| Date Filed | Doc # | Docket Text |
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| 2020-07-31 | 1 | COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7410075) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Dep't of Homeland Security, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney's office)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 07/31/2020) |
| 2020-07-31 | 2 | LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 07/31/2020) |
| 2020-07-31 | | Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (adh, ) (Entered: 07/31/2020) |
| 2020-07-31 | 3 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 07/31/2020) |
| 2020-08-05 | 4 | NOTICE of Appearance by Lauren M. Burke on behalf of JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Burke, Lauren) (Main Document 4 replaced on 8/6/2020) (ztd). (Entered: 08/05/2020) |
| 2020-08-14 | 5 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/10/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/9/2020. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 08/14/2020) |
| 2020-08-14 | 6 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 08/10/20. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 08/14/2020) |
| 2020-08-14 | 7 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 8/7/2020 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 08/14/2020) |
| 2020-09-09 | 8 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 09/09/2020) |
| 2020-09-14 | | MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address 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, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues no later than 10/28/2020. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/14/2020. (DJS) (Entered: 09/14/2020) |
| 2020-09-14 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/28/2020. (tb) (Entered: 09/14/2020) |
| 2020-09-17 | 9 | STIPULATION of Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 09/17/2020) |
| 2020-09-17 | | MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' joint stipulation of dismissal 9 , this action is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice. Each party to bear its own costs, expenses and fees. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/17/2020. (DJS) (Entered: 09/17/2020) |
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