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Case TitleENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE et al v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2015cv00217
Date Filed2015-02-12
Date Closed2015-07-24
JudgeJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson
PlaintiffENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE
PlaintiffFREE MARKET ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC
Case DescriptionThe Energy and Environmental Law Institute submitted a FOIA request to the SEC for email and text messages among named parties and correspondence either sent to or from certain SEC employees that contained six keywords. After reminding the agency of its statutory deadline and receiving no indication that its response was forthcoming, the Institute filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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2015-02-121COMPLAINT E&E LEGAL ET AL. against SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SEC ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3992362) filed by ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet CIVIL COVER SHEET SIGNED 15-271, # 2 Summons Summons SEC 15-217, # 3 Summons Summons USAO 15-217, # 4 Summons Summons USAG 15-217)(Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-122LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests NONE by ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-123LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests NONE by FREE MARKET ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-12Case Assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (rd) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-124SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form, # 2 Notice of Consent)(rd) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-175GENERAL ORDER AND GUIDELINES FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON. The Court will hold the parties and counsel responsible for following these directives; failure to conform to this Order may, when appropriate, result in the imposition of sanctions. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/17/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 02/17/2015)
2015-02-236NOTICE PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT by ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 02/23/2015)
2015-02-247RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE served on 2/23/2015, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 02/20/2015., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 2/20/2015. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 3/22/2015.) (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 02/24/2015)
2015-02-248RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION served on 2/23/2015, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 2/20/2015. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 3/22/2015.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 02/20/2015. (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 02/24/2015)
2015-02-259ERRATA REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' PROOF OF SERVICE by ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE 7 Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant, Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General, Summons Returned Executed in FOIA as to U.S. Attorney,,,,,, 8 Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant, Summons Returned Executed in FOIA as to U.S. Attorney, Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General,,,,,,. (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 02/25/2015)
2015-03-2510ANSWER to Complaint by SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.(Tallarico, Mark) (Entered: 03/25/2015)
2015-04-2011NOTICE of Appearance by Chaim Mandelbaum on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Mandelbaum, Chaim) (Main Document 11 replaced on 4/20/2015) (jf, ). (Entered: 04/20/2015)
2015-04-2312Joint MOTION to Stay Proceedings by SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (Tallarico, Mark) (Entered: 04/23/2015)
2015-04-23MINUTE ORDER granting 12 Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings. It is hereby ORDERED that proceedings in this matter are STAYED until further Order of this Court. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file, by 6/30/2015, a joint status report, which shall contain a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 4/23/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 04/23/2015)
2015-04-27Case Stayed (gdf) (Entered: 04/27/2015)
2015-06-2413Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Stay Proceedings by SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (Tallarico, Mark) (Entered: 06/24/2015)
2015-06-26MINUTE ORDER granting 13 Motion to Extend Stay of Proceedings. It is hereby ORDERED that the stay in this matter is extended to 7/15/2015, by which date the parties shall file a joint status report, which shall contain a proposed schedule for future proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 06/26/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 06/26/2015)
2015-07-1414Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Stay Proceedings by ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTITUTE, FREE MARKET ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC (Mandelbaum, Chaim) (Entered: 07/14/2015)
2015-07-15MINUTE ORDER granting, for good cause shown, 14 Motion to Extend Stay of Proceedings. It is hereby ORDERED that the stay in this matter is extended to 7/31/2015, by which date the parties shall file a joint status report, which shall contain a proposed schedule for future proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 07/15/2015. (lckbj1, ) (Entered: 07/15/2015)
2015-07-2415NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs (Mandelbaum, Chaim) (Entered: 07/24/2015)
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