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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2012cv00921
Date Filed2012-06-06
Date Closed2015-04-13
JudgeJudge Beryl A. Howell
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
DefendantBUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES
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2012-06-061COMPLAINT against BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0090-2960825) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 06/06/2012)
2012-06-062LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 06/06/2012)
2012-06-063NOTICE of Appearance by Jason B. Aldrich on behalf of JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 06/06/2012)
2012-06-06Case Assigned to Judge Beryl A. Howell. (mmh) (Entered: 06/07/2012)
2012-06-074ELECTRONIC SUMMONS (3) Issued as to BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons)(sth, ) (Entered: 06/07/2012)
2012-06-115STANDING ORDER. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 11, 2012. (lcbah1) (Entered: 06/11/2012)
2012-06-156RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/12/2012. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/12/2012. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cristina Rotaru)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 06/15/2012)
2012-06-157RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 06/12/12. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cristina Rotaru)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 06/15/2012)
2012-06-158RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES served on 6/12/2012 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cristina Rotaru)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 06/15/2012)
2012-06-199NOTICE of Appearance by Claire M. Whitaker on behalf of BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES (Whitaker, Claire) (Entered: 06/19/2012)
2012-07-0910NOTICE of Appearance by Luke M. Jones on behalf of BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 07/09/2012)
2012-07-0911Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Jones, Luke) (Entered: 07/09/2012)
2012-07-10MINUTE ORDER (paperless) granting the defendant's 11 Consent Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond to the Complaint. The defendant shall respond to the complaint by July 27, 2012. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 10, 2012. (lcbah1) (Entered: 07/10/2012)
2012-07-11Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer to the complaint due by 7/27/2012. (tg, ) (Entered: 07/11/2012)
2012-07-2712ANSWER to Complaint by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.(Jones, Luke) (Entered: 07/27/2012)
2012-12-17MINUTE ORDER (paperless) directing the plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Pursuant to paragraph 3 of the 5 Standing Order, the parties were required to jointly prepare and submit, by September 9, 2012, "a statement to the Court indicating whether they believe the matter will be resolved solely through the filing of dispositive motions and proposing a schedule for the filing of such motions to the Court. Counsel should also indicate whether or not they believe an appearance before the Court will be necessary prior to resolution of the dispositive motions." Standing Order at 2. No such joint statement has been provided. Accordingly, the plaintiff must file, by January 4, 2013, the joint statement along with a written explanation for why the joint statement was not timely filed. If the Court determines that the plaintiff has not shown good cause for failure to prosecute, this case will be dismissed pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.23. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on December 17, 2012. (lcbah1) (Entered: 12/17/2012)
2012-12-17Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Show Cause due by 1/4/2013. (tg, ) (Entered: 12/17/2012)
2013-01-0413RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. re Order,,,, . (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 01/04/2013)
2013-01-0414STATUS REPORT Parties' Joint Statement to the Court by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 01/04/2013)
2013-01-04MINUTE ORDER (paperless) Upon consideration of the 14 Parties' Joint Statement to the Court, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file, on March 1, 2013, a joint status report setting forth the status of the production of responsive records in this action. The parties shall, after March 1, 2013, file a similar joint status report every 60 days until the production of responsive records in this action is complete. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 4, 2013. (lcbah1) (Entered: 01/04/2013)
2013-01-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/1/2013 and every Sixty (60) days until the production of responsive records in this action is complete. (tg, ) (Entered: 01/07/2013)
2013-03-0115STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 03/01/2013)
2013-04-3016STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 04/30/2013)
2013-06-2817STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 06/28/2013)
2013-08-2718STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 08/27/2013)
2013-10-2519STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 10/25/2013)
2013-11-2220STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 11/22/2013)
2014-01-2221STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 01/22/2014)
2014-03-2122NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Heath Cohen on behalf of BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES (Cohen, Bradley) (Entered: 03/21/2014)
2014-03-2123STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 03/21/2014)
2014-03-2624NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. Attorney Luke M. Jones terminated. (Jones, Luke) (Entered: 03/26/2014)
2014-05-2025STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Cohen, Bradley) (Entered: 05/20/2014)
2014-07-2126STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Cohen, Bradley) (Entered: 07/21/2014)
2014-09-1927STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Cohen, Bradley) (Entered: 09/19/2014)
2014-11-1828STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Cohen, Bradley) (Entered: 11/18/2014)
2014-11-18MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, in light of their 28 Joint Status Report, to submit jointly, by March 16, 2015, a status report informing the Court (1) of the status of the defendant's production of documents and the plaintiff's review of the defendant's Vaughn index; (2) whether the parties expect to file dispositive motions; and (3) if the parties expect to file dispositive motions, a proposed schedule for the submission and briefing of those motions. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 18, 2014. (lcbah1) (Entered: 11/18/2014)
2014-11-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/16/2015. (tg, ) (Entered: 11/18/2014)
2015-03-1629STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES. (Cohen, Bradley) (Entered: 03/16/2015)
2015-03-16MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties to submit, by April 6, 2015, a proposed briefing schedule to control further proceedings in this matter, in light of the parties' 29 Joint Status Report, provided no stipulation of dismissal is filed by that date. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 16, 2015. (lcbah1) (Entered: 03/16/2015)
2015-03-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Proposed briefing schedule due by 4/6/2015. (tg, ) (Entered: 03/16/2015)
2015-04-0630Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Stipulation of Dismissal by BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Cohen, Bradley) (Entered: 04/06/2015)
2015-04-06MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the parties' 30 Joint Motion for Extension of Time and amending this Court's Order of March 16, 2015 as follows: the parties shall submit, by April 13, 2015, a proposed briefing schedule to control further proceedings in this matter, unless a stipulation of dismissal is filed by that date. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 6, 2015. (lcbah1) (Entered: 04/06/2015)
2015-04-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to order of the Court due by 4/13/2015. (tg, ) (Entered: 04/07/2015)
2015-04-1031STIPULATION of Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 04/10/2015)
2015-04-13MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DISMISSING this matter with prejudice in light of the parties' 31 Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice filed April 10, 2015. The Clerk is directed to close this case. Although the case is administratively closed, since there are no issues remaining in controversy, this Court retains jurisdiction to hear attorneys' fees disputes. See Gilda Marx, Inc. v. Wildwood Exercise, Inc. , 85 F.3d 675, 677 (D.C. Cir. 1996) (noting that appeals court has jurisdiction to hear appeal from judgment even if attorneys' fees are outstanding); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d) (setting forth procedures for attorneys fees filings after final judgment is entered). Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 13, 2015. (lcbah1) (Entered: 04/13/2015)
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