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| 2023-02-07 | 1 | COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9845599) filed by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Exhibit 1, # 6 Exhibit 2, # 7 Exhibit 3)(Dewey, Samuel) (Entered: 02/07/2023) |
| 2023-02-08 | | Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (zcb) (Entered: 02/08/2023) |
| 2023-02-08 | 2 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zcb) (Entered: 02/08/2023) |
| 2023-02-08 | 3 | ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 02/08/23. (DM) (Entered: 02/08/2023) |
| 2023-03-10 | 4 | NOTICE of Appearance by Derek S. Hammond on behalf of All Defendants (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 03/10/2023) |
| 2023-03-10 | 5 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 03/10/2023) |
| 2023-03-10 | 6 | ORDER directing parties to file joint status report on or before April 7, 2023 . Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on March 10, 2023. (lcckk1) (Entered: 03/10/2023) |
| 2023-03-10 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/7/2023. (dot) (Entered: 03/12/2023) |
| 2023-04-07 | 7 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 04/07/2023) |
| 2023-04-09 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' 7 Joint Status Report. Upon consideration thereof, the parties shall file their next joint status report on or before June 6, 2023 and, if necessary, every sixty days thereafter. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on April 8, 2023. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/09/2023) |
| 2023-04-10 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/6/2023 and, if necessary, every sixty days thereafter. (dot) (Entered: 04/10/2023) |
| 2023-06-06 | 8 | NOTICE of Appearance by Eric Neal Cornett on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Cornett, Eric) (Entered: 06/06/2023) |
| 2023-06-06 | 9 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 06/06/2023) |
| 2023-07-13 | 10 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Kartik Narayan Venguswamy on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Substituting for attorney Derek Hammond (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 07/13/2023) |
| 2023-08-14 | 11 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 08/14/2023) |
| 2023-09-13 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 09/13/2023) |
| 2023-10-16 | 13 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 10/16/2023) |
| 2023-10-17 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report. Plaintiff evidently considers Defendant's pace of FOIA productions too slow and requests a status conference to discuss the matter. Without a motion for the Court's consideration, a status conference would not be productive. The Court's minute order directing rolling joint status reports stands. Pursuant to Rule 7, Plaintiff is free to move for some particular relief at any time. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on October 17, 2023. (lcckk1) (Entered: 10/17/2023) |
| 2023-11-16 | 14 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 11/16/2023) |
| 2023-11-17 | 15 | MOTION to Compel Production by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Cornett, Eric) (Entered: 11/17/2023) |
| 2023-11-22 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs' 15 Motion to Compel Production. In light of Plaintiffs' request to compel Defendant to complete production of agency records no later than December 22, 2023, the Court sets the following briefing schedule: Defendant shall file a response on or before November 28, 2023 . Plaintiffs may file a reply on or before December 1, 2023 . Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on November 22, 2023. (lcckk1) (Entered: 11/22/2023) |
| 2023-11-22 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant shall file a response to 15 on or before 11/28/2023. Plaintiffs may file a reply on or before 12/1/2023. (dot) (Entered: 11/22/2023) |
| 2023-12-01 | | MINUTE ORDER: Per the Court's November 22, 2023 Minute Order, Defendant's response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel was due on November 28, 2023. No response has been filed. As such, Defendant shall file a response on or before December 6, 2023 . Plaintiffs may file a reply on or before December 11, 2023 . Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on December 1, 2023. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/01/2023) |
| 2023-12-01 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant shall file a response on or before 12/6/2023. Plaintiffs may file a reply on or before 12/11/2023. (dot) (Entered: 12/04/2023) |
| 2023-12-06 | 16 | Memorandum in opposition to re 15 Motion to Compel filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 12/06/2023) |
| 2023-12-12 | 17 | ORDER denying Plaintiffs' 15 Motion to Compel. The parties are directed to file a joint status report on or before February 19, 2024 , updating the Court as to the status of production. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on December 12, 2023. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/12/2023) |
| 2023-12-12 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/19/2024, updating the Court as to the status of production. (dot) (Entered: 12/13/2023) |
| 2024-02-20 | 18 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 02/20/2024) |
| 2024-04-19 | 19 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 04/19/2024) |
| 2024-04-23 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report. Therein, Defendant explains that the FBI "made its final release of records" responsive to Plaintiffs' FOIA request on January 31, 2024, and Plaintiffs are still reviewing the records. The parties propose filing another joint status report on or before June 19, 2024. The Court shall ADOPT the parties' suggestion. The Court directs the parties to file another joint status report on or before June 19, 2024 , and, if necessary, every sixty days thereafter. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 4/23/2024. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/23/2024) |
| 2024-04-23 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/19/2024, and, if necessary, every sixty days thereafter. (dot) (Entered: 04/23/2024) |
| 2024-06-20 | 20 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 06/20/2024) |
| 2024-08-20 | 21 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 08/20/2024) |
| 2024-10-21 | 22 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 10/21/2024) |
| 2024-12-03 | 23 | NOTICE of Appearance by Max Taylor Matheu on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Matheu, Max) (Main Document 23 replaced on 12/4/2024) (znmw). (Entered: 12/03/2024) |
| 2024-12-20 | 24 | STIPULATION of Dismissal (Joint) by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Venguswamy, Kartik) (Entered: 12/20/2024) |
| 2024-12-23 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' 24 Stipulation of Dismissal, in which the parties stipulate to dismiss this action with prejudice. The stipulation is signed by counsel for both Plaintiffs and by counsel for the Defendant, the U.S. Department of Justice. The Court therefore ORDERS, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a), that this action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/23/2024. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/23/2024) |
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