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FOIA Project Annotation: Judge Reggie Walton has ruled that the Department of Labor conducted an adequate search for a 2001Application for Alien Employment Certification filed on behalf of Carol Ahanmisi. The agency searched the two databases most likely to have the record and found nothing. Ahanmisi argued that the search was inadequate because the agency had spent so little time conducting the database search. But Walton noted that "the time and reasonableness of a search depends less on the time it takes to conduct the search and more on the thoroughness with which it was conducted. Moreover, the results of a search are not determinative of whether the search was adequate." Ahanmisi also claimed the agency should have conducted a search of hard copy records at the National Archives after it could not find an electronic copy of the record. Walton responded that "the defendant was not compelled to search for a hard copy of the document in the Federal Records Center in the absence of any reasonable likelihood that it would be found there."
Issues: Adequacy - Search

Date Filed	Doc #	Docket Text
2011-06-17	1	COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 4616039806) filed by CAROL AHANMISI. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(td, ) (Entered: 06/20/2011)
2011-06-17		SUMMONS Not Issued as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (td, ) (Entered: 06/20/2011)
2011-08-25		SUMMONS (3) Issued as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (kb) (Entered: 08/25/2011)
2011-09-15	2	NOTICE of Appearance by Oliver W. McDaniel on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (McDaniel, Oliver) (Entered: 09/15/2011)
2011-09-20	4	NOTICE of Appearance by Randall L. Johnson on behalf of CAROL AHANMISI (jf, ) (Entered: 09/22/2011)
2011-09-21	3	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(McDaniel, Oliver) (Entered: 09/21/2011)
2011-09-26		MINUTE ORDER granting 3 Motion for Extension of Time. In light of the parties' consent, and for good cause shown, the motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint on or before November 8, 2011. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 9/26/2011. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 09/26/2011)
2011-09-26		Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 11/8/2011, (mpt, ) (Entered: 09/26/2011)
2011-09-26	5	GENERAL ORDER AND GUIDELINES FOR CIVIL CASES. (mpt, ) (Entered: 09/26/2011)
2011-11-08	6	MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Declaration of Renata Jones Adjidobou, # 4 Exhibit A (September 17, 2008 resubmitted FOIA request), # 5 Exhibit B (ETA October 24, 2008 Acknowledgement letter), # 6 Exhibit C (ETA July 2, 2009 FOIA response letter), # 7 Exhibit D (NARA OFLC Records Disposition Schedule))(McDaniel, Oliver) (Entered: 11/08/2011)
2011-11-18	7	Memorandum in opposition to re 6 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by CAROL AHANMISI. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts)(Johnson, Randall) (Entered: 11/18/2011)
2011-11-22	8	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 6 MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(McDaniel, Oliver) (Entered: 11/22/2011)
2011-11-23	9	STATUS REPORT REGARDING 8 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 6 MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (McDaniel, Oliver) (Entered: 11/23/2011)
2011-11-28		MINUTE ORDER granting 8 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. In light of the parties' consent, and for good cause shown, the motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the defendant shall file its reply in support of its motion for summary judgment on or before December 7, 2011. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 11/28/2011 nunc pro tunc to November 25, 2011. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 11/28/2011)
2011-11-29		Set/Reset Deadlines: Reply in support due by 12/7/2011. (mpt) (Entered: 11/29/2011)
2011-12-07	10	REPLY to opposition to motion re 6 MOTION for Summary Judgment and Supplemental Memorandum in Support Thereof filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (Attachments: # 1 Supplemental Declaration of Renata Jones Adjibodou)(McDaniel, Oliver) (Entered: 12/07/2011)
2012-05-07	11	ORDER granting 6 Motion for Summary Judgment. For the reasons explained in the Court's Memorandum Opinion issued on this same date, it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that this case is CLOSED. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 5/7/2012. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 05/07/2012)
2012-05-07	12	MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. This Memorandum Opinion accompanies the Court's Order of this same date. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 5/7/2012. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 05/07/2012)
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