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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2014cv01956
Date Filed2014-11-19
Date Closed2016-04-15
JudgeJudge Christopher R. Cooper
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the IRS for any records of tax-exempt organizations provided to the FBI. The IRS acknowledged receipt of the request and took a 10-day extension. It later took a further extension, but after receiving no response from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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2014-11-191COMPLAINT against INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3911255) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons IRS, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney General)(Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 11/19/2014)
2014-11-192LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 11/19/2014)
2014-11-19Case Assigned to Judge Christopher R. Cooper. (md, ) (Entered: 11/20/2014)
2014-11-203SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons 2nd, # 2 Summons 3rd, # 3 Notice of Consent, # 4 Consent Form) (md, ) (Entered: 11/20/2014)
2014-12-014RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/1/2014. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/31/2014.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/1/2014., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE served on 11/28/2014 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cristina Rotaru)(Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 12/01/2014)
2014-12-025NOTICE of Appearance by Stephanie Ann Sasarak on behalf of INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 12/02/2014)
2014-12-306ANSWER to Complaint by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.(Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 12/30/2014)
2014-12-30MINUTE 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 January 19, 2015. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/30/2014. (lccrc2, ) (Entered: 12/30/2014)
2014-12-317NOTICE of Appearance by Geoffrey John Klimas on behalf of INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (Klimas, Geoffrey) (Entered: 12/31/2014)
2015-01-208MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Klimas, Geoffrey) (Entered: 01/20/2015)
2015-01-209STIPULATION by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Klimas, Geoffrey) (Entered: 01/20/2015)
2015-01-22MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 8 Joint Proposed Schedule, the Court hereby ORDERS the Internal Revenue Service to submit a status report on or before March 23, 2015 regarding how many potentially responsive documents it has located and an estimated date by which it will produce them. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint proposal for future proceedings on or before March 30, 2015. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/22/2015. (lccrc2, ) (Entered: 01/22/2015)
2015-03-2310STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 03/23/2015)
2015-03-3011STATUS REPORT (JOINT) by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Klimas, Geoffrey) (Entered: 03/30/2015)
2015-05-0812STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 05/08/2015)
2015-05-2213STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 05/22/2015)
2015-06-1914STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 06/19/2015)
2015-07-2915STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 07/29/2015)
2015-09-0116STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 09/01/2015)
2015-09-1517STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 09/15/2015)
2015-09-2918STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 09/29/2015)
2015-10-2819Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Klimas, Geoffrey) (Entered: 10/28/2015)
2015-10-3020MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to submit an additional joint status report and proposal regarding further proceedings by the earlier of (1) January 11, 2016, or (2) within two weeks of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration returning any forensically recovered records to the Internal Revenue Service. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/30/2015. (lccrc2) (Entered: 10/30/2015)
2016-01-1121Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 01/11/2016)
2016-01-13MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 21 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to submit an additional joint status report and proposal regarding further proceedings by the earlier of (1) February 11, 2016, or (2) within two weeks of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration returning any forensically recovered records to the Internal Revenue Service. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/13/2016. (lccrc2) (Entered: 01/13/2016)
2016-02-1122Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 02/11/2016)
2016-02-16MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 21 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to submit an additional joint status report and proposal for further proceedings by March 11, 2016. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 2/16/2016. (lccrc2) (Entered: 02/16/2016)
2016-03-1123Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 03/11/2016)
2016-03-14MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 23 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to submit an additional joint status report and proposal for further proceedings by April 11, 2016. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 3/14/2016. (lccrc2) (Entered: 03/14/2016)
2016-04-1124STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 04/11/2016)
2016-04-1425STIPULATION of Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 04/14/2016)
2016-04-14MINUTE ORDER: In light of 25 the parties' Stipulation of Dismissal, the Court hereby notices the dismissal of this case, with prejudice, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 4/14/2016. (lccrc2) (Entered: 04/14/2016)
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