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Case TitleCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC. v. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2015cv02009
Date Filed2015-11-17
Date Closed2018-07-26
JudgeJudge Royce C. Lamberth
PlaintiffCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.
Case DescriptionThe Center for Biological Diversity submitted a FOIA request to the Bureau of Land Management for records concerning the Predator Derby, an event designed to shoot wolves, coyotes and other predators that had taken place on BLM lands in eastern Idaho. BLM located 36 pages, but withheld 26 pages under Exemption 5 (privileges). The Center appealed the decision, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the Center filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DefendantUNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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2015-11-171COMPLAINT against BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4318109) filed by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Atwood, Amy) (Entered: 11/17/2015)
2015-11-172Corporate Disclosure Statement by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.. (Atwood, Amy) (Entered: 11/17/2015)
2015-11-173MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Margaret Townsend, :Firm- Center for Biological Diversity, :Address- P.O. Box 11374, Portland, OR 97211-0374. Phone No. - (971) 717-6409. Fax No. - (503) 283-5528 Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4318172. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Margaret Townsend, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Atwood, Amy) (Entered: 11/17/2015)
2015-11-17Case Assigned to Judge Royce C. Lamberth. (sth) (Entered: 11/17/2015)
2015-11-17SUMMONS Not Issued as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (sth) (Entered: 11/17/2015)
2015-11-174NOTICE of Corrected Summons by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC. re 1 Complaint, (Attachments: # 1 Summons U.S. Bureau of Land Management, # 2 Summons U.S. Attorney, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney General)(Atwood, Amy) (Entered: 11/17/2015)
2015-11-175ERRATA by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC. 3 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Margaret Townsend, :Firm- Center for Biological Diversity, :Address- P.O. Box 11374, Portland, OR 97211-0374. Phone No. - (971) 717-6409. Fax No. - (503) 283-5528 Filing fee  filed by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Corrected Motion for Admission of Attorney, # 2 Declaration Margaret E. Townsend, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Atwood, Amy) (Entered: 11/17/2015)
2015-11-186SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (znmw) (Entered: 11/18/2015)
2015-11-257ORDER; granting 3 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/25/2015. (hs) (Entered: 11/25/2015)
2015-11-308AFFIDAVIT re 1 Complaint, Affidavit of Service by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A (Certified Mail Receipts))(Townsend, Margaret) (Entered: 11/30/2015)
2015-12-229NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander Daniel Shoaibi on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Shoaibi, Alexander) (Entered: 12/22/2015)
2015-12-2210First MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Shoaibi, Alexander) (Entered: 12/22/2015)
2016-01-05ORDER granting 10 Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to respond to Plaintiff's complaint from December 24, 2015 to January 25, 2016. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on January 5, 2016. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 01/05/2016)
2016-01-2711ANSWER to Complaint by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.(Shoaibi, Alexander) (Entered: 01/27/2016)
2016-02-1412NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Jason Todd Cohen on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Substituting for attorney Alexander D. Shoaibi (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 02/14/2016)
2016-04-0113NOTICE of Joint Proposed Schedule by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Joint Schedule)(Townsend, Margaret) (Entered: 04/01/2016)
2016-04-0414SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on April 4, 2016.(lcrcl3) (Main Document 14 replaced on 4/5/2016) (zhs). (Entered: 04/04/2016)
2016-04-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Vaughn Index due by 6/24/2016; Defendant's Summary Judgment motions due by 7/25/2016; Plaintiff's Cross Motion and Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 8/25/2016. Defendant's Opposition/Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 9/16/2016; Plaintiff's Reply due by 10/7/2016. (hs) (Entered: 04/05/2016)
2016-04-0515NOTICE of Appearance by Tanya Sanerib on behalf of CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC. (Sanerib, Tanya) (Entered: 04/05/2016)
2016-07-1416Consent MOTION to Modify Scheduling Order by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 07/14/2016)
2016-07-2217ORDER granting 16 Consent Motion to Modify Scheduling Order: It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall adhere to the following modified schedule: September 2, 2016 Defendant completes its response to Plaintiffs FOIA request; October 7, 2016 Defendant files its Vaughn Index; October 28, 2016 Last date for conferral by the parties regarding the adequacy of the FOIA response; November 18, 2016 Defendant Motion for Summary Judgment; December 23, 2016 Plaintiff Cross Motion for Summary Judgment/ Opposition to Defendant's Motion; January 20, 2017 Defendant Opposition and Reply February 10, 2017 Plaintiff Reply. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 7/21/2016. (ad) (Entered: 07/22/2016)
2016-07-22Set/Reset Deadlines: 9/02/2016 Defendant completes its response to Plaintiffs FOIA request; 10/07/2016 Defendant files its Vaughn Index; 10/28/2016 Last date for conferral by the parties regarding the adequacy of the FOIA response; 11/18/2016 Defendant Motion for Summary Judgment; 12/23/2016 Plaintiff Cross Motion for Summary Judgment/ Opposition to Defendant's Motion; 1/20/2017 Defendant Opposition and Reply 2/10/2017 Plaintiff Reply. (ad) (Entered: 07/22/2016)
2016-11-0118Unopposed MOTION to Modify Scheduling Order by UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 11/01/2016)
2016-11-0419NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.. Attorney Tanya Sanerib terminated. (Sanerib, Tanya) (Entered: 11/04/2016)
2016-11-2120ORDER granting 18 Motion to Modify: It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall adhere to the following modified schedule: 11/15/2016 Defendant completes its response to Plaintiffs FOIA request; 12/15/2016 Defendant files its Vaughn Index; 1/12/2017 Last date for conferral by the parties regarding the adequacy of the FOIA response; 2/13/2017 Defendant Motion for Summary Judgment; 3/13/2017 Plaintiff Cross Motion for Summary Judgment/ Opposition to Defendants Motion; 4/10/2017 Defendant Opposition and Reply 5/08/2017 Plaintiff Reply. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/17/2016. (ad) (Entered: 11/21/2016)
2016-12-1521NOTICE of Filing Vaughn Index by UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Vaughn Index)(Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 12/15/2016)
2017-02-1022Unopposed MOTION to Stay Briefing Schedule by UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 02/10/2017)
2017-02-1623ORDER granting 22 Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 2/16/2017. (lcrcl2) (Entered: 02/16/2017)
2017-03-3124Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 03/31/2017)
2017-05-3025Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.. (Townsend, Margaret) (Entered: 05/30/2017)
2017-06-07Minute Order. Parties shall file a further joint status report by July 30, 2017. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on June 7, 2017. (lcrcl3, ) (Entered: 06/07/2017)
2017-06-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/30/2017. (nbn) (Entered: 06/08/2017)
2017-07-3126Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 07/31/2017)
2017-09-2927Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 09/29/2017)
2017-11-0128Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.. (Townsend, Margaret) (Entered: 11/01/2017)
2017-11-2129STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Townsend, Margaret) (Entered: 11/21/2017)
2017-11-2130MOTION Status Conference (Telephonic) by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Townsend, Margaret) (Entered: 11/21/2017)
2018-07-2631STIPULATION of Settlement and Dismissal by UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Cohen, Jason) (Entered: 07/26/2018)
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