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FOIA Project Annotation: Judge Rudolph Contreras has ruled that a 2020 speech by Department of Defense General Counsel Paul Ney at Brigham Young University Law School defending the legality of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani while he was visiting Iraq did not constitute a waiver of privilege concerning the decision to kill Soleimani. However, he decided to review the memo in camera to determine the extent to which Ney's speech might have waived privileges for portions of the OLC Memo. Shortly after the strike, the Protect Democracy Project submitted a FOIA request for records pertaining to the decision. PDP eventually narrowed its request to a memorandum prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice memorializing the legal advice given to President Trump's national security advisors prior to the strike. The agency withheld the memo under Exemption 5 (privileges), citing the presidential communications, attorney-client, and deliberative process privileges. PDP argued that communications with Congress, and particularly Ney's speech at Brigham Young University, constituted adoption of the memo's conclusions. Contreras, however, noted that "none of these statements constituted public adoption of the OLC Memo. Two of the three did not even mention the memo, much less 'expressly adopt or incorporate [it] by reference.' And Ney did little more in his speech. He did not single out the OLC Memo specifically or state that it embodied Executive Branch policy." PDP claimed that portions of the statements seemed to echo the language of the OLC Memo. But Contreras pointed out that "to infer a common source of reasoning from the fact that the statements share that high-level conclusion â€" or any others â€" would create a backdoor around precedent. . ." He added that "and because the similar excerpts the Project focuses on do not even mention the OLC Memo, it is speculative to attribute them to the memo anyway." Indicating that he would review the memo in camera, Contreras noted that "as things stand, the Court lacks the information it needs to determine the extent to which Ney's speech disclosed the OLC Memo's contents, if at all. The Court has not viewed the memo. And the Government has not provided a detailed enough declaration to help the Court make that determination."
Issues: Exemption 5 - Privileges

Date Filed	Doc #	Docket Text
2020-01-22	1	COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6756736) filed by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I, # 11 Exhibit J, # 12 Summons, # 13 Summons, # 14 Summons)(Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 01/22/2020)
2020-01-22	2	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 01/22/2020)
2020-01-22	3	WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO NOTICE FILED ON 2/3/2020..... MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Declaration of Anne H. Tindall, # 4 Exhibit A, # 5 Exhibit B, # 6 Exhibit C, # 7 Exhibit D, # 8 Exhibit E, # 9 Exhibit F, # 10 Exhibit G, # 11 Exhibit H, # 12 Exhibit I, # 13 Exhibit J, # 14 Declaration of Ian Bassin (Ex. K))(Tindall, Anne); Modified on 2/4/2020 (ztth). (Entered: 01/22/2020)
2020-01-23		Case assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (zmc) (Entered: 01/23/2020)
2020-01-23	4	SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmc) (Entered: 01/23/2020)
2020-01-27	5	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 1/27/2020 (Attachments: # 1 Delivery confirmation, # 2 Receipt)(Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 01/27/2020)
2020-01-27	6	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE served on 1/27/2020 (Attachments: # 1 Delivery confirmation, # 2 Receipt)(Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 01/27/2020)
2020-01-27	7	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 1/27/2020 (Attachments: # 1 Delivery confirmation, # 2 Receipt)(Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 01/27/2020)
2020-01-28	8	ENTERED IN ERROR.....CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. on January 27, 2020, as to U.S. Attorney General, pursuant to F.R.C.P. 4(i) . (Tindall, Anne) Modified on 1/29/2020 (ztth). (Entered: 01/28/2020)
2020-01-28	9	ENTERED IN ERROR.....CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. on January 27, 2020, as to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, pursuant to F.R.C.P. 4(i) . (Tindall, Anne) Modified on 1/29/2020 (ztth). (Entered: 01/28/2020)
2020-01-29		NOTICE OF ERROR re 8 Certificate of Service; emailed to anne.tindall@protectdemocracy.org, cc'd 1 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Incorrect event used, 2. Please refile document, 3. The correct event can be found under the Service of Process heading. (ztth, ) (Entered: 01/29/2020)
2020-01-29		NOTICE OF ERROR re 9 Certificate of Service; emailed to anne.tindall@protectdemocracy.org, cc'd 1 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Incorrect event used, 2. Please refile document, 3. The correct event can be found under the Service of Process heading. (ztth, ) (Entered: 01/29/2020)
2020-01-31	10	NOTICE of Appearance by Kari E. D'Ottavio on behalf of All Defendants (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 01/31/2020)
2020-02-03	11	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION re 3 by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Tindall, Anne) Modified to add link on 2/5/2020 (znmw). (Entered: 02/03/2020)
2020-02-19	12	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- John Paredes, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-6845023. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of John Paredes, # 2 Proposed Order)(Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 02/19/2020)
2020-02-19	13	AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M)(Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 02/19/2020)
2020-02-19	14	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Anne H. Tindall, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit B, # 5 Exhibit C, # 6 Exhibit D, # 7 Exhibit E, # 8 Exhibit F, # 9 Exhibit G, # 10 Exhibit H, # 11 Exhibit I, # 12 Exhibit J, # 13 Exhibit K, # 14 Exhibit L, # 15 Exhibit M, # 16 Proposed Order)(Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 02/19/2020)
2020-02-19	15	Emergency MOTION for expedited briefing and argument schedule re 14 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Tindall, Anne) Modified event on 2/20/2020 (ztth). (Entered: 02/19/2020)
2020-02-24		MINUTE ORDER granting 12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice : Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that John Paredes is admitted to represent Plaintiff pro hac vice in this case. SO ORDERED. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions . Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 2/24/2020. (l crc1) (Entered: 02/24/2020)
2020-02-26	16	NOTICE of Appearance by Eric John Galvez Paredes on behalf of PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Paredes, Eric John) (Entered: 02/26/2020)
2020-02-26	17	Memorandum in opposition to re 14 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 02/26/2020)
2020-03-03	18	NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Leon Berwick on behalf of PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Berwick, Benjamin) (Entered: 03/03/2020)
2020-03-03	19	REPLY to opposition to motion re 14 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of John Paredes, # 2 Exhibit N)(Paredes, Eric John) (Entered: 03/03/2020)
2020-03-04	20	ANSWER to 13 Amended Complaint, by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 03/04/2020)
2020-03-06		MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that a hearing on 14 Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction is scheduled for March 12, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 14 before Judge Rudolph Contreras. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, on March 11, 2020, Defendants file updated versions of the declarations supporting their 17 memorandum in opposition to the motion. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/6/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 03/06/2020)
2020-03-09		Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 3/12/2020 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 14 before Judge Rudolph Contreras. (tj) (Entered: 03/09/2020)
2020-03-11	21	NOTICE with Updated Declarations by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 03/11/2020)
2020-03-12	22	NOTICE of Legislation by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 03/12/2020)
2020-03-12		MINUTE ORDER: As stated on the record during the hearing on March 12, 2020, a further hearing is scheduled for March 19, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 14. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall, sometime before 12:00 noon on March 19, 2020, submit a filing on behalf of OLC indicating whether it possesses a memorandum or opinion responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/12/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 03/12/2020)
2020-03-12		Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Rudolph Contreras: Motion Hearing held on 3/12/2020 re 14 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. Government brief due by 3/19/2020. Next Hearing set for 3/19/2020 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 14 before Judge Rudolph Contreras.). (Court Reporter: Lisa Moreira.) (tj) (Entered: 03/13/2020)
2020-03-16	23	Joint MOTION for Leave to Appear by Telephone at the March 19, 2020 Hearing by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Paredes, Eric John) (Entered: 03/16/2020)
2020-03-16		MINUTE ORDER: In light of the concerns raised in 23 the joint motion concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19), but given that a teleconference would implicate similar concerns by requiring court personnel (including a courtroom deputy, court reporter, etc.) to travel to the courthouse, the upcoming hearing is hereby VACATED and the parties shall, instead, by close of business on March 19, 2020, submit written proposed schedules to govern this case. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/16/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 03/16/2020)
2020-03-17		NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re 23 Joint MOTION for Leave to Appear by Telephone at the March 19, 2020 Hearing . In the future said document should be filed in pleading format. Please refer to LCvR 5.1(a). (ztth) (Entered: 03/17/2020)
2020-03-17	24	NOTICE Regarding Escalating Hostilities with Iran by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 03/17/2020)
2020-03-18		Set/Reset Deadlines: Proposed Schedules due by 3/19/2020. (tj) (Entered: 03/18/2020)
2020-03-19	25	NOTICE of OLC memorandum by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 03/19/2020)
2020-03-19	26	Joint STATUS REPORT and Partial Proposed Schedules by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC.. (Paredes, Eric John) (Entered: 03/19/2020)
2020-03-24	27	TRANSCRIPT OF MOTION HEARING before Judge Rudolph Contreras held on March 12, 2020; Page Numbers: 1-25. Date of Issuance:March 24, 2020. Court Reporter/Transcriber Lisa A. Moreira, RDR, CRR, Telephone number (202) 354-3187, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order Form For the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the cour t reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter. NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 4/14/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 4/24/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/22/2020.(Moreira, Lisa) (Entered: 03/24/2020)
2020-03-26		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 26 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before April 3, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/26/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 03/26/2020)
2020-03-26		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 4/3/2020 (tj) (Entered: 03/26/2020)
2020-04-03	28	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 04/03/2020)
2020-04-03		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 28 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before May 29, 2020. The Court also expresses its appreciation for the manner in which the parties have cooperatively worked together in light of the extraordinary strain COVID-19 has put on the Court, the Department of Justice, the responding agencies, and the public at large. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 4/3/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 04/03/2020)
2020-04-06		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 5/29/2020 (tj) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
2020-05-29	29	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
2020-05-29		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 29 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before July 31, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 5/29/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
2020-06-01		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 7/31/2020. (tj) (Entered: 06/01/2020)
2020-06-22	30	Joint STATUS REPORT and Proposed Briefing Schedule by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC.. (Paredes, Eric John) (Entered: 06/22/2020)
2020-06-22		MINUTE ORDER: Consistent with the briefing schedule proposed by the parties in 30 their joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the following schedule shall govern summary judgment briefing in this case: the Government shall file its motion for summary judgment on or before July 2, 2020; Plaintiff shall file its opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment on or before July 16, 2020; the Government shall file its opposition and reply on or before July 30, 2020; and Plaintiff shall file its reply on or before August 6, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 6/22/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 06/22/2020)
2020-06-22		MINUTE ORDER: In light of the representations in 30 the parties' most recent joint status report, 14 Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction and 15 Plaintiff's motion for expedited hearing and briefing schedule are DENIED as moot. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 6/22/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 06/22/2020)
2020-06-23		Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motions due by 7/16/2020. Response to Cross Motions due by 7/30/2020. Reply to Cross Motions due by 8/6/2020. Summary Judgment motions due by 7/2/2020. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 7/16/2020. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 7/30/2020. (tj) (Entered: 06/23/2020)
2020-07-02	31	MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 07/02/2020)
2020-07-14	32	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Brian A. Sutherland, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7336264. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Brian A. Sutherland, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Tindall, Anne) (Entered: 07/14/2020)
2020-07-14		MINUTE ORDER granting 32 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice : Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that Brian A. Sutherland is admitted to represent Plaintiff pro hac vice in this case. SO ORDERED. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions . Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7/14/2020 . (lcrc1) (Entered: 07/14/2020)
2020-07-16	33	NOTICE of Appearance- Pro Bono by Brian A. Sutherland on behalf of PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Sutherland, Brian) (Entered: 07/16/2020)
2020-07-16	34	MOTION for Summary Judgment by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support its Motion for Summary Judgment, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order, # 3 Statement of Facts Separate Statement, # 4 Statement of Facts Statement of Undisclosure, # 5 Declaration of Brian Sutherland, # 6 Exhibit A, # 7 Exhibit B, # 8 Exhibit C, # 9 Exhibit D, # 10 Exhibit E, # 11 Exhibit F, # 12 Exhibit G, # 13 Exhibit H, # 14 Exhibit I, # 15 Exhibit J, # 16 Exhibit K, # 17 L, # 18 Exhibit M, # 19 Exhibit N, # 20 Exhibit O, # 21 Exhibit P, # 22 Exhibit Q, # 23 Exhibit R, # 24 Exhibit S, # 25 Exhibit T, # 26 Exhibit U, # 27 Exhibit V, # 28 Exhibit W, # 29 Exhibit X, # 30 Exhibit Y, # 31 Exhibit Z)(Sutherland, Brian) (Entered: 07/16/2020)
2020-07-16	35	ENTERED IN ERROR.....MOTION for Hearing re 34 MOTION for Summary Judgment by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (See Docket Entry 34 to view document) (ztth); Modified on 7/20/2020 (ztth). (Entered: 07/20/2020)
2020-07-16	36	Memorandum in opposition to 31 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC. (See Docket Entry 34 to view document) (ztth) (Entered: 07/20/2020)
2020-07-20		NOTICE OF ERROR re 34 Motion for Summary Judgment; emailed to bsutherland@reedsmith.com, cc'd 9 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Two-part docket entry, 2. DO NOT REFILE. In future, please docket all parts of pleading. (ztth, ) (Entered: 07/20/2020)
2020-07-20		NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re 35 MOTION for Hearing re 34 MOTION for Summary Judgment was entered in error. (ztth) (Entered: 07/20/2020)
2020-07-20	37	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Statement of Material Facts by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 07/20/2020)
2020-07-21		MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that 37 Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Statement of Material Facts is GRANTED. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7/21/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 07/21/2020)
2020-07-22	38	NOTICE of Filing Statement of Material Facts by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE re 31 MOTION for Summary Judgment (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 07/22/2020)
2020-07-30	39	REPLY to opposition to motion re 31 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts in response to Plaintiff's Statement of Facts)(D'Ottavio, Kari); Modified text and added/deleted docket entry relationship on 7/31/2020 (ztth). (Entered: 07/30/2020)
2020-07-30	40	Memorandum in opposition to 34 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts in response to Plaintiff's Statement of Facts)(D'Ottavio, Kari); Modified text on 7/31/2020 (ztth). (Entered: 07/30/2020)
2020-08-06	41	REPLY to opposition to motion re 34 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts Plaintiff Response to Defendant Statement of Undisputed Fact, # 2 Declaration of Brian Sutherland ISO Reply, # 3 Exhibit AA to Brian Sutherland Declaration ISO Reply)(Sutherland, Brian) (Entered: 08/06/2020)
2020-08-24	42	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Kyla Marie Snow on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Kari E. D'Ottavio (Snow, Kyla) (Entered: 08/24/2020)
2021-03-26	43	ORDER deferring ruling on 31 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and 34 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/26/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 03/26/2021)
2021-03-26	44	MEMORANDUM OPINION deferring ruling on 31 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and 34 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/26/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 03/26/2021)
2021-04-01	45	NOTICE of Production of Document for In Camera Review by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Snow, Kyla) (Entered: 04/01/2021)
2021-05-17	46	ORDER granting in part and denying in part 31 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and granting in part and denying in part 34 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 5/17/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 05/17/2021)
2021-07-21		MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet, confer, and submit a joint status report informing the Court if this matter may be closed or if further proceedings are contemplated on or before August 4, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7/21/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 07/21/2021)
2021-08-04	47	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Snow, Kyla) (Entered: 08/04/2021)
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