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Case TitleMyrick v. United States Army (at Picatinny Arsenal)
DistrictNorthern District of Illinois
CityChicago
Case Number1:2013cv06600
Date Filed2013-09-16
Date Closed2014-06-13
JudgeHonorable Thomas M. Durkin
PlaintiffJames J Myrick
Case DescriptionJames Myrick submitted a FOIA request to the Department of the Army at Picatinny Arsenal for records concerning a solicitation pertaining to munitions. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Myrick filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUnited States Army at Picatinny Arsenal
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2013-09-161COMPLAINT filed by James J Myrick; Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-8733805. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Stevens, William) (Entered: 09/16/2013)
2013-09-162CIVIL Cover Sheet (Stevens, William) (Entered: 09/16/2013)
2013-09-163ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff James J Myrick by William M. Stevens (Stevens, William) (Entered: 09/16/2013)
2013-09-16CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. (nsf, ) (Entered: 09/16/2013)
2013-09-16SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant United States Army (at Picatinny Arsenal). (jp, ) (Entered: 09/16/2013)
2013-09-304DESIGNATION of Ernest Yi Ling as U.S. Attorney for Defendant United States Army (Ling, Ernest) (Entered: 09/30/2013)
2013-09-305MOTION by Defendant United States Army for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint 1 DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE PLEAD TO THE COMPLAINT (Ling, Ernest) (Entered: 09/30/2013)
2013-09-306NOTICE of Motion by Ernest Yi Ling for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer, motion for relief 5 before Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 10/7/2013 at 09:00 AM. (Ling, Ernest) (Entered: 09/30/2013)
2013-10-027MINUTE entry before Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Defendant's motion for extension of time to 11/14/13 to answer or otherwise plead 5 is granted. No appearance required on 11/7/13. Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 10/02/2013)
2013-10-048ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff James J Myrick by Benjamin Leland Schuster (Schuster, Benjamin) (Entered: 10/04/2013)
2013-10-079GENERAL ORDER 13-0018 dated 10/7/13: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, effective October 1, 2013, that all civil litigation involving as a party the United States of America, is immediately suspended, postponed and held in abeyance continuing for a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of entry of this General Order (For Further Details See Attached Order). "Signed by Chief Judge Castillo." Mailed notice(vcf, ) (Entered: 10/07/2013)
2013-10-1710GENERAL ORDER 13-0019 dated 10/17/13: IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that the stay entered by General Order 13-0018 is hereby lifted, and any and all deadlines in the affected civil litigation (whether established by order, rule, or agreement), including but not limited to any scheduled discovery and pleading dates, are extended by 28 days. The Court warns litigants that this General Order does not purport to affect rights to or deadlines concerning appeal from any decision of this Court. Any litigant affected by this General Order may see relief from the order by motion. Trial dates in the affected cases will stand, although they may need to be adjusted in individual cases to account for the extension of other dates. The Court may, in any particular case, vary the effect or operation of this General Order by a separate ruling. (For Further Details See Attached Order). "Signed by Chief Judge Castillo." Mailed notice(vcf, ) (Entered: 10/18/2013)
2013-10-2211MINUTE entry before Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Status Report due by 11/26/2013. Status hearing set for 12/3/2013 at 09:00 AM.Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 10/22/2013)
2013-11-2612STATUS Report Joint Status Report by James J Myrick (Schuster, Benjamin) (Entered: 11/26/2013)
2013-12-0313MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Status hearing held on 12/3/2013. Status hearing set for 2/5/2014 at 09:00 AM.Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 12/03/2013)
2013-12-1114ANSWER to Complaint by United States Army(Ling, Ernest) (Entered: 12/11/2013)
2014-01-0215MOTION by Plaintiff James J Myrick to substitute attorney (Schuster, Benjamin) (Entered: 01/02/2014)
2014-01-0216NOTICE of Motion by Benjamin Leland Schuster for presentment of motion to substitute attorney 15 before Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 1/9/2014 at 09:00 AM. (Schuster, Benjamin) (Entered: 01/02/2014)
2014-01-0717MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Motion to substitute attorney 15 is granted; Attorney Mark E. Burkland for James J Myrick added. Attorney William M. Stevens terminated. No appearance required on 1/9/14. Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 01/07/2014)
2014-01-0918MOTION by Plaintiff James J Myrick for leave to appear as pro hac vice (Schuster, Benjamin) (Entered: 01/09/2014)
2014-01-1319ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff James J Myrick by Benjamin Leland Schuster (Schuster, Benjamin) (Entered: 01/13/2014)
2014-02-0520MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Status hearing held on 2/5/2014. Status hearing set for 3/10/2014 at 09:00 AM.Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 02/05/2014)
2014-03-1021MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Status hearing held on 3/10/2014. Status hearing set for 4/9/2014 at 09:00 AM.Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 03/10/2014)
2014-04-0922MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Status hearing held on 4/9/2014. Status hearing set for 5/15/2014 at 09:00 AM.Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 04/09/2014)
2014-05-1523MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Status hearing held on 5/15/2014. Status hearing set for 6/17/2014 at 09:00 AM.Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 05/15/2014)
2014-06-1324Stipulation of Dismissal by James J Myrick (Schuster, Benjamin) (Entered: 06/13/2014)
2014-06-1325MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Civil case terminated. This case is hereby dismissed without prejudice with each to side to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. Mailed notice (srn, ) (Entered: 06/13/2014)
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