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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv03045
Date Filed2022-10-07
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Reggie B. Walton
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the National Institute of Health for records concerning a Zoom meeting on Oct. 20, 2021 between NIH officials and officials at the University of Pittsburgh related to fetal tissue research. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2022-10-071COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9585142) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney)(Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 10/07/2022)
2022-10-072LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 10/07/2022)
2022-10-11Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (zcb, ) (Entered: 10/11/2022)
2022-10-113SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zcb, ) (Entered: 10/11/2022)
2022-10-274RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 10/13/2022. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 11/12/2022.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 10/20/2022., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES served on 10/18/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Brooke Paz)(Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 10/27/2022)
2022-10-275GENERAL ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE REGGIE B. WALTON. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on October 27, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 10/27/2022)
2022-11-146ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.(Moustakas, John) (Entered: 11/14/2022)
2022-11-22MINUTE 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 December 20, 2022, the parties shall file a joint proposed briefing schedule governing the filing of dispositive motions. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on November 22, 2022. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 11/22/2022)
2022-11-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 12/20/2022 (mac) (Entered: 11/22/2022)
2022-12-207Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Moustakas, John) (Entered: 12/20/2022)
2022-12-21MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 7 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before February 17, 2023, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 21, 2022. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 12/21/2022)
2022-12-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 2/17/2023 (mac) (Entered: 12/22/2022)
2023-02-178STATUS REPORT (Plaintiff's Status Report) by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 02/17/2023)
2023-02-179STATUS REPORT BY DEFENDANT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Moustakas, John) (Entered: 02/17/2023)
2023-02-21MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the 8 Plaintiff's Status Report and the 9 Defendant's Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before March 3, 2023, the parties shall meet and confer regarding the search parameters of the plaintiff's FOIA request. It is further ORDERED that, on or before May 18, 2023, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on February 21, 2023. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 02/21/2023)
2023-02-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/18/2023 (mac) (Entered: 02/21/2023)
2023-05-1810Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 05/18/2023)
2023-05-25MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before July 18, 2023, 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 25, 2023. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 05/25/2023)
2023-07-1711Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 07/17/2023)
2023-07-17MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before September 22, 2023, 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 17, 2023. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 07/17/2023)
2023-09-2212Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 09/22/2023)
2023-09-25MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before November 17, 2023, 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 25, 2023. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 09/25/2023)
2023-11-1413Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 11/14/2023)
2023-11-15MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before February 16, 2024, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on November 15, 2023. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 11/15/2023)
2024-01-0314NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Dedra Seibel Curteman on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney John Moustakas (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 01/03/2024)
2024-02-1615Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 02/16/2024)
2024-02-16MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before April 16, 2024, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on February 16, 2024. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 02/16/2024)
2024-04-1616Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 04/16/2024)
2024-04-17MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before June 17, 2024, 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 17, 2024. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 04/17/2024)
2024-06-1717Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 06/17/2024)
2024-06-17MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before August 16, 2024, 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 17, 2024. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 06/17/2024)
2024-08-1618Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 08/16/2024)
2024-08-19MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 18 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before October 15, 2024, 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 19, 2024. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 08/19/2024)
2024-10-1519Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 10/15/2024)
2024-10-30MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before December 16, 2024, the parties shall submit a joint status report regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on October 30, 2024. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
2024-10-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/16/2024. (zalh) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
2024-12-1620Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 12/16/2024)
2025-01-23MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 20 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before February 14, 2025, the parties shall file an additional joint status report apprising the Court of the status of this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on January 23, 2025. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 01/23/2025)
2025-02-1421Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 02/14/2025)
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