a One-Day Extension of Time to File the Joint Status Report is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that, on or before August 31, 2021, the parties shall submit an additional joint status report to apprise the Court on the progress of this FOIA matter. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on July 2, 2021. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 07/02/2021)
2021-07-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/31/2021 (hs) (Entered: 07/05/2021)
2021-08-3110Joint STATUS REPORT by WILD HORSE FREEDOM FEDERATION. (Malone, Sean) (Entered: 08/31/2021)
2021-09-03MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before November 2, 2021, the parties shall submit an additional joint status report to apprise the Court on the progress of this FOIA matter. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on September 3, 2021. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 09/03/2021)
2021-09-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/2/2021 (hs) (Entered: 09/07/2021)
2021-10-01Case directly reassigned to Judge Florence Y. Pan. Judge Reggie B. Walton is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 10/01/2021)
2021-11-0211Joint STATUS REPORT by WILD HORSE FREEDOM FEDERATION. (Malone, Sean) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
2021-11-03NOTICE OF ERROR re 11 Status Report; emailed to seanmalone8@hotmail.com, cc'd 3 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. FYI: Judges initials are now FYP. (zeg, ) (Entered: 11/03/2021)
2021-11-03MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before December 1, 2021. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 11/3/21. (lcaa) (Entered: 11/03/2021)
2021-11-03Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/1/2021. (zacr) (Entered: 11/03/2021)
2021-12-0112Joint STATUS REPORT by WILD HORSE FREEDOM FEDERATION. (Malone, Sean) (Entered: 12/01/2021)
2021-12-02MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before January 18, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 12/2/21. (lcaa) (Entered: 12/02/2021)
2021-12-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/18/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 12/02/2021)
2022-01-1813Joint STATUS REPORT by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 01/18/2022)
2022-01-19MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before March 18, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 1/19/22. (lcaa) (Entered: 01/19/2022)
2022-01-19Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/18/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 01/19/2022)
2022-03-1914Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report One Day Out of Time by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 03/19/2022)
2022-03-1915Joint STATUS REPORT by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 03/19/2022)
2022-03-21MINUTE ORDER granting nunc pro tunc 14 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report, for good cause shown. Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before June 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 3/21/22. (lcaa) (Entered: 03/21/2022)
2022-03-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/1/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 03/21/2022)
2022-06-0116Joint STATUS REPORT by WILD HORSE FREEDOM FEDERATION. (Malone, Sean) (Entered: 06/01/2022)
2022-06-02MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before August 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 6/2/2022. (lcrl) (Entered: 06/02/2022)
2022-06-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/1/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 06/02/2022)
2022-08-0117Joint STATUS REPORT by WILD HORSE FREEDOM FEDERATION. (Malone, Sean) (Entered: 08/01/2022)
2022-08-02MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before October 31, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 8/2/2022. (lcsw) (Entered: 08/02/2022)
2022-08-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/31/2022. (smc) (Entered: 08/03/2022)
2022-09-23Judge Florence Y. Pan has been elevated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She is therefore no longer assigned to this case, and this matter has been reassigned to the Calendar Committee, which will oversee it until it is assigned to another district judge. Any questions should be directed to Judge Pan's former deputy clerk, Samantha Calloway, at 202-354-3163 or samantha_calloway@dcd.uscourts.gov. (ztnr) (Entered: 09/23/2022)
2022-10-3118Joint STATUS REPORT by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 10/31/2022)
2022-11-01MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 18 Joint Status Report, the parties to file, December 30, 2022, another joint status report advising the Court of the status of this matter, whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 1, 2022. (lcbah2) (Entered: 11/01/2022)
2022-11-01Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/30/2022. (smc) (Entered: 11/02/2022)
2022-12-3019Joint STATUS REPORT by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 12/30/2022)
2023-01-04MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, the parties to file, February 28, 2023, another joint status report advising the Court of the status of this matter, whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 4, 2023. (lcbah2) (Entered: 01/04/2023)
2023-01-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/28/2023. (zsmc) (Entered: 01/05/2023)
2023-02-24Case directly reassigned to District Judge Ana C. Reyes. Circuit Judge Florence Y. Pan is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 02/24/2023)
2023-02-2820Joint STATUS REPORT by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 02/28/2023)
2023-03-01MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 20 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties submit their next Joint Status Report on or before April 28, 2023. If the parties entirely settle this case prior to that deadline, they shall promptly notify the Court and file a proposed stipulated dismissal order. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 3/1/2023. (lcjo) (Entered: 03/01/2023)
2023-03-01Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 4/28/2023. (zcdw) (Entered: 03/01/2023)
2023-04-1821STIPULATION of Dismissal by ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. (Truong, John) (Entered: 04/18/2023)
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