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Case TitleENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv01519
Date Filed2021-06-04
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge James E. Boasberg
PlaintiffENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES
Case DescriptionEnergy Policy Advocates submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Interior for records prepared for or received by the Ethics Office pertaining to Senior Counselor to the Secretary Elizabeth Klein. EPA also requested expedited processing and a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency denied EPA's requests for expedited processing and a fee waiver. After hearing nothing further from the agency, EPA filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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2021-06-041COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8502641) filed by ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Notice to Counsel/Party Notice of Related Case, # 3 Summons Dept. of Interior, # 4 Summons Attorney General, # 5 Summons U.S. Attorney)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-04Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (zsb) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-042SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-043NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES (Horner, Christopher) (Main Document 3 replaced on 6/7/2021) (rj). Modified on 6/7/2021 to flatten pdf (rj). (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-044ENTERED IN ERROR.....ERRATA & Request for Amended Summonses to Issue by ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES re 2 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Proposed Amended Summons)(Hardin, Matthew); Modified on 6/8/2021 (ztth). (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-075REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE to Correct Incomplete Executed Summonses re 4 Errata, 2 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA filed by ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES. Related document: 4 Errata filed by ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES, 2 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Proposed Amended Summons)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 06/07/2021)
2021-06-08NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re 4 Errata, was entered in error at the request of counsel. Said pleading was refiled as docket entry 5 . (ztth) (Entered: 06/08/2021)
2021-06-086SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SUMMONS Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent) (ztth) (Entered: 06/08/2021)
2021-06-237NOTICE of Appearance by April Denise Seabrook on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 06/23/2021)
2021-07-128ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.(Seabrook, April) (Entered: 07/12/2021)
2021-07-13MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall confer and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by July 27, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/13/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 07/13/2021)
2021-07-139MOTION to Expedite by ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Motion to Expedite)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 07/13/2021)
2021-07-13MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's 9 Motion to Expedite is DENIED as premature. Plaintiff may articulate its position in the forthcoming submission on July 27, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/13/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 07/13/2021)
2021-07-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 7/27/2021. (nbn) (Entered: 07/14/2021)
2021-07-2710Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-28MINUTE ORDER: Having reviewed the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that: 1) Defendant shall process at least 400 potentially responsive pages each month until processing is complete; 2) It shall issue an interim response on the 23rd of each month until processing is complete; and 3) The parties shall file a further JSR on September 27, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 07/28/2021. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 07/28/2021)
2021-07-28Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/27/2021. (nbn) (Entered: 07/28/2021)
2021-09-0111NOTICE of Appearance by Blake Weiner on behalf of All Defendants (Weiner, Blake) (Entered: 09/01/2021)
2021-09-2712Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Weiner, Blake) (Entered: 09/27/2021)
2021-09-27MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 12 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by October 27, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/27/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 09/27/2021)
2021-09-27Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/27/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 09/27/2021)
2021-10-2713Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Weiner, Blake) (Entered: 10/27/2021)
2021-10-27MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 13 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by November 29, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/27/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 10/27/2021)
2021-10-27Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/29/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
2021-11-2914Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Weiner, Blake) (Entered: 11/29/2021)
2021-11-29MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 14 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by December 29, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 11/29/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 11/29/2021)
2021-11-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/29/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 11/30/2021)
2022-01-21MINUTE ORDER: As the parties have failed to timely file their Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that they shall do so by January 25, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/21/2022. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 01/21/2022)
2022-01-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/25/2022. (znbn) (Entered: 01/24/2022)
2022-01-2515Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 01/25/2022)
2022-01-25MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 15 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by March 10, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/25/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 01/25/2022)
2022-01-25Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/10/2022. (nbn) (Entered: 01/25/2022)
2022-03-1016Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 03/10/2022)
2022-03-11MINUTE ORDER: Having reviewed the parties' latest 16 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that they shall file a further such Report by April 13, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/11/2022. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 03/11/2022)
2022-03-11Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 4/13/2022. (nbn) (Entered: 03/11/2022)
2022-04-1317Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 04/13/2022)
2022-04-13MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 17 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by June 14, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/13/2022. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 04/13/2022)
2022-04-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 6/14/2022. (nbn) (Entered: 04/13/2022)
2022-06-1418Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 06/14/2022)
2022-06-14MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 18 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by August 17, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/14/2022. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 06/14/2022)
2022-06-15Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/17/2022 (lsj) (Entered: 06/15/2022)
2022-08-1719NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Jeremy S. Simon on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Substituting for attorney April Seabrook (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 08/17/2022)
2022-08-1720Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 08/17/2022)
2022-08-17MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 20 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by September 30, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 08/17/2022. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 08/17/2022)
2022-08-17Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/30/2022. (nbn) (Entered: 08/17/2022)
2022-09-2821STIPULATION of Dismissal by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/28/2022)
2022-09-28MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 21 Stipulation, the Court ORDERS that the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/28/2022. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 09/28/2022)
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