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Case TitleCATHOLICVOTE CIVIC ACTION et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv00291
Date Filed2022-02-04
Date Closed2022-10-18
JudgeJudge Reggie B. Walton
PlaintiffCATHOLICVOTE CIVIC ACTION
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionCatholicVote Civic Action and Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records concerning communications between the Office of the Solicitor General and a number of Catholic officials and/or organizations. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CatholicVote Civic Action and Judicial Watch filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees, Litigation - Vaughn index

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2022-02-041COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9022927) filed by CATHOLICVOTE CIVIC ACTION, 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 Justice)(Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 02/04/2022)
2022-02-042LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CATHOLICVOTE CIVIC ACTION (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 02/04/2022)
2022-02-043LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 02/04/2022)
2022-02-04Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (znmg) (Entered: 02/04/2022)
2022-02-094SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(ztth) (Entered: 02/09/2022)
2022-02-235RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 2/11/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 3/13/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 02/23/2022)
2022-02-236RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 02/22/22. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 02/23/2022)
2022-02-237RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 2/22/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 02/23/2022)
2022-02-248GENERAL ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE REGGIE B. WALTON. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on February 24, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 02/24/2022)
2022-03-149NOTICE of Appearance by Kuntal Virendra Cholera on behalf of All Defendants (Cholera, Kuntal) (Main Document 9 replaced on 3/14/2022) (ztth). (Entered: 03/14/2022)
2022-03-1410ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Cholera, Kuntal) (Entered: 03/14/2022)
2022-03-14MINUTE ORDER. To ensure the expeditious resolution of this action, and because this qualifies as an exempted case under Local Civil Rule 16.3(b), it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before April 11, 2022, the parties shall file a joint proposed briefing schedule governing further proceedings. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on March 14, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 03/14/2022)
2022-03-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 4/11/2022. (adh, ) (Entered: 03/14/2022)
2022-04-1111Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cholera, Kuntal) (Entered: 04/11/2022)
2022-04-11MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before April 29, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 11, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 04/11/2022)
2022-04-13Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 4/29/2022. (zcdw) (Entered: 04/13/2022)
2022-04-2912Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 04/29/2022)
2022-05-02MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before June 17, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on May 2, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 05/02/2022)
2022-05-03Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 6/17/2022. (zcdw) (Entered: 05/03/2022)
2022-06-1713Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cholera, Kuntal) (Entered: 06/17/2022)
2022-06-27MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before July 15, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on June 27, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-07-1514Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cholera, Kuntal) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
2022-07-20MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before August 18, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on July 20, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 07/20/2022)
2022-08-1815Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 08/18/2022)
2022-08-24MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before September 16, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on August 24, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 08/24/2022)
2022-08-24Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 9/16/2022. (zcdw) (Entered: 08/24/2022)
2022-09-1616Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 09/16/2022)
2022-09-16MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before October 3, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on September 16, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 09/16/2022)
2022-09-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/3/2022 (mac) (Entered: 09/16/2022)
2022-10-0317Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 10/03/2022)
2022-10-0418STIPULATION of Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 10/04/2022)
2022-10-17MINUTE ORDER. In light of the plaintiff's 18 Stipulation of Dismissal, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. It is further ORDERED that this case is CLOSED. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on October 17, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 10/17/2022)
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