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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv02147
Date Filed2021-08-11
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Randolph D. Moss
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning the investigation of the origins of the SARS virus or COVID-19 by the Bureau of Arms Control Verification. 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

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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2021-08-111COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8661014) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons for US Attorney for DC, # 3 Summons for US Attorney General, # 4 Summons for U.S. Department of State)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/11/2021)
2021-08-112LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/11/2021)
2021-08-11Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (zsb) (Entered: 08/11/2021)
2021-08-113SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 08/11/2021)
2021-08-124STANDING ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the directives set forth in the attached Standing Order. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 08/12/2021. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 08/12/2021)
2021-08-185RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/12/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/11/2021. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/18/2021)
2021-08-186RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 08/17/21. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/18/2021)
2021-08-187RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 8/17/2021 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/18/2021)
2021-09-138ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/13/2021)
2021-09-13MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the Department of State's answer, Dkt. 8 , it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before October 15, 2021, the parties shall confer and file a joint status report addressing (1) any documents still to be produced pursuant to FOIA; (2) an anticipated schedule for processing and producing any such documents; and (3) any substantive areas of disagreement between the parties. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall appear telephonically for an Initial Scheduling Conference on October 22, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., before Judge Randolph D. Moss. The parties can obtain a teleconference number and access code from the Deputy Clerk prior to the conference. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 09/13/2021. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 09/13/2021)
2021-10-159Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 10/15/2021)
2021-10-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 9 , it is hereby ORDERED that (1) the initial scheduling conference scheduled for 2 p.m. on October 22, 2021, is VACATED; and (2) the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before November 30, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/15/2021. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 10/15/2021)
2021-11-3010Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 11/30/2021)
2021-12-02MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 10 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before January 13, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/13/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 12/02/2021)
2022-01-1311Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/13/2022)
2022-01-13MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the joint status report, Dkt. 11 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further status report on or before March 2, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/13/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 01/13/2022)
2022-03-0212Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 03/02/2022)
2022-03-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the joint status report, Dkt. 12 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further status report on or before April 14, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 03/03/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 03/03/2022)
2022-04-1413Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 04/14/2022)
2022-04-16MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the joint status report, Dkt. 13 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further status report on or before June 9, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 04/16/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 04/16/2022)
2022-06-0914Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 06/09/2022)
2022-06-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the joint status report, Dkt. 14 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further status report on or before August 30, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 06/10/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 06/10/2022)
2022-08-3015Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 08/30/2022)
2022-08-31MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 15 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report on or before November 30, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 08/31/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 08/31/2022)
2022-11-3016Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 11/30/2022)
2022-11-30MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 16 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before January 31, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 11/30/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 11/30/2022)
2023-01-3117Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/31/2023)
2023-01-31MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 17 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before April 4, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/31/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 01/31/2023)
2023-04-0418Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 04/04/2023)
2023-04-04MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 18 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before June 13, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/4/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 04/04/2023)
2023-06-1319Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 06/13/2023)
2023-06-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 19 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before July 25, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/15/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 06/15/2023)
2023-07-2520Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 07/25/2023)
2023-07-26MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 20 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before September 27, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 07/26/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 07/26/2023)
2023-09-2721Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/27/2023)
2023-09-28MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 21 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before November 29, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 09/28/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 09/28/2023)
2023-11-2922Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 11/29/2023)
2023-12-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 22 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before January 30, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 12/3/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 12/03/2023)
2024-01-3023Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 01/30/2024)
2024-01-30MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 23 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before March 28, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/30/2024. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 01/30/2024)
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