Case Detail
Case Title | JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District | District of Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Number | 1:2021cv00612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Filed | 2021-03-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Closed | Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judge | Judge Trevor N. McFadden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plaintiff | JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Description | Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for records concerning communications between the Division of Nursing Homes and Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine concerning nursing home procedures as a result of the pandemic. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defendant | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documents | Docket Complaint Complaint attachment 1 Complaint attachment 2 Complaint attachment 3 Complaint attachment 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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