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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv02315
Date Filed2021-08-31
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Christopher R. Cooper
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services for records concerning the COVID-19 Community Corps program. 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 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2021-08-311COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8703308) 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 Health and Human Services)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/31/2021)
2021-08-312LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/31/2021)
2021-09-01Case Assigned to Judge Christopher R. Cooper. (zsb) (Entered: 09/01/2021)
2021-09-013SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 09/01/2021)
2021-09-134RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/3/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/3/2021. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 09/13/2021)
2021-09-135RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 09/13/21. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 09/13/2021)
2021-09-136RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES served on 9/10/2021 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 09/13/2021)
2021-10-047NOTICE of Appearance by Sian Jones on behalf of All Defendants (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 10/04/2021)
2021-10-048ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.(Jones, Sian) (Entered: 10/04/2021)
2021-10-04MINUTE 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 shall file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure by October 18, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/4/2021. (lccrc3) (Entered: 10/04/2021)
2021-10-189Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 10/18/2021)
2021-10-19MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 9 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before December 1, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/19/2021. (lccrc3) (Entered: 10/19/2021)
2021-11-0210NOTICE of Appearance by T. Russell Nobile on behalf of JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Nobile, T. Russell) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
2021-12-0111Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 12/01/2021)
2021-12-02MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 11 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before February 3, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/2/2021. (lccrc3) (Entered: 12/02/2021)
2022-02-0312Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 02/03/2022)
2022-02-03MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 12 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before April 8, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 2/3/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 02/03/2022)
2022-04-0813Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 04/08/2022)
2022-04-12MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 13 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before June 8, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 4/12/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 04/12/2022)
2022-06-0814Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 06/08/2022)
2022-06-10MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 14 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before August 17, 2022. If any disputes remain, the parties shall propose a briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 6/10/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 06/10/2022)
2022-08-1715Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Nobile, T. Russell) (Entered: 08/17/2022)
2022-08-22MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 15 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before October 14, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 08/22/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 08/22/2022)
2022-10-1416Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 10/14/2022)
2022-10-17MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 16 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before January 3, 2023. The next joint status report shall indicate the number of pages of records still to be processed and produced as well as an estimated completion date. Plaintiff is also encouraged to consider further narrowing its request in light of the value of the information it has received from the 10,899 pages noted in paragraph 8 of the October 14 status report. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/17/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 10/17/2022)
2023-01-0317Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 01/03/2023)
2023-01-04MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 17 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before March 6, 2023. The parties are encouraged to consider further narrowing the request in light of the value of the information Plaintiff has received from the 10,899 pages noted in paragraph 8 of the October 14 status report. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 01/04/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 01/04/2023)
2023-03-0318NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Matthew Jared Littman on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substituting for attorney Joshua Ontell (Littman, Matthew) (Entered: 03/03/2023)
2023-03-0419Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Littman, Matthew) (Entered: 03/04/2023)
2023-03-07MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 19 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before June 6, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 03/07/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 03/07/2023)
2023-06-0620Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 06/06/2023)
2023-06-08MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 20 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before September 4, 2023. The next joint status report shall indicate the number of pages for which consultations are outstanding. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 06/08/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 06/08/2023)
2023-09-0321Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 09/03/2023)
2023-09-05MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 21 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before December 4, 2023. The next joint status report shall indicate the status of documents sent for consultation to other government agencies. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 9/5/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 09/05/2023)
2023-12-0422Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2023-12-05MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 22 parties' Joint Status Report, the Court hereby directs the parties to file a further joint status report by April 2, 2024. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/5/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 12/05/2023)
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