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Case TitleSPARACINO PLLC v. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv01367
Date Filed2022-05-17
Date Closed2022-09-27
JudgeJudge Trevor N. McFadden
PlaintiffSPARACINO PLLC
Case DescriptionThe law firm of Sparacino, PLLC, representing military servicemembers killed or wounded in Iraq as the result of Iranian support for terrorism, submitted a FOIA request to the Defense Intelligence Agency for records concerning significant incident reports. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Sparacino filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantDEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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2022-05-171COMPLAINT for Violation of the Freedom of Information Act against DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9242680) filed by SPARACINO PLLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons to Defense Intelligence Agency, # 3 Summons to United States Attorney General, # 4 Summons to Civil Process Clerk - United States Attorney's Office, # 5 Exhibit 1 to Complaint, # 6 Exhibit 2 to Complaint, # 7 Exhibit 3 to Complaint)(Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-05-172LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by SPARACINO PLLC (Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-05-17Case Assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (zsb) (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-05-173STANDING ORDER Establishing Procedures for Cases Before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. The parties are hereby ORDERED to read and comply with the directives in the attached standing order. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/17/22. (lctnm2) (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-05-184SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmh) (Entered: 05/18/2022)
2022-06-225NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas M.H. Reddick on behalf of SPARACINO PLLC (Reddick, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
2022-06-226NOTICE of Appearance by Timothy Ryan on behalf of SPARACINO PLLC (Ryan, Timothy) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
2022-06-227NOTICE of Appearance by Devin Charles Ringger on behalf of SPARACINO PLLC (Ringger, Devin) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
2022-06-228RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General May 24, 2022. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1: Proof of Service)(Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
2022-06-229RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 5/24/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/23/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1: Proof of Service)(Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
2022-06-2210RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY served on 5/23/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1: Proof of Service)(Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
2022-06-3011Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint,, Nunc Pro Tunc by DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Moustakas, John) (Entered: 06/30/2022)
2022-07-01MINUTE ORDER granting Defendant's 11 Consent Motion for Extension of Time. The Defendant shall now respond to Plaintiff's 1 Complaint on or before August 1, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 7/1/2022. (lctnm3) (Entered: 07/01/2022)
2022-07-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 8/1/2022. (hmc) (Entered: 07/05/2022)
2022-08-0112Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Moustakas, John) (Entered: 08/02/2022)
2022-08-02MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the 12 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer, the Court ORDERS Defendant to file its Answer on or before August 8, 2022. The Court directs Defendant's attention to Paragraph 9(A) of the Court's 3 Standing Order, which requires that motions for extensions of time be filed no later than four days before any deadline. Further requests for extensions will be disfavored. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 8/2/22. (lctnm3) (Entered: 08/02/2022)
2022-08-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 8/8/2022. (hmc) (Entered: 08/02/2022)
2022-08-0413ANSWER to Complaint by DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.(Moustakas, John) (Entered: 08/04/2022)
2022-08-08MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court are a Complaint and an Answer in this FOIA case. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report proposing a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule should address, among other things, the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents Plaintiff requests, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, and a briefing schedule for dispositive motions, if required. The parties shall file the schedule on or before September 7, 2022. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 8/8/2022. (lctnm3) (Entered: 08/08/2022)
2022-08-08Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/7/2022. (hmc) (Entered: 08/08/2022)
2022-08-0814Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Moustakas, John) (Entered: 08/08/2022)
2022-08-09MINUTE ORDER granting the 14 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report on or before September 26, 2022. The parties shall promptly inform the Court if they resolve the matter before that deadline. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 8/9/2022. (lctnm3) (Entered: 08/09/2022)
2022-08-09Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/26/2022. (hmc) (Entered: 08/09/2022)
2022-09-2615STIPULATION of Dismissal by SPARACINO PLLC. (Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 09/26/2022)
2022-09-26MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the 15 Notice of Dismissal, this case is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The Clerk of Court shall close this case. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 9/26/2022. (lctnm3) (Entered: 09/26/2022)
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