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Case TitleALFORD v. O'ROURKE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2018cv01311
Date Filed2018-06-01
Date Closed2020-04-13
JudgeJudge Royce C. Lamberth
PlaintiffLEROY ALFORD
Case DescriptionLeroy Alford submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Veterans Affairs for records concerning his appeal to the Board of Veterans Appeals. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Alford filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Recovery of Costs

DefendantPETER O'ROURKE Acting Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs Agency
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2018-06-011COMPLAINT against PETER O'ROURKE (Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 4616092289) with Jury Demand filed by LEROY ALFORD. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (tth) (Entered: 06/04/2018)
2018-06-01SUMMONS Not Issued as to PETER O'ROURKE. (tth) (Entered: 06/04/2018)
2018-06-012NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by LEROY ALFORD. Case related to Case No. 16-cv-2170. (tth) (Entered: 06/04/2018)
2018-06-04SUMMONS (3) Issued as to PETER O'ROURKE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (zmd) (Entered: 06/04/2018)
2018-07-063NOTICE of Appearance by April Denise Seabrook on behalf of All Defendants (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 07/06/2018)
2018-07-064MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint by PETER O'ROURKE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Seabrook, April) (Entered: 07/06/2018)
2018-07-095CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by PETER O'ROURKE re 4 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint . (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 07/09/2018)
2018-08-066MOTION for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading by PETER O'ROURKE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit)(Seabrook, April) (Entered: 08/06/2018)
2018-08-077CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by PETER O'ROURKE re 6 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading . (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 08/07/2018)
2018-08-088ORDER granting, nunc pro tunc 4 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer of PETER O'ROURKE; answer due 8/6/18. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 8/7/18. (lsj) (Entered: 08/08/2018)
2018-08-089ORDER granting 6 Motion for Extension of Time to File; Answer due by 8/13/2018. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 8/7/18. (lsj) (Entered: 08/08/2018)
2018-08-1310MOTION for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss by PETER O'ROURKE (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration)(Peterson, Benton). Added MOTION to Dismiss on 8/14/2018 (jf). (Entered: 08/13/2018)
2018-08-1311ENTERED IN ERROR.....MOTION to Dismiss or in the Alternative Motion for Summary Judgment by PETER O'ROURKE (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration)(Peterson, Benton) Modified on 8/14/2018 (jf). (Entered: 08/13/2018)
2018-08-14NOTICE OF ERROR re 11 Motion to Dismiss; emailed to benton.peterson@usdoj.gov, cc'd 5 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Invalid attorney signature, 2. DO NOT REFILE- Signature should match filing atty and d (Entered: 08/14/2018)
2018-08-14NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re 11 MOTION to Dismiss or in the Alternative Motion for Summary Judgment was entered in error as a duplicate filing to entry 10 . Missing event added to entry 10 . (jf) (Entered: 08/14/2018)
2018-08-3112MOTION for Extension of Time, MOTION to Enforce Discovery by LEROY ALFORD (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits)(zrdj) (Entered: 09/04/2018)
2018-09-1213NOTICE of Proposed Order by LEROY ALFORD re 12 MOTION for Extension of Time to MOTION to Enforce (jf) (Entered: 09/14/2018)
2018-09-1814ORDER granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time to and denying 12 Motion to Enforce. Plaintiff's Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/17/2018. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 9/17/18. (lsj) (Entered: 09/18/2018)
2018-10-1715RESPONSE re 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss filed by LEROY ALFORD. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits)(jf) (Entered: 10/19/2018)
2018-10-2416NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to PETER O'ROURKE. Attorney Benton Gregory Peterson terminated. (Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 10/24/2018)
2018-10-2417Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss by PETER O'ROURKE (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 10/24/2018)
2018-11-0718MOTION for Leave to File Amended Complaint by LEROY ALFORD (ztd) (Entered: 11/08/2018)
2018-11-2119Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply and Memorandum in Support Thereof by PETER O'ROURKE (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 11/21/2018)
2018-11-2620ERRATA by PETER O'ROURKE 19 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply and Memorandum in Support Thereof filed by PETER O'ROURKE. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support - Corrected Motion and Memorandum)(Seabrook, April) (Entered: 11/26/2018)
2018-11-2621ORDER granting 19 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response re 18 Motion to Amend/Correct 1 Complaint. Response due by 12/12/2018. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/21/2018. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 11/26/2018)
2018-11-2622ORDER granting 17 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/21/18. (lsj) (Entered: 11/26/2018)
2018-12-1223NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Paul Cirino on behalf of PETER O'ROURKE Substituting for attorney April Denise Seabrook (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 12/12/2018)
2018-12-1224MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 18 MOTION to Amend/Correct 1 Complaint, 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss by PETER O'ROURKE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 12/12/2018)
2018-12-1325Memorandum in opposition to re 24 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 18 MOTION to Amend/Correct 1 Complaint, 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss filed by LEROY ALFORD. (jf) (Entered: 12/17/2018)
2019-01-1726Unopposed MOTION to Stay , Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to All Deadlines by PETER O'ROURKE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pfaffenroth, Peter) (Entered: 01/17/2019)
2019-01-2427ORDER granting 26 Motion to Stay and Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 1/24/2019. (lcrcl2) (Entered: 01/24/2019)
2019-02-0128Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER O'ROURKE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 02/01/2019)
2019-02-0429ORDER granting 24 Motion for Extension of Time; Set/Reset Deadlines: Reply to 10 due by 2/15/2019. Response to 18 due by 2/15/2019. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 2/4/2019. (lcrcl2) (Entered: 02/04/2019)
2019-02-1430REPLY to opposition to motion re 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss filed by PETER O'ROURKE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 02/14/2019)
2019-02-1431Memorandum in opposition to re 18 MOTION to Amend/Correct 1 Complaint filed by PETER O'ROURKE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Gwendolyn Smith, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 02/14/2019)
2019-02-2132MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 18 MOTION to Amend/Correct 1 Complaint, 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss by LEROY ALFORD (jf) (Entered: 02/22/2019)
2019-02-2733ORDER granting 32 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. Plaintiff must respond by 3/7/2019. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 02/26/2019. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 02/27/2019)
2019-02-28Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 3/7/2019 (lsj) (Entered: 02/28/2019)
2019-03-0735SURREPLY re 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss filed by LEROY ALFORD. (jf) (Entered: 03/11/2019)
2019-03-0736REPLY to opposition re 18 MOTION to Amend/Correct 1 Complaint filed by LEROY ALFORD. (jf) (Main Document 36 replaced on 3/27/2019) (jf). (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/27/2019: # 1 Exhibit 1-6, # 2 Exhibit 7) (jf). (Entered: 03/11/2019)
2019-03-0834REDACTED DOCUMENT- Declaration of Gwendolyn Smith to 31 Memorandum in Opposition by PETER O'ROURKE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Redacted Declaration of Gwendolyn Smith)(Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 03/08/2019)
2019-03-2238ERRATA by LEROY ALFORD. (jf) (Entered: 03/27/2019)
2019-03-2239REDACTED DOCUMENT- to 36 Reply to opposition to Motion by LEROY ALFORD. (jf) (Entered: 03/27/2019)
2019-03-2537NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by April Denise Seabrook on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Paul Cirino (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 03/25/2019)
2020-04-1040ORDER granting 10 Motion for Summary Judgment and denying 18 Motion to Amend Complaint. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 04/10/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 04/10/2020)
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