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| 2022-09-20 | 1 | COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9532833) filed by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 B, # 3 C, # 4 D, # 5 E, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet, # 7 Summons Main Justice, # 8 Summons US Attorney's Office)(Ding, Michael) (Entered: 09/20/2022) |
| 2022-09-20 | | Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (zsb) (Entered: 09/20/2022) |
| 2022-09-20 | 2 | SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 09/20/2022) |
| 2022-09-20 | | NOTICE OF ERROR re 1 Complaint; emailed to michael.ding@aflegal.org, cc'd 1 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Missing summonses-government. When naming a government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & two additional summonses for the U.S. Attorney & U.S. Attorney General. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to Issue. (zsb, ) (Entered: 09/20/2022) |
| 2022-09-27 | 3 | STANDARD ORDER for Civil Cases. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 27, 2022. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 09/27/2022) |
| 2022-09-27 | 4 | REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION.(Ding, Michael) (Entered: 09/27/2022) |
| 2022-09-27 | 5 | SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zed) (Entered: 09/27/2022) |
| 2022-10-04 | 6 | LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION (Ding, Michael) (Entered: 10/04/2022) |
| 2022-11-04 | 7 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 10/11/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 11/10/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement USPS Tracking)(Ding, Michael) (Entered: 11/04/2022) |
| 2022-11-04 | 8 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 10/11/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement)(Ding, Michael) (Entered: 11/04/2022) |
| 2022-11-10 | 9 | ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 11/10/2022) |
| 2022-11-10 | | MINUTE 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 December 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on November 10, 2022. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 11/10/2022) |
| 2022-12-01 | 10 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 12/01/2022) |
| 2022-12-02 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before February 10, 2023. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 2, 2022. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 12/02/2022) |
| 2023-02-10 | 11 | Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Ding, Michael) (Entered: 02/10/2023) |
| 2023-02-10 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before May 19, 2023. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on February 10, 2023. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 02/10/2023) |
| 2023-05-19 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 05/19/2023) |
| 2023-05-22 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before June 21, 2023. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on May 22, 2023. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 05/22/2023) |
| 2023-06-21 | 13 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 06/21/2023) |
| 2023-06-22 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, the Court will not require the defendant to increase its proposed processing rate at this time. "Courts have broad discretion to determine a reasonable processing rate for a FOIA request." Colbert v. FBI , No. 16-cv-1790, 2018 WL 6299966, at *3 (D.D.C. Sept. 3, 2018). The analysis is informed by "[s]everal factors," including "the size and compelling need of the request compared to others, as well as the effect of the request on the [agency's] ability to review other FOIA requests." Id. The plaintiff has provided no grounds for requiring the defendant to prioritize this case over similar FOIA cases. Consequently, the Court will "defer[] to the agency's release policies" at this time. Id. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before August 9, 2023. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 22, 2023. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 06/22/2023) |
| 2023-08-09 | 14 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 08/09/2023) |
| 2023-08-10 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, the parties are ORDERED to file a joint status report on or before October 10, 2023. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 10, 2023. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 08/10/2023) |
| 2023-08-10 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 10/10/2023 (zjch, ) (Entered: 08/11/2023) |
| 2023-10-10 | 15 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 10/10/2023) |
| 2023-10-10 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report on or before December 12, 2023. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 10, 2023. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 10/10/2023) |
| 2023-10-10 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 12/12/2023 (zjch, ) (Entered: 10/10/2023) |
| 2023-10-11 | 16 | NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher M. Lynch on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 10/11/2023) |
| 2023-12-12 | 17 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 12/12/2023) |
| 2023-12-13 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 17 Status Report, the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before February 13, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 13, 2023. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 12/13/2023) |
| 2023-12-14 | 18 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Attorney Courtney Danielle Enlow terminated. (Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 12/14/2023) |
| 2024-02-12 | 19 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 02/12/2024) |
| 2024-02-12 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a joint status report on or before April 16, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on February 12, 2024. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 02/12/2024) |
| 2024-04-15 | 20 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 04/15/2024) |
| 2024-04-15 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 20 Status Report, the parties shall file a joint status report on or before June 18, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 15, 2024. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 04/15/2024) |
| 2024-06-18 | 21 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 06/18/2024) |
| 2024-06-18 | | MINUTE ORDER. Consistent with the parties' 21 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a joint status report on or before August 27, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 18, 2024. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 06/18/2024) |
| 2024-06-18 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 8/27/2024 (zjch, ) (Entered: 06/21/2024) |
| 2024-08-27 | 22 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 08/27/2024) |
| 2024-08-28 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 22 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a joint status report on or before September 24, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 28, 2024. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 08/28/2024) |
| 2024-09-24 | 23 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 09/24/2024) |
| 2024-09-24 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 23 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a joint status report on or before October 29, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 24, 2024. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 09/24/2024) |
| 2024-10-29 | 24 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 10/29/2024) |
| 2024-10-30 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 24 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a joint status report on or before December 3, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 30, 2024. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 10/30/2024) |
| 2024-12-03 | 25 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lynch, Christopher) (Entered: 12/03/2024) |
| 2024-12-04 | | MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 25 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a joint status report on or before January 17, 2025. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 4, 2024. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 12/04/2024) |
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