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Case TitleFidell v. Army
DistrictDistrict of Connecticut
CityNew Haven
Case Number3:2019cv01069
Date Filed2019-07-09
Date Closed2020-05-07
JudgeJudge Kari A. Dooley
PlaintiffEugene R. Fidell
Case DescriptionEugene Fidell, an attorney, submitted a FOIA request to the Department of the Army for records concerning the agency's determination pertaining to his client. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Fidell filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantDept of Army
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2019-07-091COMPLAINT against Dept of Army, filed by Eugene R. Fidell. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Reis, Julia) (Entered: 07/16/2019)
2019-07-09Filing fee received from Eugene Fidell: $400, receipt number CTXN00019603 (Reis, Julia) (Entered: 07/16/2019)
2019-07-09Request for Clerk to issue summons as to Dept of Army. (Reis, Julia) (Entered: 07/16/2019)
2019-07-092ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Kari A. Dooley on 7/9/2019.(Reis, Julia) (Entered: 07/16/2019)
2019-07-093STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by Judge Kari A. Dooley on 7/9/2019.(Reis, Julia) (Entered: 07/16/2019)
2019-07-164NOTICE TO COUNSEL/SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES : Counsel or self-represented parties initiating or removing this action are responsible for serving all parties with attached documents and copies of 1 Complaint filed by Eugene R. Fidell, 2 Electronic Filing Order, 3 Standing Protective Order Signed by Clerk on 7/16/2019.(Reis, Julia) (Entered: 07/16/2019)
2019-07-165ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and LR 4 as to *Dept of Army* with answer to complaint due within *30* days. Attorney *Stephen Wizner* *49 McKinley Avenue* *New Haven, CT 06515*. (Reis, Julia) (Entered: 07/16/2019)
2019-08-096SUMMONS Returned Executed Dept of Army served on 7/18/2019, answer due 8/8/2019. (Nuzzi, Tiffany) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
2019-08-167NOTICE of Appearance by Carolyn Aiko Ikari on behalf of Dept of Army (Ikari, Carolyn) (Entered: 08/16/2019)
2019-08-168ANSWER to 1 Complaint by Dept of Army.(Ikari, Carolyn) (Entered: 08/16/2019)
2019-10-189Joint MOTION for Scheduling Order by Dept of Army. (Ikari, Carolyn) (Entered: 10/18/2019)
2019-10-2110ORDER granting 9 Motion for Scheduling Order. The proposed schedule in the Motion is approved, adopted, and so ordered. Signed by Judge Kari A. Dooley on 10/21/2019. (Beyerlein, Alexis) (Entered: 10/21/2019)
2019-10-21Set Deadline: Joint Status Report due by 2/10/2020 (Gould, K.) (Entered: 10/23/2019)
2020-02-1011Joint STATUS REPORT by Dept of Army. (Ikari, Carolyn) (Entered: 02/10/2020)
2020-02-1112ORDER. The parties shall file a joint status report on or before March 2, 2020.Signed by Judge Kari A. Dooley on 2/11/2020. (Set Deadline: Status Report due by 3/2/2020) (Beyerlein, Alexis) (Entered: 02/11/2020)
2020-03-0213Joint STATUS REPORT by Dept of Army. (Ikari, Carolyn) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
2020-03-0314ORDER. The parties shall file either a stipulation of dismissal or a joint status report on or before April 13, 2020. Signed by Judge Kari A. Dooley on 3/3/2020.(Beyerlein, Alexis) (Entered: 03/03/2020)
2020-03-03Set Deadlines: Status Report or dismissal due by 4/13/2020 (Gould, K.) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
2020-04-0915Joint STATUS REPORT by Dept of Army. (Ikari, Carolyn) (Entered: 04/09/2020)
2020-04-1016ORDER. The parties shall file either a stipulation of dismissal or a joint status report on or before June 12 2020.Signed by Judge Kari A. Dooley on 4/10/2020. ***Set Deadlines: Dismissal or Status Report due by 6/12/2020.(Beyerlein, Alexis) (Entered: 04/10/2020)
2020-05-0717STIPULATION of Dismissal of case by Dept of Army. (Ikari, Carolyn) (Entered: 05/07/2020)
2020-05-08JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS SURVEY - FOR COUNSEL ONLY: The following link to the confidential survey requires you to log into CM/ECF for SECURITY purposes. Once in CM/ECF you will be prompted for the case number. Although you are receiving this survey through CM/ECF, it is hosted on an independent website called SurveyMonkey. Once in SurveyMonkey, the survey is located in a secure account. The survey is not docketed and it is not sent directly to the judge. To ensure anonymity, completed surveys are held up to 90 days before they are sent to the judge for review. We hope you will take this opportunity to participate, please click on this link: https://ecf.ctd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Dispatch.pl?survey (Fanelle, N.) (Entered: 05/08/2020)
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