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Case TitleBoard of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The v. United States Department of the Interior
DistrictDistrict of Colorado
CityDenver
Case Number1:2015cv01784
Date Filed2015-08-18
Date Closed2017-05-03
JudgeMagistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya
PlaintiffBoard of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The
Case DescriptionThe Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, CO, submitted a FOIA request to the Department of the Interior for records concerning land use plan amendments for the greater sage grouse. The county also requested expedited processing. The agency contacted the county and said it did not process such requests. After hearing nothing further from the agency, the county filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUnited States Department of the Interior
DefendantBureau of Land Management
DefendantUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
Documents
Docket
Complaint
Complaint attachment 1
Complaint attachment 2
Opinion/Order [11]
Opinion/Order [19]
Opinion/Order [23]
Opinion/Order [24]
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2015-08-181COMPLAINT against Department of Interior (Filing fee $ 400,Receipt Number 1082-4559648)Attorney Kent H. Holsinger added to party Garfield County, Colorado, Board of Commissioners of(pty:pla), filed by Garfield County, Colorado, Board of Commissioners of. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-FOIA Request, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 08/18/2015)
2015-08-182Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. Text Only Entry. (jgonz, ) (Entered: 08/19/2015)
2015-08-193Magistrate Judge Consent Form issued pursuant to Magistrate Judge Pilot Project to Assign Civil Cases to Full Time Magistrate Judges. (jgonz, ) (Entered: 08/19/2015)
2015-08-204SUMMONS REQUEST as to U.S. Attorney General; Civil Process Clerk; Department of Interior by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Request, # 2 Summons Request)(Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 08/20/2015)
2015-08-205NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Alyson Meyer Gould on behalf of Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, TheAttorney Alyson Meyer Gould added to party Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The(pty:pla) (Gould, Alyson) (Entered: 08/20/2015)
2015-08-206CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 08/20/2015)
2015-08-207NOTICE OF CASE ASSOCIATION by Kent H. Holsinger on behalf of Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The (Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 08/20/2015)
2015-08-218SUMMONS issued by Clerk. Magistrate Judge Consent Form issued pursuant to Magistrate Judge Pilot Project to Assign Civil Cases to Full Time Magistrate Judges (Attachments: # 1 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (morti, ) (Entered: 08/21/2015)
2015-08-219SUMMONS issued by Clerk. Magistrate Judge Consent Form issued pursuant to Magistrate Judge Pilot Project to Assign Civil Cases to Full Time Magistrate Judges (Attachments: # 1 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (morti, ) (Entered: 08/21/2015)
2015-08-2110SUMMONS issued by Clerk. Magistrate Judge Consent Form issued pursuant to Magistrate Judge Pilot Project to Assign Civil Cases to Full Time Magistrate Judges (Attachments: # 1 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (morti, ) (Entered: 08/21/2015)
2015-08-2711ORDER Setting Scheduling Conference for 11/16/2015 09:30 AM in Courtroom C201 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. Consent Form due by 11/9/2015, by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 8/27/15. (sgrim) (Entered: 08/27/2015)
2015-09-1412NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Zeyen Julian Wu on behalf of United States Department of the InteriorAttorney Zeyen Julian Wu added to party United States Department of the Interior(pty:dft) (Wu, Zeyen) (Entered: 09/14/2015)
2015-09-1513CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The Consent achieved by parties.. (Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 09/15/2015)
2015-09-1514Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond re 1 Complaint, by Defendant United States Department of the Interior. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Wu, Zeyen) (Entered: 09/15/2015)
2015-09-1515MINUTE ORDER granting 14 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint no later than 11/6/2015. By Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 9/15/15.(kmtlc1 ) (Entered: 09/15/2015)
2015-09-1616ORDER OF REFERENCE Upon Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge: Upon consent of the parties evidenced by Docket Entry #13, this case is referred to Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya for all purposes pursuant to the Courts Pilot Program and 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). by Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger on 9/16/15. Text Only Entry (msksec, ) (Entered: 09/16/2015)
2015-09-1617MINUTE ORDER. Scheduling Conference reset for 11/16/2015 09:45 AM (instead of 9:30 AM) in Courtroom C201 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya, by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 9/16/15. Text Only Entry (sgrim) (Entered: 09/16/2015)
2015-10-2618Unopposed MOTION for Order to Administratively Close by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only) Order of Administrative Closure)(Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 10/26/2015)
2015-11-0219ORDER of Administrative Closure, by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 11/2/15. (sgrim) (Entered: 11/02/2015)
2016-04-1220Unopposed MOTION to Reopen Case by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 04/12/2016)
2016-04-1221NOTICE of Filing Amended Pleading First Amended Complaint by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 04/12/2016)
2016-04-1222AMENDED COMPLAINT against United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, filed by Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 04/12/2016)
2016-04-1323ORDER granting 20 Motion to Reopen Case by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 4/13/16.(sgrim) (Entered: 04/13/2016)
2016-04-1324ORDER Setting Scheduling Conference for 5/10/2016 09:45 AM in Courtroom C201 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya, by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 4/13/16. (sgrim) (Entered: 04/13/2016)
2016-04-1525SUMMONS REQUEST as to U.S. Attorney General; Civil-Process Clerk; Bureau of Land Management; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons)(Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 04/15/2016)
2016-04-1526SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (morti, ) (Entered: 04/15/2016)
2016-04-2927ANSWER to 22 Amended Complaint, Attorney Zeyen Julian Wu added to party Bureau of Land Management(pty:dft), Attorney Zeyen Julian Wu added to party United States Fish and Wildlife Service(pty:dft) by Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service.(Wu, Zeyen) (Entered: 04/29/2016)
2016-04-2928Unopposed MOTION to Vacate 24 Order and Reset the Scheduling Conference by Defendants Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Wu, Zeyen) (Entered: 04/29/2016)
2016-04-2929MINUTE ORDER granting 28 Motion to Vacate May 10, 2016, Scheduling Conference. For good cause shown under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(2), the court resets the Scheduling Conference for May 24, 2016 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. By Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 4/29/16. Text Only Entry(kmtlc2 ) (Entered: 04/29/2016)
2016-05-1630Proposed Scheduling Order by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The. (Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 05/16/2016)
2016-05-2431COURTROOM MINUTES for Scheduling Conference held on 5/24/2016 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. ORDERED: A Telephonic Status/Scheduling Conference is set for June 20, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. The parties shall initiate a conference call and contact the court at 303-335-2780 at the scheduled time. FTR: KMT C201. (sgrim) (Entered: 05/24/2016)
2016-06-1632STIPULATION to Revise FOIA Request by Defendants Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (Wu, Zeyen) (Entered: 06/16/2016)
2016-06-1633STIPULATION of Agency Search Actions by Defendants Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (Wu, Zeyen) (Entered: 06/16/2016)
2016-06-2034COURTROOM MINUTES for Telephonic Status/Scheduling Conference held on 6/20/2016 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. ORDERED: The parties shall submit a joint status report on or before August 1, 2016 which discusses the case status and what course of action, if any, is needed. FTR: KMT C201. (sgrim) (Entered: 06/20/2016)
2016-07-2835Joint STATUS REPORT by Defendants Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (Wu, Zeyen) (Entered: 07/28/2016)
2016-10-1736MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall submit a joint status report on or before 10/31/16 which discusses the case status and what course of action, if any, is needed. By Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 10/17/16. Text Only Entry (kmtlc2 ) (Entered: 10/17/2016)
2016-10-3137Joint STATUS REPORT by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The. (Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 10/31/2016)
2017-02-0738NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information by Zeyen Julian Wu (Wu, Zeyen) (Entered: 02/07/2017)
2017-05-0239MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall submit a joint status report on or before 5/16/17 that discusses the case status and what course of action, if any, is needed. By Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 5/2/17. Text Only Entry (kmtlc2 ) (Entered: 05/02/2017)
2017-05-0340STIPULATION of Dismissal of Case by Plaintiff Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado, The. (Holsinger, Kent) (Entered: 05/03/2017)
2017-05-0341Civil Case Terminated pursuant to the notice of dismissal or stipulation to dismiss filed in this case on 5/3/2017. Text Only Entry (jgonz, ) (Entered: 05/04/2017)
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