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Case TitleDEFRAIA v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv00429
Date Filed2020-02-13
Date Closed2023-03-30
JudgeJudge Royce C. Lamberth
PlaintiffDANIEL DEFRAIA
Case DescriptionDaniel DeFraia submitted a FOIA request to the CIA for records concerning three instances in which the agency intended to impersonate journalists during the Carter administration. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. DeFraia contacted the agency three times to check on the status of the request. After hearing nothing further from the agency, DeFraia filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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2020-02-131COMPLAINT against CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6829024) filed by DANIEL CHARLES DEFRAIA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 02/13/2020)
2020-02-132REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by DANIEL CHARLES DEFRAIA.(Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 02/13/2020)
2020-02-143NOTICE Of Errata by DANIEL DEFRAIA (Attachments: # 1 Complaint (corrected))(Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 02/14/2020)
2020-02-14Case Assigned to Judge Royce C. Lamberth. (adh, ) (Entered: 02/14/2020)
2020-02-144SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 02/14/2020)
2020-03-235NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Aaron Caplen on behalf of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/23/2020)
2020-03-236Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/23/2020)
2020-03-247ORDER granting 6 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. Defendant shall respond to the Complaint no later than 04/24/2020. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 03/23/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/24/2020)
2020-04-248ANSWER to Complaint by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 04/24/2020)
2020-04-249ORDER that the government shall file a Vaughn Index and supporting dispositive motion within 30 days of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 04/24/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 04/24/2020)
2020-04-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Vaughn Index due by 5/26/2020, (lsj) (Entered: 04/24/2020)
2020-05-2610MOTION for Extension of Time to File Vaughn Index and Dispositive Motion by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 05/26/2020)
2020-06-0111Memorandum in opposition to re 10 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Vaughn Index and Dispositive Motion filed by DANIEL DEFRAIA. (Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 06/01/2020)
2020-06-0212ENTERED IN ERROR.....REPLY to opposition to motion re 10 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Vaughn Index and Dispositive Motion filed by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) Modified on 6/3/2020 (zjf). (Entered: 06/02/2020)
2020-06-03NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re 12 Reply to opposition to Motion was entered in error and counsel was instructed to refile said pleading. (zjf) (Entered: 06/03/2020)
2020-06-0313REPLY to opposition to motion re 10 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Vaughn Index and Dispositive Motion filed by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/03/2020)
2020-06-1014ORDER granting 10 Motion for Extension of Time. Defendant shall file a status report no later than 07/10/2020 providing an update regarding its FOIA operations. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 06/10/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 06/10/2020)
2020-06-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 7/10/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 06/10/2020)
2020-07-1015Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 07/10/2020)
2020-07-13MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall submit a further Joint Status Report no later than 08/14/2020. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 07/13/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-08-1416Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-08-14MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report no later than 09/14/2020. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 08/14/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-08-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/14/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-09-1417Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 09/14/2020)
2020-09-15MINUTE ORDER The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report no later than 10/15/2020. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 09/15/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 09/15/2020)
2020-10-1518NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Terrell Malone on behalf of DANIEL DEFRAIA (Malone, Sean) (Entered: 10/15/2020)
2020-10-1519Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 10/15/2020)
2020-10-16MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 11/16/2020. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 10/16/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 10/16/2020)
2020-11-1620Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 11/16/2020)
2020-11-17MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 12/2/2020. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/17/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 11/17/2020)
2020-11-17Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/2/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 11/17/2020)
2020-12-0221Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 12/02/2020)
2020-12-03MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 12/16/2020. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 12/3/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 12/03/2020)
2020-12-1622Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 12/16/2020)
2020-12-17MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 2/16/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 12/17/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
2021-02-1623Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 02/16/2021)
2021-02-22MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 4/2/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 2/22/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 02/22/2021)
2021-04-0224Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 04/02/2021)
2021-04-06MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 6/1/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 4/6/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-06-0125Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/01/2021)
2021-06-03MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 8/2/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 6/3/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 06/03/2021)
2021-07-0126NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by April Denise Seabrook on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Robert Caplen (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 07/01/2021)
2021-07-3027Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
2021-07-30MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 10/4/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 7/30/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
2021-09-1428NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Thomas Anthony Quinn on behalf of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Substituting for attorney APRIL DENISE SEABROOK (Quinn, Thomas) (Entered: 09/14/2021)
2021-10-0429Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Quinn, Thomas) (Entered: 10/04/2021)
2021-10-08MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 1/7/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 10/08/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 10/08/2021)
2022-01-0630Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Quinn, Thomas) (Entered: 01/06/2022)
2022-01-06MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 4/7/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 1/06/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 01/06/2022)
2022-04-0731Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Quinn, Thomas) (Entered: 04/07/2022)
2022-04-2632ORDER: Parties are hereby ORDERED to file Joint Status Reports every thirty (30) days. See Order for more details. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 4/26/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 04/26/2022)
2022-05-2533Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Quinn, Thomas) (Entered: 05/25/2022)
2022-06-2434Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/24/2022)
2022-06-2435NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Robert Aaron Caplen on behalf of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Substituting for attorney T. Anthony Quinn (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/24/2022)
2022-06-28MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 7/25/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 6/28/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 06/28/2022)
2022-07-2536Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 07/25/2022)
2022-07-29MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 8/24/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 7/29/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 07/29/2022)
2022-08-2437Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 08/24/2022)
2022-09-13MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further status report by 09/23/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 09/13/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 09/13/2022)
2022-09-2338Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 09/23/2022)
2022-09-27MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further joint status report by 10/24/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 09/27/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 09/27/2022)
2022-10-2439Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 10/24/2022)
2022-11-07MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further joint status report by 11/23/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/07/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 11/07/2022)
2022-11-2340Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 11/23/2022)
2022-11-28MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further joint status report by 12/23/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/28/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 11/28/2022)
2022-12-2341Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 12/23/2022)
2022-12-2342ERRATA by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY re 41 Status Report. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 12/23/2022)
2023-01-03MINUTE ORDER; Set/Reset Deadlines: In consideration of the most recent Joint Status Report 41 and the Errata 42 correcting the proposed deadline, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 01/23/2023. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 01/03/2023. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 01/03/2023)
2023-01-2343Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 01/23/2023)
2023-02-0144NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by John Bardo on behalf of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Substituting for attorney Robert Caplen (Bardo, John) (Entered: 02/01/2023)
2023-02-2245Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 02/22/2023)
2023-02-27MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 03/24/2023. In light of the age of the case and the Court's reporting obligations under the CJRA, that report shall address why the case has not been resolved within the three years that Congress has made presumptive by statute. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 02/27/2023. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 02/27/2023)
2023-03-2446Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
2023-03-3047ORDER: It appearing from the most recent status report that the case is in the process of being settled, it is hereby ORDERED that the case be terminated by the clerk as being dismissed on the active docket of this Court, subject to reinstatement upon application of either party within 60 days of the complete production of all sought records if no final settlement is reached. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 03/30/2023. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/30/2023)
2023-04-2448Joint MOTION to Modify Joint Status Report Schedule (and Joint Status Report) by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Bardo, John) (Entered: 04/24/2023)
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