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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv03388
Date Filed2021-12-31
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Randolph D. Moss
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Defense for records concerning communications between Gen. Mark Milley and Chinese military officials as well as emails sent to or from Milley from Jan. 5 - Jan. 8, 2022. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit.
Complaint issues: Litigation - Attorney's fees, Adequacy - Search, Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Vaughn index

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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2021-12-311COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8956250) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons for US Attorney for DC, # 3 Summons for US Attorney General, # 4 Summons for U.S. Department of Defense)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 12/31/2021)
2021-12-312LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 12/31/2021)
2022-01-06Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (zsb) (Entered: 01/06/2022)
2022-01-063STANDING ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the directives set forth in the attached Standing Order. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/6/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 01/06/2022)
2022-01-114SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znm) (Entered: 01/11/2022)
2022-01-285RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 1/14/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 2/13/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 01/28/2022)
2022-01-286RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 01/21/22. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 01/28/2022)
2022-01-287RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE served on 1/28/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 01/28/2022)
2022-02-078NOTICE of Appearance by Madeline McMahon on behalf of All Defendants (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 02/07/2022)
2022-02-149ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.(McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 02/14/2022)
2022-02-15MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that, on or before March 3, 2022, the parties shall confer and file a joint status report addressing (1) any documents still to be produced pursuant to FOIA; (2) an anticipated schedule for processing and producing any such documents; and (3) any substantive areas of disagreement between the parties. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall appear by video for an Initial Scheduling Conference on March 10, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., before Judge Randolph D. Moss. The parties will receive access information for the video conference from the Deputy Clerk of Court prior to the conference. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 02/15/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 02/15/2022)
2022-03-02MINUTE ORDER: Due to a conflict in the Court's calendar, the video scheduling conference in this matter currently scheduled for March 10, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., is hereby VACATED and RESCHEDULED for March 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. To access the video scheduling conference, the parties are to use the same log-in information previously provided by the Deputy Clerk of Court. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 03/02/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 03/02/2022)
2022-03-0310Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 03/03/2022)
2022-03-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties joint status report, Dkt. 10 , it is hereby ORDERED that (1) the initial scheduling conference currently scheduled in this matter for March 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., is VACATED; and (2) the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before April 7, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 03/03/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 03/03/2022)
2022-04-0711Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 04/07/2022)
2022-04-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 11 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report on or before June 7, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 04/07/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 04/07/2022)
2022-06-0712Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 06/07/2022)
2022-06-08MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 12 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report on or before July 7, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 06/08/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 06/08/2022)
2022-07-0713Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 07/07/2022)
2022-07-08MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 13 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report on or before September 22, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 07/08/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 07/08/2022)
2022-09-2214Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 09/22/2022)
2022-09-23MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 14 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 21, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 09/23/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 09/23/2022)
2022-10-2115Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 10/21/2022)
2022-11-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 15 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before November 21, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 11/3/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 11/03/2022)
2022-11-2116Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 11/21/2022)
2022-11-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 16 , it is hereby ORDERED that (1) the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before December 21, 2022; and (2) the parties shall appear for a video status conference on December 22, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. to, if necessary, discuss how best to expedite Defendant's response to Plaintiff's FOIA request. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 11/21/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 11/21/2022)
2022-12-1917Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 12/19/2022)
2022-12-19MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 17 , it is hereby ORDERED that (1) the video status conference currently set in this matter for December 22, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. is hereby VACATED; and (2) the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before February 6, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 12/19/2022. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 12/19/2022)
2023-02-0618Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 02/06/2023)
2023-02-06MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 18 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before March 8, 2023, updating the Court on the status of Defendant's processing. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 2/6/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 02/06/2023)
2023-03-0819Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 03/08/2023)
2023-03-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 19 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before April 7, 2023, updating the Court on the status of Defendant's processing and production of records in this case. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/10/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 03/10/2023)
2023-04-0720Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 04/07/2023)
2023-04-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 20 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before May 8, 2023, updating the Court on the status of Defendant's processing and production of records in this case. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/7/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 04/07/2023)
2023-05-0821Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 05/08/2023)
2023-05-09MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 21 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before June 7, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/9/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 05/09/2023)
2023-06-0522NOTICE of Appearance by Paul J. Orfanedes on behalf of JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 06/05/2023)
2023-06-0723Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 06/07/2023)
2023-06-09MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 23 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before July 7, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/9/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
2023-07-0724Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 07/07/2023)
2023-07-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 24 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before August 15, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/7/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 07/07/2023)
2023-08-1525Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 08/15/2023)
2023-08-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 25 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before September 14, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 08/15/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 08/15/2023)
2023-09-1426Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 09/14/2023)
2023-09-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 26 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 16, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 09/14/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 09/14/2023)
2023-10-1627Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 10/16/2023)
2023-10-17MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 27 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before November 16, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/17/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 10/17/2023)
2023-11-1628Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 11/16/2023)
2023-11-17MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 28 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before December 20, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 11/17/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 11/17/2023)
2023-12-2029Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 12/20/2023)
2023-12-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 29 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before January 19, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 12/21/2023. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 12/21/2023)
2024-01-1930Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 01/19/2024)
2024-01-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 30 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before February 20, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/21/2024. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 01/21/2024)
2024-02-1631Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 02/16/2024)
2024-02-18MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 31 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before April 1, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 2/18/2024. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 02/18/2024)
2024-04-0132Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 04/01/2024)
2024-04-01MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 32 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before May 2, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/1/2024. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 04/01/2024)
2024-05-0233Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 05/02/2024)
2024-05-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 33 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before June 3, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/3/2024. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 05/03/2024)
2024-06-0334Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (McMahon, Madeline) (Entered: 06/03/2024)
2024-06-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 34 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before July 3, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/3/2024. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 06/03/2024)
2024-07-0335NOTICE of Appearance by Clifford Lee Reeves, II on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (Reeves, Clifford) (Entered: 07/03/2024)
2024-07-0336Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Reeves, Clifford) (Entered: 07/03/2024)
2024-07-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 36 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before September 6, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/3/2024. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 07/03/2024)
2024-09-0637Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Reeves, Clifford) (Entered: 09/06/2024)
2024-09-06MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 37 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further joint status report on or before November 6, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 9/6/2024. (lcrdm3) (Entered: 09/06/2024)
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