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Case TitlePROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv01972
Date Filed2021-07-21
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
PlaintiffPROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC.
Case DescriptionThe Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability submitted a FOIA request for records concerning a DOJ guidance document entitled Use of Cell-Site Simulator Technology. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, PPSA filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2021-07-211COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8614064) filed by PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons US DOJ, # 4 Summons US Attorney General, # 5 Summons US Attorney for DC)(Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 07/21/2021)
2021-07-212LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC. (Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 07/21/2021)
2021-07-21Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (adh, ) (Entered: 07/21/2021)
2021-07-213SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 07/21/2021)
2021-07-274ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 07/27/2021. (DM) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-305RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/26/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/25/2021. (Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
2021-07-306RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 7/26/2021. (Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
2021-07-307RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 7/26/2021 (Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
2021-08-248MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Taylor, Kristin) Modified event on 8/25/2021 (ztd). (Entered: 08/24/2021)
2021-08-24MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the defendant's 8 Consent Motion for an Extension to Respond to Complaint, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the defendant's deadline to respond to the Complaint, ECF No. 1, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a)(2) and 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(C) is hereby EXTENDED until September 15, 2021. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on August 24, 2021. (lcckk1) (Entered: 08/24/2021)
2021-08-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer to 1 Complaint due by 9/15/2021. (dot) (Entered: 08/25/2021)
2021-09-159ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Taylor, Kristin) (Entered: 09/15/2021)
2021-09-1710ORDER. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on September 17, 2021. (lcckk1) (Entered: 09/17/2021)
2021-09-17Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Meet & Confer Statement due by 9/30/2021. (dot) (Entered: 09/17/2021)
2021-09-3011Joint STATUS REPORT by PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC.. (Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 09/30/2021)
2021-09-30MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received and reviewed the parties' 11 Joint Status Report. The parties shall submit another Joint Status Report on November 1, 2021, to provide an update on the status of the processing of Plaintiff's FOIA request and propose further proceedings as necessary. Thereafter, the parties shall continue to provide periodic joint status reports every 30 days, until further order from this Court. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on September 30, 2021. (lcckk1) (Entered: 09/30/2021)
2021-09-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/1/2021, to provide an update on the status of the processing of Plaintiff's FOIA request and propose further proceedings as necessary. (dot) (Entered: 10/01/2021)
2021-11-0112Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Taylor, Kristin) (Entered: 11/01/2021)
2021-12-0113Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Taylor, Kristin) (Entered: 12/01/2021)
2021-12-02MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' Joint Status Report, filed December 1, 2021. The parties note that, if they were to adhere to the Courts briefing schedule set out in its September 30, 2021 Minute Order, the parties would have to file their next joint status report on December 31, 2021, a court holiday. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall instead file their next joint status report on January 10, 2022, and a new joint status report every thirty days thereafter. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on December 2, 2021. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/02/2021)
2021-12-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/10/2022. (dot) (Entered: 12/03/2021)
2022-01-1014Joint STATUS REPORT by PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC.. (Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 01/10/2022)
2022-02-0915Joint STATUS REPORT by PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC.. (Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 02/09/2022)
2022-03-1116Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Taylor, Kristin) (Entered: 03/11/2022)
2022-04-1117Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Taylor, Kristin) (Entered: 04/11/2022)
2022-05-1118Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 05/11/2022)
2022-05-1219NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Olivia R. Hussey Scott on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Substituting for attorney Kristin Taylor (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 05/12/2022)
2022-06-1020Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 06/10/2022)
2022-07-1121Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 07/11/2022)
2022-08-1022Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 08/10/2022)
2022-09-0923Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 09/09/2022)
2022-10-0724Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File the Parties' Joint Status Report by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 10/07/2022)
2022-10-07MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's 24 Consent Motion to Extend Deadline for Joint Status Report. Counsel for Defendant represents that they have recently been out of the office for a "personal matter," and, as such, requests an extension of time, from October 11, 2022 to October 21, 2022 to file the parties' joint status report. As Plaintiff consents, and upon good cause shown, Defendant's 24 Consent Motion to Extend Deadline for Joint Status Report is GRANTED . The parties shall file their joint status report on or before October 21, 2022 and, if necessary, another joint status report every ninety days thereafter. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on October 7, 2022. (lcckk1) (Entered: 10/07/2022)
2022-10-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/21/2022. (dot) (Entered: 10/09/2022)
2022-10-1225NOTICE of Appearance by Brian J. Field on behalf of PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 10/12/2022)
2022-10-2126Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 10/21/2022)
2023-01-1927Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 01/19/2023)
2023-04-1928Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 04/19/2023)
2023-07-1829Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 07/18/2023)
2023-10-1330Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 10/13/2023)
2023-10-13MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's 30 Motion to Extend Deadline for Joint Status Report. Defense counsel requests a four-day extension of time to file the parties' next joint status report to afford additional time to confer with agency counsel. As Plaintiff consents, and upon good cause shown, Defendant's 30 Motion to Extend Deadline for Joint Status Report is GRANTED . The parties shall file their next joint status report on or before October 20, 2023 and, if necessary, another joint status report every ninety days thereafter. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on October 13, 2023. (lcckk1) (Entered: 10/13/2023)
2023-10-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/20/2023 and, if necessary, another joint status report every ninety days thereafter.(dot) (Entered: 10/16/2023)
2023-10-2031Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 10/20/2023)
2024-01-1832Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 01/18/2024)
2024-04-1633NOTICE of Appearance by Laurel H. Lum on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Lum, Laurel) (Entered: 04/16/2024)
2024-04-1734Joint STATUS REPORT by PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC.. (Schaerr, Gene) (Entered: 04/17/2024)
2024-06-1735Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Scott, Olivia) (Entered: 06/17/2024)
2024-09-1236NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Riess on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Riess, Daniel) (Entered: 09/12/2024)
2024-09-1637Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Riess, Daniel) (Entered: 09/16/2024)
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