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Case TitleELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2018cv00545
Date Filed2018-03-08
Date Closed2020-05-13
JudgeJudge Carl J. Nichols
PlaintiffELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER
Case DescriptionThe Electronic Privacy Information Center submitted a FOIA request to the Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning the agency's use of drones, including reports required under a 2015 Presidential Memorandum. EPIC also requested expedited processing and inclusion in the news media fee category. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, EPIC filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Public Interest Fee Waiver, Fee Category - Media or Educational, Expedited processing, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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2018-03-081COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5365740) filed by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, # 3 Summons Attorney General of the United States, # 4 Summons U.S. Department of Homeland Security)(Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 03/08/2018)
2018-03-082Corporate Disclosure Statement by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 03/08/2018)
2018-03-14Case Assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (zsb) (Entered: 03/14/2018)
2018-03-143SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 03/14/2018)
2018-03-144NOTICE of Appearance by Marc Rotenberg on behalf of ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER (Rotenberg, Marc) (Entered: 03/14/2018)
2018-03-165GENERAL ORDER AND GUIDELINES FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON. The Court will hold the parties and counsel responsible for following these directives, and parties and counsel should pay particular attention to the Courts instructions for briefing motions and filing exhibits. Failure to adhere to this Order may, when appropriate, result the imposition of sanctions and/or sua sponte denial of non-conforming motions. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 3/16/2018. (lckbj1) (Entered: 03/16/2018)
2018-03-296NOTICE of Appearance by Johnny Hillary Walker, III on behalf of All Defendants (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 03/29/2018)
2018-04-117RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/28/2018. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/27/2018. (Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 04/11/2018)
2018-04-118RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/28/2018. (Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 04/11/2018)
2018-04-119RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 3/27/2018 (Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 04/11/2018)
2018-04-2710ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 04/27/2018)
2018-05-02MINUTE ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall promptly confer and file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure, on or before 5/16/2018. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 05/02/2018. (lckbj1) (Entered: 05/02/2018)
2018-05-1611Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 05/16/2018)
2018-05-21MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations made in the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 6/15/2018. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 05/21/2018. (lckbj1) (Entered: 05/21/2018)
2018-06-1512Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 06/15/2018)
2018-06-1913MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 7/30/2018, which shall contain a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 06/19/2018. (lckbj1) (Entered: 06/19/2018)
2018-07-3014Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 07/30/2018)
2018-07-31MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 9/13/2018, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 7/31/2018. (lckbj1) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
2018-09-1315Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 09/13/2018)
2018-09-18MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 11/13/2018, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 9/18/2018. (lckbj1) (Entered: 09/18/2018)
2018-11-1316Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 11/13/2018)
2018-11-19MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 1/4/2019, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 11/19/2018. (lckbj1) (Entered: 11/19/2018)
2018-12-2817MOTION to Stay by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Coles-Huff, Doris) (Entered: 12/28/2018)
2018-12-28MINUTE ORDER granting 17 Consent Motion to Stay in light of lapse of appropriations. For good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is STAYED. Counsel for Defendant shall notify the Court as soon as Congress has appropriated funds; at that point, the Court will enter an order resetting the applicable deadlines, which will be extended day-for-day with the duration of the lapse in appropriations. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 12/28/2018. (lckbj3) (Entered: 12/28/2018)
2019-01-2918NOTICE of Restored Funding by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY re Order on Motion to Stay, (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 01/29/2019)
2019-01-29MINUTE ORDER. Defendant has provided notice that that an appropriations act providing funding to the Department of Justice for a three-week period of time was enacted on January 25, 2019 (ECF No. 18 .) Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the stay in this matter is lifted, and that on or before 2/8/2019, the parties shall file a joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 1/29/2019. (lckbj1) (Entered: 01/29/2019)
2019-02-0819Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 02/08/2019)
2019-02-11MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 3/25/2019, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/11/2019. (lckbj1) (Entered: 02/11/2019)
2019-03-2520Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 03/25/2019)
2019-04-03MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 20 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 4/8/2019, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 4/3/2019. (lckbj1) (Entered: 04/03/2019)
2019-04-0821Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 04/08/2019)
2019-04-11MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 21 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 5/8/2019, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 4/11/2019. (lckbj1) (Entered: 04/11/2019)
2019-05-0822STATUS REPORT by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 05/08/2019)
2019-05-0823STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 05/08/2019)
2019-05-1324ORDER requiring DHS Headquarters to complete searches on or before 6/12/2019, and to begin production of responsive records on or before 7/29/2019, and requiring parties to file a joint status report on or before 6/17/2019. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 5/13/2019. (lckbj1) (Entered: 05/13/2019)
2019-06-1725Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 06/17/2019)
2019-06-24Case directly reassigned to Judge Carl J. Nichols. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 06/24/2019)
2019-07-3126Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 07/31/2019)
2019-08-02MINUTE ORDER. In light of the Parties' 26 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall submit an additional Joint Status Report by August 30, 2019. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on August 2, 2019. (lccjn1) (Entered: 08/02/2019)
2019-08-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Additional Joint Status Report due by 8/30/2019. (mac) (Entered: 08/02/2019)
2019-08-2927Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 08/29/2019)
2019-09-03MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 27 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall submit a Joint Status Report by October 29, 2019. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on September 3, 2019. (lccjn2) (Entered: 09/03/2019)
2019-09-03Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 10/29/2019. (zcdw) (Entered: 09/05/2019)
2019-09-0528NOTICE of Appearance by Alan Jay Butler on behalf of ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER (Butler, Alan) (Main Document 28 replaced on 9/9/2019) (zjf). (Entered: 09/05/2019)
2019-09-0529NOTICE of Change of Address by Jeramie D. Scott (Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 09/05/2019)
2019-10-2930Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 10/29/2019)
2019-10-31MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 30 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall submit a Joint Status Report by November 13, 2019. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on October 31, 2019. (lccjn2) (Entered: 10/31/2019)
2019-10-31Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 11/13/2019. (zcdw) (Entered: 10/31/2019)
2019-11-1331Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 11/13/2019)
2019-11-18MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 31 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall submit a Joint Status Report by January 13, 2020. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on November 18, 2019. (lccjn2) (Entered: 11/18/2019)
2019-11-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 1/13/2020. (mac) (Entered: 11/18/2019)
2020-01-1332Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 01/13/2020)
2020-01-14MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 32 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall submit a Joint Status Report by February 3, 2020. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on January 14, 2020. (lccjn2) (Entered: 01/14/2020)
2020-01-14Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 2/3/2020. (zcdw) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-02-0333Joint STATUS REPORT by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 02/03/2020)
2020-02-04MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 33 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report by March 2, 2020. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on February 4, 2020. (lccjn2) (Entered: 02/04/2020)
2020-02-04Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 3/2/2020. (zcdw) (Entered: 02/04/2020)
2020-03-0234Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
2020-03-07MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 34 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report by March 9, 2020. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on March 7, 2020. (lccjn2) (Entered: 03/07/2020)
2020-03-0935Joint STATUS REPORT by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 03/09/2020)
2020-03-09MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 35 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report by April 8, 2020. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on March 9, 2020. (lccjn2) (Entered: 03/09/2020)
2020-03-09Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 4/8/2020. (zcdw) (Entered: 03/12/2020)
2020-04-0836Joint STATUS REPORT by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 04/08/2020)
2020-04-09MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 36 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report by May 8, 2020. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on April 9, 2020. (lccjn2) (Entered: 04/09/2020)
2020-04-09Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint status report due by 5/8/2020. (zcdw) (Entered: 04/09/2020)
2020-04-2937NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. Attorney Marc Rotenberg terminated. (Scott, Jeramie) (Entered: 04/29/2020)
2020-05-0838Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 05/08/2020)
2020-05-11MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the Parties' 38 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report by May 15, 2020. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 11, 2020. (lccjn2) (Entered: 05/11/2020)
2020-05-1239STIPULATION of Dismissal by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 05/12/2020)
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