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Case TitleSalomone v. Mills et al
DistrictNorthern District of Georgia
CityAtlanta
Case Number1:2014cv00602
Date Filed2014-02-28
Date Closed2014-09-30
JudgeJudge Willis B. Hunt, Jr
PlaintiffWilliam Salomone, Jr.
Case DescriptionWilliam Salomone submitted a FOIA request to the Secret Service for information about the whereabouts of President Barack Obama on Sept. 11-12, 2012 at the time of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. The Secret Service acknowledged receipt of the request and indicated it would process it as expeditiously as possible. Salomone subsequently sent the agency a letter asking if they intended to respond. After hearing nothing further from the agency, he filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit

DefendantBrady J. Mills Special Agent in Charge, Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act Officer for the United States of America
DefendantJulia A. Pierson Director, United States Secret Service, U. S. Department of Homeland Security for the United Staes of America
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2014-02-281COMPLAINT with Jury Demand, filed by William Salomone, Jr. ( Filing fee $ 400.00 receipt number 62922.) (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(eop) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. (Entered: 02/28/2014)
2014-05-282MOTION for an Order of the Court by William Salomone, Jr. (ddm) (Entered: 05/28/2014)
2014-06-133RESPONSE in Opposition re 2 MOTION for an Order of the Court filed by Brady J. Mills, Julia A. Pierson. (Myers, Steven) (Entered: 06/13/2014)
2014-06-164NOTICE of Appearance by Steven A. Myers on behalf of Brady J. Mills, Julia A. Pierson (Myers, Steven) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
2014-06-30Submission of 2 MOTION for an Order of the Court, submitted to District Judge Julie E. Carnes. (ddm) (Entered: 06/30/2014)
2014-08-18ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case administratively reassigned to Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr for all further proceedings. Judge Julie E. Carnes no longer assigned to case. NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD: The Judge designation in the civil action number assigned to this case has been changed to 1:14-cv-602-WBH. Please make note of this change in order to facilitate the docketing of pleadings in this case. (ddm) (Entered: 08/19/2014)
2014-08-195NOTICE to parties regarding the reassignment of this case to Judge Hunt. (ddm) (Entered: 08/19/2014)
2014-08-19Clerks Certificate of Mailing as to William Salomone, Jr re 5 Notice. (ddm) (Entered: 08/19/2014)
2014-08-19Submission of 2 MOTION for an Order of the Court, submitted to District Judge Willis B. Hunt. (ddm) (Entered: 08/19/2014)
2014-09-106ORDER directing Plaintiff to show cause, within 7 days of the date of this order, why this matter should not be dismissed for Plaintiff's failure to timely serve the complaint. Signed by Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr on 9/10/14. (ddm) (Entered: 09/10/2014)
2014-09-10Clerks Certificate of Mailing as to William Salomone, Jr re 6 Order to Show Cause. (ddm) (Entered: 09/10/2014)
2014-09-167RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: 6 Order to Show Cause filed by William Salomone, Jr. (ddm) (Entered: 09/16/2014)
2014-09-16Submission of 7 Response filed per 6 Order to Show Cause, submitted to District Judge Willis B. Hunt. (ddm) (Entered: 09/16/2014)
2014-09-308ORDER dismissing action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) for failure to timely serve the complaint. Signed by Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr on 9/29/14. (ddm) (Entered: 09/30/2014)
2014-09-309CLERK'S JUDGMENT entered dismissing action. (ddm)--Please refer to http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov to obtain an appeals jurisdiction checklist-- (Entered: 09/30/2014)
2014-09-30Clerks Certificate of Mailing as to William Salomone, Jr re 8 Order, 9 Clerk's Judgment. (ddm) (Entered: 09/30/2014)
2014-09-30Civil Case Terminated. (ddm) (Entered: 09/30/2014)
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