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Case TitleRAJKOVIC v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2013cv01808
Date Filed2013-11-19
Date Closed2014-12-24
JudgeJudge Tanya S. Chutkan
PlaintiffLJUBICA RAJKOVIC
Case DescriptionRajkovic, a resident of Belgrade, Serbia, requested FBI records on John F. Kennedy, Jr. The FBI denied her request because the records had been previously disclosed and were available on the agency's website. Rajkovic appealed to OIP, which upheld the FBI's decision. Rajkovic argued that she had requested records back to 1981 and that a paperback of the FBI's records on John F. Kennedy, Jr. was only available in the United Kingdom and only in English.
Complaint issues: improper withholding

DefendantFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY
AppealD.C. Circuit 15-5050
Documents
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Complaint
Complaint attachment 1
Opinion/Order [20]
FOIA Project Annotation: Ljubica Rajkovic requested records from the FBI on John F. Kennedy, Jr. The FBI released 57 pages in full, 153 in part, and withheld 126 pages in full under a variety of exemptions. Because Rajkovic did not file a motion in opposition to the agency's motion for summary judgment, Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the case.
Issues: Litigation - Summary Judgment motion
Opinion/Order [23]
FOIA Project Annotation: Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that because Ljubica Rajkovic had failed to respond to the FBI's withholding claims for records pertaining to John F. Kennedy, Jr, the agency's unopposed motion was granted and the case was dismissed.
Issues: Litigation - Jurisdiction
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2013-11-191COMPLAINT against FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (Filing fee $ 0.00) filed by LJUBICA RAJKOVIC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(rc) (Entered: 11/22/2013)
2013-11-192MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by LJUBICA RAJKOVIC. (rc) (Entered: 11/22/2013)
2013-11-19FIAT ORDER granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. "Leave to file without prepayment of costs GRANTED." Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 10/4/2013. (rc) (Entered: 11/22/2013)
2013-11-22SUMMONS (4) ISSUED as to FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (rc) Modified on 12/2/2013 (md, ). (Entered: 11/22/2013)
2013-12-023RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/27/2013. (jf, ) (Entered: 12/03/2013)
2013-12-044RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY served on 11/27/2013, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/2/2013. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 1/1/2014.) (jf, ) (Entered: 12/05/2013)
2013-12-165NOTICE of Appearance by Judith A. Kidwell on behalf of FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (Kidwell, Judith) (Entered: 12/16/2013)
2013-12-166RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION served on 12/12/2013 (td, ) (Entered: 12/16/2013)
2013-12-307MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Other Response by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Granting Defendants until february 7, 2014 to respond to Plaintiff's complaint)(Kidwell, Judith) (Entered: 12/30/2013)
2013-12-30MINUTE ORDER: Defendants' 7 Motion for Extension of Time is granted, and their Answer or other response to the 1 Complaint is due by February 7, 2014. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 12/30/13. (ms, ) (Entered: 12/30/2013)
2014-02-078ANSWER to 1 Complaint by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY.(Kidwell, Judith) (Entered: 02/07/2014)
2014-02-129ORDER: Defendants shall file a dispositive motion on or before April 4, 2014; plaintiff shall file an opposition or other response to defendants motion on or before May 23, 2014; defendants shall file a reply on or before June 13, 2014. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/12/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 02/12/2014)
2014-02-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Dispositive Motions due by 4/4/2014. Response to Dispositive Motions due by 5/23/2014. Reply to Dispositive Motions due by 6/13/2014. (gdf) (Entered: 02/14/2014)
2014-04-0210MOTION for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motion by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (Attachments: # 1 Declaration David M. Hardy, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Ordering Defendants to Provide a Status by May 7, 2014 and Granting Defendants Until July 7, 2014 to file their dispsitive motion)(Kidwell, Judith) (Entered: 04/02/2014)
2014-04-04MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ordered that, for good cause shown, Defendants' Motion for an Extension of Time to File a Dispositive Motion 10 is granted. The schedule for dispositive motions set forth in the Court's February 12, 2014 Order [ECF No. 9] is vacated. It is further ordered that, by May 7, 2014, defendants shall file a status report to the Court on the FBI's additional search for responsive records and processing of records, and that, by July 7, 2014, defendants shall file a dispositive motion. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 4/4/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 04/04/2014)
2014-04-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Dispositive Motions due by 7/7/2014. Status Report due by 5/7/2014 (gdf) (Entered: 04/07/2014)
2014-05-0511STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY. (Kidwell, Judith) (Entered: 05/05/2014)
2014-06-19Case reassigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr, ) (Entered: 06/19/2014)
2014-07-0212MOTION for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motion by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Kidwell, Judith) (Entered: 07/02/2014)
2014-07-03MINUTE ORDER: GRANTING 12 Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motion. Any dispositive motion by Defendants shall be filed not later than July 31, 2014; Set/Reset Deadlines: Dispositive Motions due by 7/31/2014. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 7/3/14. (lctsc1) (Entered: 07/03/2014)
2014-07-0813NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Shannon L. Fagan on behalf of FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY Substituting for attorney Judith Kidwell (Fagan, Shannon) (Entered: 07/08/2014)
2014-07-3014Third MOTION for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motion by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Fagan, Shannon) (Entered: 07/30/2014)
2014-08-01MINUTE ORDER: Defendants' 14 Motion for Extension of Time is granted, and their response to the Complaint is due by August 21, 2014. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/1/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 08/01/2014)
2014-08-01Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 8/21/2014. (tj ) (Entered: 08/01/2014)
2014-08-2115MOTION for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motion by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Fagan, Shannon) (Entered: 08/21/2014)
2014-08-22MINUTE ORDER: Granting 15 Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to file Dispositive Motion. Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants' Dispositive Motion due by 8/22/2014. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/22/14. (DJS) (Entered: 08/22/2014)
2014-08-2216MOTION for Summary Judgment by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit B, # 5 Exhibit C, # 6 Exhibit D, # 7 Exhibit E, # 8 Text of Proposed Order)(Fagan, Shannon) (Entered: 08/22/2014)
2014-08-2617Order advising plaintiff to respond by 10/15/2014 to the defendants' 16 MOTION for Summary, or the Court may treat the motion as conceded. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/26/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 08/26/2014)
2014-08-27Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 10/15/2014 (tj ) (Entered: 08/27/2014)
2014-10-2818NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY. Attorney Shannon L. Fagan terminated. (Fagan, Shannon) (Entered: 10/28/2014)
2014-10-3119NOTICE of Appearance by Jodi T. George on behalf of All Defendants (George, Jodi) (Entered: 10/31/2014)
2014-11-0420VACATED -------MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/4/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 11/04/2014)
2014-11-0421VACATED------ORDER granting 16 Motion for Summary Judgment. This is a final appealable Order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/4/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 11/04/2014)
2014-11-0522ORDER vacating the November 4, 2014 Memorandum Opinion and Order [ECF Nos. 20-21], reopening the case, and extending to December 15, 2014 the deadline for plaintiff's opposition to defendants' 16 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/5/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 11/05/2014)
2014-11-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 12/15/2014. (tj ) (Entered: 11/05/2014)
2014-12-2423MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/24/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 12/24/2014)
2014-12-2424ORDER granting as conceded 16 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment. This is a final appealable Order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/24/14. (ms, ) (Entered: 12/24/2014)
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