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Case TitleWOODBURY v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv03384
Date Filed2021-12-30
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Dabney L. Friedrich
PlaintiffMARTIN WOODBURY
Case DescriptionMartin Woodbury submitted a FOIA request to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for records concerning its investigation of Tracy Worwood's possession of military explosives. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency denied the request. Woodbury filed an administrative appeal. The agency affirmed its original denial. Woodbury then submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records on the investigation of Worwood. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and referred Woodbury to the denial by BATF. Woodbury filed an administrative appeal with the FBI. The FBI acknowledged receipt of the appeal, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Woodbury filed suit.
Complaint issues: Adequacy - Search, Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DefendantUS DEPT OF JUSTICE
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2021-12-301COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8955864) filed by MARTIN WOODBURY. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Quaranto, Lance) (Entered: 12/30/2021)
2022-01-06Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (znmg) (Entered: 01/06/2022)
2022-01-062STANDARD ORDER for Civil Cases. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on January 6, 2022. (lcdlf3) (Entered: 01/06/2022)
2022-01-103SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znm) (Entered: 01/10/2022)
2022-02-114NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Silverman on behalf of All Defendants (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 02/11/2022)
2022-02-225ANSWER to Complaint by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-02-22MINUTE ORDER requiring the parties to MEET AND CONFER and file a joint status report proposing a schedule for further proceedings. The status report should address the status of the plaintiff's FOIA request, including the anticipated number of documents responsive to the request and the anticipated date(s) for release of the requested documents. The parties shall file the joint status report on or before March 22, 2022. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on February 22, 2022. (lcdlf3) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-03-226Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 03/22/2022)
2022-03-22MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 6 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before April 22, 2022. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 22, 2022. (lcdlf3) (Entered: 03/22/2022)
2022-03-227NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel J. Stotter on behalf of MARTIN WOODBURY (Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 03/22/2022)
2022-04-228Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 04/22/2022)
2022-04-22MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 8 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before May 23, 2022. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 22, 2022. (lcdlf3) (Entered: 04/22/2022)
2022-05-239Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 05/23/2022)
2022-05-23MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before July 23, 2022. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on May 23, 2022. (lcdlf3) (Entered: 05/23/2022)
2022-07-26ORDER DISCHARGED PURSUANT TO ORDER FILED 7/26/2022.....MINUTE ORDER. On May 23, 2022, the Court ordered the parties to file a joint status report on or before July 23, 2022. See Minute Order of May 23, 2022. As of today, July 26, 2022, the parties have not yet done so. The parties are thus ORDERED to SHOW CAUSE, on or before July 27, 2022, for the failure to meet the Court-imposed deadline for filing their next status report. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 26, 2022. (lcdlf3) Modified on 7/27/2022 (zjch, ). (Entered: 07/26/2022)
2022-07-2610STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 07/26/2022)
2022-07-2611STATUS REPORT by MARTIN WOODBURY. (Quaranto, Lance) (Entered: 07/26/2022)
2022-07-26MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the defendant's 10 Status Report and the plaintiff's 11 Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the SHOW CAUSE MINUTE ORDER is DISCHARGED. The parties are directed to file a joint status report on or before August 26, 2022, informing the Court as to their progress resolving the remaining issues in this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 26, 2022. (lcdlf3) (Entered: 07/26/2022)
2022-07-2612Joint STATUS REPORT by MARTIN WOODBURY. (Quaranto, Lance) (Entered: 07/26/2022)
2022-08-2613Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 08/26/2022)
2022-08-30MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are directed to file another joint status report by November 28, 2022, informing the Court as to their progress resolving the remaining issues in this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 30, 2022. (lcdlf3) (Entered: 08/30/2022)
2022-08-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 11/28/2022 (zjch, ) (Entered: 09/01/2022)
2022-11-2814Joint STATUS REPORT by US DEPT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 11/28/2022)
2022-11-28MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are directed to file another joint status report by January 28, 2023, informing the Court as to their progress resolving the remaining issues in this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on November 28, 2022. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 11/28/2022)
2023-01-2615Joint STATUS REPORT by MARTIN WOODBURY. (Quaranto, Lance) (Entered: 01/26/2023)
2023-01-27MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are directed to file another joint status report by March 24, 2023, informing the Court as to their progress resolving the remaining issues in this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on January 27, 2023. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 01/27/2023)
2023-03-2416Joint STATUS REPORT by US DEPT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
2023-03-27MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are directed to file another joint status report by May 24, 2023, informing the Court as to their progress resolving the remaining issues in this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 27, 2023. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 03/27/2023)
2023-05-2417Joint STATUS REPORT by US DEPT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 05/24/2023)
2023-05-24MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are directed to file another joint status report by August 9, 2023, informing the Court as to their progress resolving the remaining issues in this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on May 24, 2023. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 05/24/2023)
2023-05-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 8/9/2023 (zjch, ) (Entered: 05/24/2023)
2023-08-0918Joint STATUS REPORT by US DEPT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 08/09/2023)
2023-08-09MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 18 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are directed to file another joint status report by September 8, 2023, informing the Court as to their progress resolving the remaining issues in this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 9, 2023. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 08/09/2023)
2023-09-0819Joint STATUS REPORT by US DEPT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 09/08/2023)
2023-09-11MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are directed to file another joint status report by October 9, 2023, informing the Court as to their progress resolving the remaining issues in this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 11, 2023. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 09/11/2023)
2023-09-11Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 10/9/2023 (zjch, ) (Entered: 09/13/2023)
2023-10-1020Joint STATUS REPORT by US DEPT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 10/10/2023)
2023-10-10MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 20 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties are directed to file another joint status report by November 9, 2023, proposing a briefing schedule for all remaining issues. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 10, 2023. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 10/10/2023)
2023-10-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 11/9/2023. (zjch, ) (Entered: 10/10/2023)
2023-11-0921Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
2023-11-10MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 21 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the following schedule will govern further proceedings: the defendant shall file a motion for summary judgment on or before April 9, 2024; the plaintiff shall file an opposition to the motion for summary judgment and any cross-motion on or before May 25, 2024; the defendant shall file a reply brief in support and opposition to any cross-motion on or before June 25, 2024; and the plaintiff shall file a reply brief in support of its cross-motion on or before July 31, 2024. The Court further notes that the motion for summary judgment and opposition must comply with LCvR 7(h), which requires that each party submitting a motion for summary judgment attach a statement of material facts for which that party contends there is no genuine dispute, with numbered paragraphs and specific citations to those portions of the record upon which the party relies in fashioning the statement. The party opposing the motion must include a statement that enumerates all material facts that the party contends are genuinely disputed. The opposing party's statement must (1) restate the movants statement of undisputed material fact in numbered paragraphs, and (2) immediately following each numbered paragraph state the opponents response to the stated fact. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on November 10, 2023. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 11/10/2023)
2024-03-2022NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Substituting for attorney Bradley Silverman (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 03/20/2024)
2024-04-0323Consent MOTION to Amend/Correct Order,,,,,, Set Deadlines,,,,, by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 04/03/2024)
2024-04-04MINUTE ORDER granting the defendant's 23 Consent Motion to Amend Briefing Schedule. The following revised schedule will govern further proceedings: the defendant shall file a motion for summary judgment on or before May 31, 2024; the plaintiff shall file an opposition to the motion for summary judgment and any cross-motion on or before July 29, 2024; the defendant shall file a reply brief in support and opposition to any cross-motion on or before August 30, 2024; and the plaintiff shall file a reply brief in support of its cross-motion on or before October 11, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 4, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 04/04/2024)
2024-04-0424Consent MOTION to Modify Briefing Schedule by MARTIN WOODBURY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 04/04/2024)
2024-04-05MINUTE ORDER granting the plaintiff's 24 Consent Motion to Modify Briefing Schedule. The following revised schedule will govern further proceedings: the defendant shall file a motion for summary judgment on or before May 31, 2024; the plaintiff shall file an opposition to the motion for summary judgment and any cross-motion on or before August 2, 2024; the defendant shall file a reply brief in support and opposition to any cross-motion on or before August 30, 2024; and the plaintiff shall file a reply brief in support of its cross-motion on or before October 11, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 5, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 04/05/2024)
2024-05-3125MOTION for Summary Judgment and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Declaration of Hirsh Kravitz, # 2 Declaration Declaration of Michael G. Seidel, # 3 Exhibit ATF Records, # 4 Exhibit FBI Records, # 5 Statement of Facts Def.'s Statement of Undisputed Material Facts)(Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 05/31/2024)
2024-08-0226Memorandum in opposition to re 25 Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by MARTIN WOODBURY. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Quaranto, Lance) (Entered: 08/02/2024)
2024-08-0227Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by MARTIN WOODBURY. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Declaration, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Quaranto, Lance) (Entered: 08/02/2024)
2024-08-3028REPLY to opposition to motion re 25 MOTION for Summary Judgment and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Michael Seidel, # 2 Exhibit FBI Exhibit, # 3 Declaration of Hirsh Kravitz, # 4 Exhibit ATF Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit Army Release, # 6 Statement of Facts)(Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 08/30/2024)
2024-08-3029Memorandum in opposition to re 27 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Michael Seidel, # 2 Exhibit FBI Exhibit, # 3 Declaration of Hirsh Kravitz, # 4 Exhibit ATF Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit Army Release, # 6 Statement of Facts)(Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 08/30/2024)
2024-09-0430Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to file cross reply by MARTIN WOODBURY. (Quaranto, Lance) (Entered: 09/04/2024)
2024-09-04MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the plaintiff's Consent Motion for Extension of Time, the plaintiff is ordered to file its cross-reply in this action on or before October 25, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 4, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 09/04/2024)
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