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Case TitleFRIENDS OF THE EARTH et al v. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv02031
Date Filed2020-07-24
Date Closed2022-09-12
JudgeJudge Amy Berman Jackson
PlaintiffFRIENDS OF THE EARTH
PlaintiffLUKAS ROSS Program Manager
DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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2020-07-241COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7382053) filed by FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, Lukas Ross. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Lawton, William) (Entered: 07/24/2020)
2020-07-24Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (zsb) (Entered: 07/24/2020)
2020-07-272SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 07/27/2020)
2020-07-303NOTICE of Appearance by Kathleene A. Molen on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
2020-08-284ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 08/28/2020)
2020-09-015ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of Local Civil Rule 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appear to be inapplicable. Defendant shall file a dispositive motion or, in the alternative, a report setting forth the schedule for the completion of its production of documents to plaintiffs, on or before October 1, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/1/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 09/01/2020)
2020-10-016STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 10/01/2020)
2020-10-06MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file an updated status report on October 30, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 10/6/2020. (lcabj1) (Entered: 10/06/2020)
2020-10-307Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 10/30/2020)
2020-11-02MINUTE ORDER. Based on the status report, the agency must review at least 500 pages per month and make monthly rolling productions beginning on November 30, 2020. The next status report must be filed by December 7, 2020, and that in that report, defendant must indicate, as is common practice in FOIA status reports, the number of responsive records that were identified through the use of the list of keywords provided by the plaintiff. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 11/2/2020. (lcabj1) (Entered: 11/02/2020)
2020-12-078Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
2020-12-08MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file a joint status report by February 5, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 12/8/2020. (lcabj1) (Entered: 12/08/2020)
2021-01-059NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Thomas Duffey on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Substituting for attorney Kathleene A. Molen (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 01/05/2021)
2021-02-0510Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 02/05/2021)
2021-02-08MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by March 8, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/8/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 02/08/2021)
2021-03-0811Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 03/08/2021)
2021-03-08MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by April 8, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/8/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 03/08/2021)
2021-04-0812Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 04/08/2021)
2021-04-08MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by May 10, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 4/8/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 04/08/2021)
2021-05-1013Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 05/10/2021)
2021-05-11MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by June 11, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/11/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 05/11/2021)
2021-06-1114Joint STATUS REPORT by FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, LUKAS ROSS. (Lawton, William) (Entered: 06/11/2021)
2021-06-14MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by July 12, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/14/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 06/14/2021)
2021-07-1215Joint STATUS REPORT by FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, LUKAS ROSS. (Lawton, William) (Entered: 07/12/2021)
2021-07-13MINUTE ORDER. In light of the parties' 15 joint status report, it is ORDERED that the parties must submit another joint status report by August 12, 2021. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/13/21. (lcabj2) (Entered: 07/13/2021)
2021-08-1216Joint STATUS REPORT by FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, LUKAS ROSS. (Lawton, William) (Entered: 08/12/2021)
2021-08-12MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by September 13, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 8/12/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 08/12/2021)
2021-09-1317Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 09/13/2021)
2021-09-14MINUTE ORDER. In light of the recently submitted joint status report 17 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by November 12, 2021. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/14/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 09/14/2021)
2021-11-1218Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 11/12/2021)
2021-11-15MINUTE ORDER. In light of the status report 18 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by December 13, 2021. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 11/15/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 11/15/2021)
2021-12-1319Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 12/13/2021)
2021-12-13MINUTE ORDER. In light of the status report 19 , the parties must submit another joint status report by January 31, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 12/13/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 12/13/2021)
2022-01-3120STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-02-01MINUTE ORDER. Pursuant to the most recent status report 20 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by March 2, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/1/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 02/01/2022)
2022-03-0221Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 03/02/2022)
2022-03-02MINUTE ORDER. Pursuant to the most recent status report 21 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by May 2, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/2/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 03/02/2022)
2022-05-0222Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 05/02/2022)
2022-05-03MINUTE ORDER. In light of the status report 22 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by June 2, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/3/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 05/03/2022)
2022-05-1723NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Ryan Arnold on behalf of FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, LUKAS ROSS (Arnold, Matthew) (Main Document 23 replaced on 5/17/2022) (zjf). (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-05-1724NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, LUKAS ROSS. Attorney William N. Lawton terminated. (Lawton, William) (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-05-1725NOTICE of Appearance by William Stewart Eubanks, II on behalf of FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (Eubanks, William) (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-06-0226Joint STATUS REPORT by FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, LUKAS ROSS. (Arnold, Matthew) (Entered: 06/02/2022)
2022-06-13MINUTE ORDER. In light of the status report 26 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by July 11, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/13/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 06/13/2022)
2022-07-1127Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 07/11/2022)
2022-07-12MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 27 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by August 11, 2022, if the case has not been dismissed by that point. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/12/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 07/12/2022)
2022-08-1128Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 08/11/2022)
2022-08-12MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file a joint status report by September 13, 2022 if the case has not been dismissed by that point. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 8/12/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 08/12/2022)
2022-09-1229STIPULATION of Dismissal by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 09/12/2022)
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