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Case TitleCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2013cv00835
Date Filed2013-06-05
Date Closed2014-04-07
JudgeJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson
PlaintiffCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON
DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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2013-06-051COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3350024) filed by CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Department of the Treasury, # 3 Summons Attorney General, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney)(Weismann, Anne) (Entered: 06/05/2013)
2013-06-052LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON (Weismann, Anne) (Entered: 06/05/2013)
2013-06-05Case Assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (md, ) (Entered: 06/06/2013)
2013-06-063ELECTRONIC SUMMONS Issued (3) as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons 2nd, # 2 Summons 3rd, # 3 Notice of Consent, # 4 Consent Form)(md, ) (Entered: 06/06/2013)
2013-06-064NOTICE of Appearance by Carmen M. Banerjee on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (Banerjee, Carmen) (Entered: 06/06/2013)
2013-07-315ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.(Banerjee, Carmen) (Entered: 07/31/2013)
2013-08-01MINUTE 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 file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure, by August 16, 2013. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 08/01/2013. (lckbj1) (Entered: 08/01/2013)
2013-08-01Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure by 8/16/2013. (gdf) (Entered: 08/01/2013)
2013-08-146MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Weismann, Anne) (Entered: 08/14/2013)
2013-08-14MINUTE ORDER. The Court has considered the parties' request submitted in response to the Court's Order of August 1, 2013, and hereby GRANTS the parties' request. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a Second Joint Status Report by 10/16/2013. It is FURTHER ORDERED that if the parties have not resolved the outstanding issues, the Second Joint Status Report shall include a briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 08/14/2013. (lckbj1) (Entered: 08/14/2013)
2013-08-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/16/2013 (gdf) (Entered: 08/21/2013)
2013-10-167STATUS REPORT (JOINT) by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Banerjee, Carmen) (Entered: 10/16/2013)
2013-10-16MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 7 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report, including a briefing schedule if they have not resolved the oustanding issues, 20 business days after funding is restored to the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 10/16/2013. (lckbj3) (Entered: 10/16/2013)
2013-10-288NOTICE of upcoming deadline by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY re Order, (Banerjee, Carmen) (Entered: 10/28/2013)
2013-11-159STATUS REPORT -JOINT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Banerjee, Carmen) (Entered: 11/15/2013)
2013-11-18MINUTE ORDER: This matters arises from a FOIA request that plaintiff Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ("CREW") filed with defendant IRS in November 2012 seeking certain records related to the agency's regulation of tax-exempt organizations. After the agency received CREW's FOIA request, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration commenced an investigation of the IRS's handling of tax-exempt organization applications. The agency has been required to respond to 73 formal Congressional requests and over 100 FOIA requests for the same information that CREW seeks, and as a result, has adopted a uniform procedure for retrieving and releasing records. Two productions of documents responsive to CREW's FOIA request have taken place thus far pursuant to that procedure: one on July 31, 2013, and one on November 15, 2013; the IRS anticipates that a final production will take place on January 15, 2014. In light of Defendant's representation that there is one additional set of responsive documents that can be compiled and produced by January 15, 2014, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant shall produce any remaining non-exempt documents that are responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request by January 15, 2014; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that, on or before February 5, 2014, the parties shall file a joint status report that includes a briefing schedule for the litigation of any outstanding issues. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 11/18/2013. (lckbj1, ) (Entered: 11/18/2013)
2014-02-0410STATUS REPORT (Joint Status Report of the Parties) by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Gelblum, Yonatan) (Entered: 02/04/2014)
2014-02-05MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of 10 Joint Status Report of the Parties, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before March 7, 2014, the parties shall file a joint status report that includes a briefing schedule for the litigation of any outstanding issues in this matter. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/5/2014. (lckbj1) (Entered: 02/05/2014)
2014-03-0711STATUS REPORT Joint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Banerjee, Carmen) (Entered: 03/07/2014)
2014-03-07NOTICE OF ERROR re 11 Status Report; emailed to carmen.m.banerjee@usdoj.gov, cc'd 4 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Invalid attorney signature, 2. DO NOT REFILE--signature on pleading should match the login/password (jf, ) (Entered: 03/07/2014)
2014-03-11MINUTE ORDER. Based upon the representations made in the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are to confer in good faith regarding outstanding issues and to submit a joint status report, including a briefing schedule if necessary, by 3/17/2014. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 3/11/2014. (lckbj1) (Entered: 03/11/2014)
2014-03-1812STATUS REPORT (Joint Status Report of the Parties) by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Gelblum, Yonatan) (Entered: 03/18/2014)
2014-03-20MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of 12 Joint Status Report of the Parties, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before March 24, 2014, the parties shall file a joint status report that includes a briefing schedule for the litigation of any outstanding issues in this matter. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 3/20/2014. (lckbj1) (Entered: 03/20/2014)
2014-03-2413STATUS REPORT (Joint Status Report of the Parties) by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Gelblum, Yonatan) (Entered: 03/24/2014)
2014-03-26MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the representations made in 13 Joint Status Report of the Parties, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before April 8, 2014, the parties shall file a joint status report that includes a briefing schedule for the litigation of any outstanding issues in this matter. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 3/26/2014. (lckbj1) (Entered: 03/26/2014)
2014-04-0714STIPULATION of Dismissal (Joint Stipulation of the Parties) by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Gelblum, Yonatan) (Entered: 04/07/2014)
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