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Case TitlePUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY v. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv01888
Date Filed2020-07-13
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Jia M. Cobb
PlaintiffPUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Case DescriptionPublic Employees for Environmental Responsibility submitted a FOIA request to the National Park Service for records concerning the handling of the Lafayette Square protests. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, PEER filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantNATIONAL PARK SERVICE
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2020-07-131COMPLAINT against NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7331279) filed by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet cover sheet, # 2 Declaration 26.1 Certificate of Disclosure, # 3 Summons Attorney General Summons, # 4 Summons Agency Summons, # 5 Summons USAO summons)(Dinerstein, Paula) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-07-132LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (adh, ) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-07-13Case Assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (adh, ) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-07-133SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-07-134STANDING ORDER Establishing Procedures for Cases Before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. The parties are hereby ORDERED to read and comply with the directives in the attached standing order. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 7/13/2020. (lctnm3) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-08-205NOTICE of Appearance by Jordan Landrum von Bokern on behalf of NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 08/20/2020)
2020-08-206ANSWER to Complaint by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.(von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 08/20/2020)
2020-08-20MINUTE ORDER. Before the Court are a complaint and an answer in this FOIA case. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report proposing a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule should address, among other things, the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, and a briefing schedule for dispositive motions, if required. The parties shall file the schedule on or before September 21, 2020. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 8/20/2020. (lctnm3) (Entered: 08/20/2020)
2020-08-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/21/2020. (hmc) (Entered: 08/21/2020)
2020-09-217Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 09/21/2020)
2020-09-21MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 7 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before October 21, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 9/21/2020. (lctnm3) (Entered: 09/21/2020)
2020-09-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/21/2020. (hmc) (Entered: 09/22/2020)
2020-10-018NOTICE of Appearance by Jason C. Lynch on behalf of All Defendants (Lynch, Jason) (Entered: 10/01/2020)
2020-10-219Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-21MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before December 4, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 10/21/2020. (lctnm3) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/4/2020. (hmc) (Entered: 10/22/2020)
2020-12-0410Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 12/04/2020)
2020-12-07MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before February 4, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 12/7/2020. (lctnm3) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
2020-12-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/4/2021. (hmc) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
2021-02-0411Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 02/04/2021)
2021-02-04MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before April 5, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 2/4/2021. (lctnm3) (Entered: 02/04/2021)
2021-02-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/5/2021. (hmc) (Entered: 02/05/2021)
2021-04-0512Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 04/05/2021)
2021-04-06MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before June 4, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 4/6/2021. (lctnm3) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-04-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/4/2021. (hmc) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-06-0413Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-04MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before August 3, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 6/4/2021. (lctnm3) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/3/2021. (hmc) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-08-0314Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 08/03/2021)
2021-08-04MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on or before October 4, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 8/4/2021. (lctnm3) (Entered: 08/04/2021)
2021-08-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/4/2021. (hmc) (Entered: 08/04/2021)
2021-10-0415Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 10/04/2021)
2021-10-05MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another Joint Status Report on or before December 6, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 10/5/2021. (lctnm3) (Entered: 10/05/2021)
2021-10-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/6/2021. (hmc) (Entered: 10/05/2021)
2021-11-16Case directly reassigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. Judge Trevor N. McFadden is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 11/16/2021)
2021-12-0316Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (Von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 12/03/2021)
2021-12-03MINUTE ORDER re 16 Status Report filed by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another Joint Status Report by February 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on December 3, 2021. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 12/03/2021)
2022-02-0217Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (Von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 02/02/2022)
2022-02-02MINUTE ORDER re 17 Status Report filed by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another Joint Status Report by April 4, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on February 2, 2022.(lcjmc3) (Entered: 02/02/2022)
2022-04-0418NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Patrick Clendenen on behalf of NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Clendenen, Michael) (Entered: 04/04/2022)
2022-04-0419Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (Clendenen, Michael) (Entered: 04/04/2022)
2022-04-04MINUTE ORDER re 19 Status Report filed by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another Joint Status Report by June 3, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on April 4, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 04/04/2022)
2022-05-0520NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. Attorney Jordan Landrum Von Bokern terminated. (Von Bokern, Jordan) (Entered: 05/05/2022)
2022-06-0321Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (Clendenen, Michael) (Entered: 06/03/2022)
2022-06-06MINUTE ORDER re 21 Joint Status Report by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another Joint Status Report by August 2, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on June 6, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 06/06/2022)
2022-08-0222Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (Clendenen, Michael) (Entered: 08/02/2022)
2022-08-02MINUTE ORDER re 22 Joint Status Report: The Court has reviewed 22 Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by October 3, 2022. It is further ordered that the Parties file joint status reports every 90 days thereafter until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on August 2, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 08/02/2022)
2022-10-0323Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. (Clendenen, Michael) (Entered: 10/03/2022)
2022-11-0724STIPULATION of Dismissal with prejudice by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Dinerstein, Paula) (Entered: 11/07/2022)
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