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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2015cv00220
Date Filed2015-02-12
Date Closed2017-09-26
JudgeJudge Emmet G. Sullivan
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the IRS for records concerning the selection of individuals for audits based on their organizations' application for 501(c)((4) status. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, invoked a 10-day extension, and told Judicial Watch that it would not be able to respond within the statutory time limit. Judicial Watch sent another request to the agency for much the same records but expanded to the selection of organizations for audits. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, invoked a 10-day extension, and told Judicial Watch it would not be able to respond within the statutory deadline. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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2015-02-121COMPLAINT against INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3992863) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons IRS, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney General)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-122LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-123NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. Case related to Case No. 13-1559; 13-1759. (Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-12Case Assigned to Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. (rd) (Entered: 02/13/2015)
2015-02-134SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form, # 2 Notice of Consent)(rd) (Entered: 02/13/2015)
2015-02-245RETURN 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 2/20/2015., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE served on 2/19/2015 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cristina Rotaru)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 02/24/2015)
2015-03-236ANSWER to Complaint by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.(Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 03/23/2015)
2015-03-307ORDER FOR MEET AND CONFER REPORT. Attorney Meet and Confer Conference by 4/21/2015. Meet & Confer Statement due by 5/5/2015. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 03/30/15. (mac) (Entered: 03/30/2015)
2015-04-028NOTICE of Appearance by Geoffrey John Klimas on behalf of INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (Klimas, Geoffrey) (Entered: 04/02/2015)
2015-05-049MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 05/04/2015)
2015-06-04MINUTE ORDER. In view of 9 the parties' joint proposed schedule, the parties are directed to file a joint status report by no later than August 14, 2015. Pursuant to 9 the parties' agreement, this status report shall: "[A]ddress the status of the rolling production and whether the parties need the Court to set a briefing schedule to determine any issues at that time. The Service will include in the status report whether the search is complete. If the search is not complete, the Service will, to the extent practicable, provide an estimate regarding when the search will be completed. The Service will also include in the status report whether the rolling production is complete. If the rolling production is not complete, the Service will, to the extent practicable, provide an estimate regarding when the rolling production will be completed." Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on June 4, 2015. (lcegs2) (Entered: 06/04/2015)
2015-06-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 8/14/2015 (mac) (Entered: 06/05/2015)
2015-08-1310STATUS REPORT (JOINT) by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Klimas, Geoffrey) (Entered: 08/13/2015)
2015-09-1411Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 09/14/2015)
2015-10-02MINUTE ORDER adopting the parties' Joint Status Report recommendations, including: (1) Defendant shall complete its production of all non-exempt, responsive records no later than October 30, 2015; and (2) the parties shall submit a joint proposal for further proceedings no later than November 13, 2015. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on October 2, 2015. (lcegs4) (Entered: 10/02/2015)
2015-10-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposal For Further Proceedings due by 11/13/2015 (mac) (Entered: 10/02/2015)
2015-11-1312Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 11/13/2015)
2015-11-2413Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Klimas, Geoffrey) (Entered: 11/24/2015)
2015-12-3014Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 12/30/2015)
2016-01-2915Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 01/29/2016)
2016-02-1216Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 02/12/2016)
2016-02-2617Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 02/26/2016)
2016-03-2818Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 03/28/2016)
2016-06-2419Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 06/24/2016)
2016-07-1120Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 07/11/2016)
2016-07-1221NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Kieran O'Neill Carter on behalf of INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Substituting for attorney Geoffrey J. Klimas (Carter, Kieran) (Entered: 07/12/2016)
2016-08-1122Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 08/11/2016)
2016-09-1623Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 09/16/2016)
2016-10-0524Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 10/05/2016)
2016-11-0425Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 11/04/2016)
2016-12-0226Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 12/02/2016)
2017-01-0627STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 01/06/2017)
2017-02-0328Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Carter, Kieran) (Entered: 02/03/2017)
2017-02-1429STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 02/14/2017)
2017-03-2830Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 03/28/2017)
2017-06-0531Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 06/05/2017)
2017-07-0632Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 07/06/2017)
2017-08-0733Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 08/07/2017)
2017-09-2534ENTERED IN ERROR.....STIPULATION of Dismissal by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) Modified on 9/26/2017 (jf). (Entered: 09/25/2017)
2017-09-26NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re 34 Stipulation of Dismissal was entered in error at the request of counsel and will be refiled with corrected document. (jf) (Entered: 09/26/2017)
2017-09-2635STIPULATION of Dismissal by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (Sasarak, Stephanie) (Entered: 09/26/2017)
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