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Case TitleCATO INSTITUTE v. PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv00715
Date Filed2021-03-18
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Jia M. Cobb
PlaintiffCATO INSTITUTE
Case DescriptionThe Cato Institute submitted a FOIA request to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for records concerning any reports prepared to implement E.O. 12333. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and denied some records under Exemption 1 (national security). The Cato Institute filed an administrative appeal of the denial. PCLOB partially granted the Cato Institute's appeal. However, after hearing nothing further from the agency, the Cato Institute filed suit.
Complaint issues: Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantPRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD
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2021-03-181COMPLAINT against PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8312337) filed by CATO INSTITUTE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-9, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons)(Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 03/18/2021)
2021-03-182NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Hart Burday on behalf of CATO INSTITUTE (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 03/18/2021)
2021-03-183NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of CATO INSTITUTE (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 03/18/2021)
2021-03-18Case Assigned to Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. (adh, ) (Entered: 03/18/2021)
2021-03-184SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 03/18/2021)
2021-03-265STANDING ORDER: The parties are directed to read the attached Standing Order Governing Civil Cases Before Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in its entirety upon receipt. The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the directives in the attached Standing Order. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 03/26/21. (Attachment: # 1 Exhibit 1) (mac) (Entered: 03/26/2021)
2021-05-036NOTICE of Appearance by Cody Taylor Knapp on behalf of All Defendants (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 05/03/2021)
2021-05-037ANSWER to Complaint by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.(Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 05/03/2021)
2021-05-078RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 4/2/2021. (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 05/07/2021)
2021-05-079RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/2/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/2/2021. (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 05/07/2021)
2021-06-02MINUTE ORDER. In view of 7 Answer, the parties shall meet and confer as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 16.3. The parties shall file a Meet and Confer Report by no later than July 2, 2021. In addition to the proposed scheduling order as required by Local Civil Rule 16.3, counsel shall include in their report a brief statement of the case. In considering what form of alternative dispute resolution the parties think the case is most suited to, counsel are reminded that among their options are mediation, arbitration, early neutral evaluation, summary jury trial, or any other form of alternative dispute resolution which can be tailored to the needs of their case. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 6/2/2021. (lcegs2) (Entered: 06/02/2021)
2021-06-03Set/Reset Deadlines: Meet & Confer Report due by 7/2/2021. (mac) (Entered: 06/03/2021)
2021-07-0210MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 07/02/2021)
2021-07-06MINUTE ORDER. In view of 10 Meet and Confer Statement, the parties shall file a joint status report by no later than August 16, 2021, advising the Court on the status of plaintiff's FOIA request and proposing a schedule for further proceedings, if necessary. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 7/6/2021. (lcegs2) (Entered: 07/06/2021)
2021-07-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/16/2021. (mac) (Entered: 07/07/2021)
2021-08-1611Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 08/16/2021)
2021-09-07MINUTE ORDER. In view of 11 Joint Status Report, the parties shall submit another joint status report by no later than September 30, 2021. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 9/7/2021. (lcegs2) (Entered: 09/07/2021)
2021-09-08Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/30/2021 (mac) (Entered: 09/08/2021)
2021-09-3012Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 09/30/2021)
2021-09-30MINUTE ORDER. In view of 12 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file another joint status report by no later than November 29, 2021. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 9/30/2021. (lcegs2) (Entered: 09/30/2021)
2021-10-01Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/29/2021 (mac) (Entered: 10/01/2021)
2021-11-16Case directly reassigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. Judge Emmet G. Sullivan is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 11/16/2021)
2021-11-2913Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 11/29/2021)
2021-11-30MINUTE ORDER (paperless) re 13 Status Report filed by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by January 28, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on November 30, 2021. (lcjmc1) (Entered: 11/30/2021)
2021-11-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/28/2022. (zgdf) (Entered: 11/30/2021)
2022-01-2114MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by CATO INSTITUTE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 01/21/2022)
2022-01-21MINUTE ORDER granting 14 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney: It is ORDERED that the Motion to Withdraw as Counsel filed by Matthew Topic is granted. The Clerk of the Court is directed to withdraw the appearance of Joshua Burday on behalf of Plaintiff. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 21, 2022. (lcjmc1) (Entered: 01/21/2022)
2022-01-2815Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 01/28/2022)
2022-01-31MINUTE ORDER re 15 JOINT STATUS REPORT: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by March 29, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 31, 2022. (lcjmc1) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-03-2916NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Loevy on behalf of CATO INSTITUTE (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 03/29/2022)
2022-03-2917Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 03/29/2022)
2022-03-30MINUTE ORDER re 17 Joint Status Report: The Court has reviewed the joint status report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by June 27, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on March 30, 2022. (lcjmc1) (Entered: 03/30/2022)
2022-06-2718Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-06-29MINUTE ORDER re 18 Status Report filed by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD: The Court has reviewed the Parties' Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by September 26, 2022. It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall file joint status reports every 90 days thereafter until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on June 29, 2022. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 06/29/2022)
2022-09-2619Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 09/26/2022)
2022-12-2720Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 12/27/2022)
2023-02-2821NOTICE of Appearance by Merrick Jason Wayne on behalf of CATO INSTITUTE (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 02/28/2023)
2023-03-2722Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 03/27/2023)
2023-06-2623Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 06/26/2023)
2023-09-2524Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 09/25/2023)
2023-12-1325Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by CATO INSTITUTE. (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 12/13/2023)
2023-12-14MINUTE ORDER granting 25 Motion for Extension: Having considered the motion, and for good cause shown, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion. It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall file their next joint status report by January 2, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on December 14, 2023. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 12/14/2023)
2024-01-0226Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 01/02/2024)
2024-04-0127Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 04/01/2024)
2024-07-0128Joint STATUS REPORT by PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. (Knapp, Cody) (Entered: 07/01/2024)
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