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Case TitleGANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv02212
Date Filed2021-08-19
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Jia M. Cobb
PlaintiffGANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC
doing business as USA TODAY
Case DescriptionGannett Satellite Information Network , the publisher of USA Today, submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Defense and the National Guard Bureau for records concerning memos of Notices of Proposed Resolutions issued by the Chief, Complaints Management and Adjudication for the National Guard Bureau to State Equal Employment Managers from January 2011 to the present. USA Today also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told USA Today that its request was put on the complex track for processing. The agency denied USA Today's request for expedited processing. USA Today filed an administrative appeal of the agency's decision to deny expedited processing. After hearing nothing further from the agency, USA Today filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DefendantNATIONAL GUARD BUREAU
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2021-08-191COMPLAINT against NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8679001) filed by GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC D/B/A USA TODAY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Summons)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 08/19/2021)
2021-08-192NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC D/B/A USA TODAY (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 08/19/2021)
2021-08-193LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 08/19/2021)
2021-08-19Case Assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (adh, ) (Entered: 08/19/2021)
2021-08-194SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 08/19/2021)
2021-09-135AMENDED COMPLAINT against NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE filed by GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex 1-7)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 09/13/2021)
2021-09-286RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE served on 8/31/2021 (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 09/28/2021)
2021-09-287RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU served on 8/31/2021 (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 09/28/2021)
2021-09-288RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 09/02/2021. (Topic, Matthew); Modified date of service on 9/30/2021 (ztth). (Entered: 09/28/2021)
2021-09-289RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/1/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/1/2021. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 09/28/2021)
2021-09-3010NOTICE of Appearance by Brenda A. Gonzalez-Horowitz on behalf of NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/30/2021)
2021-10-01ENTERED IN ERROR.....Case directly reassigned to Judge Florence Y. Pan. Judge Rudolph Contreras is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) Modified on 10/1/2021 (rj). (Entered: 10/01/2021)
2021-10-0111ANSWER to 5 Amended Complaint by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.(Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 10/01/2021)
2021-10-01MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet, confer, and jointly submit a proposed briefing schedule on or before October 15, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 10/01/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 10/01/2021)
2021-10-1512Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 10/15/2021)
2021-10-16MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 12 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before December 15, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 10/16/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 10/16/2021)
2021-11-15Case directly reassigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. Judge Rudolph Contreras is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 11/15/2021)
2021-12-1513Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 12/15/2021)
2021-12-15MINUTE ORDER re 13 Status Report filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to submit another Joint Status Report by February 15, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on December 15, 2021. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 12/15/2021)
2022-02-1514NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Silverman on behalf of NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 02/15/2022)
2022-02-1515Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 02/15/2022)
2022-02-1516ENTERED IN ERROR.....Joint STATUS REPORT by GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC. (Topic, Matthew) Modified on 2/16/2022 (zjf). (Entered: 02/15/2022)
2022-02-16MINUTE ORDER re 15 Status Report filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, 16 Status Report filed by GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC: The Court has reviewed the Parties' Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by March 15, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on February 16, 2022. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 02/16/2022)
2022-02-1617NOTICE Of Withdrawal by GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 02/16/2022)
2022-02-16NOTICE OF ERROR re 14 Notice of Appearance; emailed to bradley.silverman@usdoj.gov, cc'd 6 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. DO NOT REFILE- for future filings judge initials are JMC (zjf, ) (Entered: 02/16/2022)
2022-02-16NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re 16 Status Report was entered in error at the request of counsel. (See Docket Entry 17 to view document) (zjf) (Entered: 02/16/2022)
2022-03-1418NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Loevy on behalf of GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 03/14/2022)
2022-03-1419Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 03/14/2022)
2022-03-14MINUTE ORDER granting 19 Motion for Extension of Time: Upon consideration of the Consent Motion for Extension of Time, it is ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report by May 9, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on March 14, 2022. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 03/14/2022)
2022-05-0920Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 05/09/2022)
2022-05-10MINUTE ORDER re 20 Status Report filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU: The Court has reviewed the Parties' Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by July 8, 2022. It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall file joint status reports every 60 days thereafter until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on May 10, 2022. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 05/10/2022)
2022-07-0721Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 07/07/2022)
2022-07-13MINUTE ORDER re 21 Status Report filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU: The Court has reviewed the Parties' Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by September 8, 2022. It is further ORDERED that, consistent with the Court's minute order dated May 10, 2022, the Parties shall file joint status reports every 60 days thereafter until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on July 13, 2022. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 07/13/2022)
2022-09-0822Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/08/2022)
2022-09-12MINUTE ORDER re 22 Status Report filed by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: The Court has reviewed the Parties' Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by November 15, 2022. It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall file joint status reports every 60 days thereafter until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on September 12, 2022. (lcjmc1) (Entered: 09/12/2022)
2022-11-1523Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 11/15/2022)
2023-01-1324Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 01/13/2023)
2023-03-0925NOTICE of Appearance by Merrick Jason Wayne on behalf of GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 03/09/2023)
2023-03-1326Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 03/13/2023)
2023-05-1527Joint STATUS REPORT by GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC. (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 05/15/2023)
2023-07-1428Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 07/14/2023)
2023-09-1429Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/14/2023)
2023-11-1430Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 11/14/2023)
2024-01-1631Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 01/16/2024)
2024-03-0832Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 03/08/2024)
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