| Date Filed | Doc # | Docket Text |
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| 2016-04-15 | 1 | COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Filing Fee $400 receipt number 0090-4487493) filed by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM ("FAIR"). (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Axelrod, Julie) Modified on 4/15/2016 (jd). (Entered: 04/15/2016) |
| 2016-04-15 | 2 | LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM ("FAIR") (Axelrod, Julie) (Entered: 04/15/2016) |
| 2016-04-15 | | Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (jd) (Entered: 04/15/2016) |
| 2016-04-15 | 3 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Consent Forms)(jd) (Entered: 04/15/2016) |
| 2016-04-25 | 4 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 4/22/2016 (Axelrod, Julie) (Entered: 04/25/2016) |
| 2016-04-25 | 5 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 4/25/2016. (Axelrod, Julie) (Entered: 04/25/2016) |
| 2016-04-25 | 6 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/22/2016. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/22/2016. (Axelrod, Julie) (Entered: 04/25/2016) |
| 2016-05-20 | 7 | Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 05/20/2016) |
| 2016-05-23 | | MINUTE ORDER granting 7 Defendant's Consent Motion for Extension of Time in Which to File its Answer. Defendant's Answer shall be due on or before June 13, 2016. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 05/23/2016. (lcapm3) (Entered: 05/23/2016) |
| 2016-05-23 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Answer to Complaint due by 6/13/2016. (cdw) (Entered: 05/23/2016) |
| 2016-06-13 | 8 | ANSWER to Complaint by DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 06/13/2016) |
| 2016-06-13 | 9 | ORDER: Both a Complaint and an Answer are now before the court in this FOIA case. It is hereby ordered that the parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report on or before June 27, 2016. Please see the attached Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 06/13/2016. (lcapm3) (Entered: 06/13/2016) |
| 2016-06-13 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 6/27/2016. (cdw) (Entered: 06/14/2016) |
| 2016-06-27 | 10 | Joint STATUS REPORT in Response to the Court's Order of June 13, 2016 by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 06/27/2016) |
| 2016-06-28 | | MINUTE ORDER: In view of 10 the parties' Joint Status Report, Defendant Department of State shall produce responsive documents to Plaintiff on a rolling basis with productions made every 45 days starting on August 12, 2016. The parties shall submit a subsequent Joint Status Report updating the court on the status of Defendant's searches and productions no later than August 17, 2016. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 06/28/2016. (lcapm3) (Entered: 06/28/2016) |
| 2016-06-28 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 8/17/2016. (cdw) (Entered: 06/29/2016) |
| 2016-08-17 | 11 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 08/17/2016) |
| 2016-08-18 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 11 the parties' Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit a subsequent Joint Status Report on or before October 3, 2016, advising the court of (1) the status of Defendant's searches and productions, and (2) whether a summary judgment briefing schedule will be needed and, if so, the parties shall propose a briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/18/2016. (lcapm3) (Entered: 08/18/2016) |
| 2016-08-18 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 10/3/2016. (cdw) (Entered: 08/19/2016) |
| 2016-10-03 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 10/03/2016) |
| 2016-10-04 | | MINUTE ORDER: The parties' Joint Status Report of October 3, 2016, advises the court that Defendant State Department "has completed its searches and has provided [Plaintiff] FAIR with an estimate of the volume of potentially responsive documents" and that it produced some documents to Plaintiff on September 27, 2016. Furthermore, the parties request "the opportunity to meet and confer at the conclusion of the State Department's production." The Joint Status Report does not, however, disclose to the court important information, including: (1) the actual volume of potentially responsive documents resulting from the State Department's searches, (2) when State estimates that it will complete production of those documents, assuming a rolling production every 45 days, or (3) the volume of documents produced on September 27, 2016. Accordingly, no later than October 11, 2016, the parties shall file another Joint Status Report notifying the court about (1) the number of potentially responsive documents uncovered by the State Department's searches, (2) by when the State Department expects to complete production, assuming a rolling production every 45 days; and (3) the number of documents that the State Department expects to process every 45 days. Meanwhile, the State Department shall continue to make rolling productions every 45 days starting from September 27, 2016. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/04/2016. (lcapm3) (Entered: 10/04/2016) |
| 2016-10-04 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 10/11/2016. (cdw) (Entered: 10/05/2016) |
| 2016-10-11 | 13 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 10/11/2016) |
| 2016-10-12 | | MINUTE ORDER setting a status hearing for October 19, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 10. In the event counsel or a party is unable to appear on the scheduled date and time due to an unresolvable scheduling conflict, counsel shall meet and confer and provide, via email, two alternative dates and times to the Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Ms. Chashawn White (Chashawn_White@dcd.uscourts.gov), who shall reset the status hearing and provide notice to the parties. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/12/2016. (Entered: 10/12/2016) |
| 2016-10-12 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Status Conference set for 10/19/2016 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 10 before Judge Amit P. Mehta. (cdw) (Entered: 10/13/2016) |
| 2016-10-17 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Status Conference reset for 10/26/2016 at 3:00 PM in Courtroom 10 before Judge Amit P. Mehta. (cdw) (Entered: 10/17/2016) |
| 2016-10-24 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Status Conference reset for 10/26/2016 at 11:30 AM in Courtroom 10 before Judge Amit P. Mehta. (cdw) (Entered: 10/24/2016) |
| 2016-10-26 | | MINUTE ORDER: The parties are directed to file a Joint Status Report on or before January 13, 2017, which reports on Defendant's progress in producing responsive material to Plaintiff's FOIA request. The deadline to complete production is September 21, 2017. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/26/2016. (lcapm3) (Entered: 10/26/2016) |
| 2016-10-26 | | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Amit P. Mehta: Status Conference held on 10/26/2016. (Court Reporter: Barbara DeVico) (cdw) (Entered: 10/27/2016) |
| 2016-10-26 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 1/13/2017. (cdw) (Entered: 10/28/2016) |
| 2017-01-13 | 14 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 01/13/2017) |
| 2017-01-17 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before April 17, 2017, addressing Defendant's progress in producing material responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 01/17/2017. (lcapm3) (Entered: 01/17/2017) |
| 2017-04-17 | 15 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 04/17/2017) |
| 2017-04-19 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of 15 the parties' Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before July 18, 2017, addressing Defendant's progress in producing material responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 04/19/2017. (lcapm3) (Entered: 04/19/2017) |
| 2017-04-19 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 7/18/2017. (cdw) (Entered: 04/20/2017) |
| 2017-05-04 | 16 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Marsha Wellknown Yee on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE Substituting for attorney Wynne P. Kelly (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 05/04/2017) |
| 2017-07-18 | 17 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 07/18/2017) |
| 2017-07-19 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of 17 the parties' Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before September 29, 2017. The Status Report shall (1) update the court on the production of the requested information, (2) indicate whether Plaintiff intends to challenge any withheld material or the scope of the agency's search, and (3) if so, propose a summary judgment briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 07/19/2017. (Entered: 07/19/2017) |
| 2017-07-19 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 9/29/2017. (cdw) (Entered: 07/20/2017) |
| 2017-09-29 | 18 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 09/29/2017) |
| 2017-09-29 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of 18 the parties' Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before November 14, 2017. The Status Report shall (1) update the court on the production of the requested information, (2) indicate whether Plaintiff intends to challenge any withheld material or the scope of the agency's search, and (3) if so, propose a summary judgment briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/29/2017. (Entered: 09/29/2017) |
| 2017-09-29 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 11/14/2017. (cdw) (Entered: 10/02/2017) |
| 2017-11-14 | 19 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 11/14/2017) |
| 2017-11-14 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall next file a Joint Status Report on or before December 15, 2017, which indicates whether Plaintiff intends to challenge any withheld material or the scope of the agency's search and, if so, proposes a summary judgment briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 11/14/2017. (lcapm3) (Entered: 11/14/2017) |
| 2017-11-14 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 12/15/2017. (zcdw) (Entered: 11/15/2017) |
| 2017-12-15 | 20 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 12/15/2017) |
| 2017-12-18 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the parties' 20 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a subsequent Joint Status Report no later than April 26, 2018. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 12/18/2017. (lcapm3) (Entered: 12/18/2017) |
| 2017-12-18 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 4/26/2018. (zcdw) (Entered: 12/19/2017) |
| 2018-04-26 | 21 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 04/26/2018) |
| 2018-04-27 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 21 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another Joint Status Report on or before May 30, 2018. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 04/27/2018. (lcapm1) (Entered: 04/27/2018) |
| 2018-05-29 | 22 | NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Meriwether Hethmon on behalf of FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM ("FAIR") (Hethmon, Michael) (Entered: 05/29/2018) |
| 2018-05-30 | 23 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 05/30/2018) |
| 2018-06-01 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 23 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another Joint Status Report on or before July 16, 2018. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 06/01/2018. (lcapm3) (Entered: 06/01/2018) |
| 2018-06-01 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/16/2018. (zjd) (Entered: 06/04/2018) |
| 2018-06-08 | 24 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM ("FAIR"). Attorney Julie B. Axelrod terminated. (Axelrod, Julie) (Entered: 06/08/2018) |
| 2018-07-16 | 25 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 07/16/2018) |
| 2018-07-17 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report updating the court on efforts to resolve the issue of attorney's fees and costs no later than August 9, 2018, unless a stipulation of dismissal is filed before that date. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 07/17/2018. (lcapm3) (Entered: 07/17/2018) |
| 2018-07-17 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/9/2018. (zjd) (Entered: 07/18/2018) |
| 2018-08-09 | 26 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 08/09/2018) |
| 2018-08-10 | 27 | STIPULATION of Dismissal (Joint) by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM ("FAIR"). (Hethmon, Michael) (Entered: 08/10/2018) |
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