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Case TitleWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv03837
Date Filed2019-12-27
Date Closed2021-01-19
JudgeJudge Dabney L. Friedrich
PlaintiffWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT
Case DescriptionWhite Coat Project submitted two FOIA requests to the Department of Veterans Affairs for records concerning dog experimentation at the St. Louis Veterans Hospital. The agency acknowledged receipt of both requests but after hearing nothing further from either agency, White Coast Project filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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2019-12-271COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6683196) filed by WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons to Department of Veterans Affairs, # 3 Summons to U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons to US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia)(Strugar, Matthew) (Entered: 12/27/2019)
2019-12-272LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT (Strugar, Matthew) (Main Document 2 replaced on 1/2/2020) (zeg). (Entered: 12/27/2019)
2019-12-30Case assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (zmc) (Entered: 12/30/2019)
2019-12-303SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmc) (Entered: 12/30/2019)
2020-02-054NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Aaron Caplen on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 02/05/2020)
2020-02-055ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 02/05/2020)
2020-02-05MINUTE ORDER requiring the parties to MEET AND CONFER and file a joint status report proposing a schedule for further proceedings. The status report should address the status of the plaintiff's FOIA request, including the anticipated number of documents responsive to the request and the anticipated date(s) for release of the requested documents. The parties shall file the joint status report on or before March 5, 2020. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on February 5, 2020. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 02/05/2020)
2020-02-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/5/2020 (zjch) (Entered: 02/05/2020)
2020-03-056Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Truong, John) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
2020-03-057NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by John Cuong Truong on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Substituting for attorney Robert Caplen (Truong, John) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
2020-03-058ENTERED IN ERRROR.....NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by John Cuong Truong on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Substituting for attorney Robert Caplen (Truong, John) Modified on 3/12/2020 (eg). (Entered: 03/05/2020)
2020-03-05MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 6 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before April 15, 2020. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 5, 2020. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
2020-03-12NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re 8 Substitution of Counsel was entered in error as a duplicate of Docket Entry 7 . (eg) (Entered: 03/12/2020)
2020-04-159Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Truong, John) (Entered: 04/15/2020)
2020-04-15MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before June 15, 2020. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 15, 2020. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 04/15/2020)
2020-04-15Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 6/15/2020 (zjch) (Entered: 04/15/2020)
2020-06-1510Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Truong, John) (Entered: 06/15/2020)
2020-06-16MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before August 14, 2020. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 16, 2020. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 06/16/2020)
2020-06-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 8/14/2020 (zjch) (Entered: 06/16/2020)
2020-08-1311Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Truong, John) (Entered: 08/13/2020)
2020-08-14MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before October 15, 2020. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 14, 2020. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-08-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 10/15/2020 (zjch) (Entered: 08/17/2020)
2020-10-1512Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Truong, John) (Entered: 10/15/2020)
2020-10-15MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before December 15, 2020. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 15, 2020. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 10/15/2020)
2020-10-15Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 12/15/2020 (zjch) (Entered: 10/16/2020)
2020-12-1513Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Truong, John) (Entered: 12/15/2020)
2020-12-16MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before January 15, 2021, unless a stipulation of dismissal is filed on or before that date. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 16, 2020. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 12/16/2020)
2020-12-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 1/15/2021 (zjch) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
2021-01-1514STIPULATION of Dismissal by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Truong, John) (Entered: 01/15/2021)
2021-01-19MINUTE ORDER dismissing this case with prejudice in light of the parties' 14 Stipulation of Dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on January 19, 2021. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 01/19/2021)
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