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| 2023-02-23 | 1 | COMPLAINT against FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9878192) filed by INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Proposed to AG, US Attorney, and Defendant, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 02/23/2023) |
| 2023-02-23 | 2 | NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 02/23/2023) |
| 2023-02-24 | | Case Assigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. (zrtw) (Entered: 02/24/2023) |
| 2023-02-24 | 3 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zrtw) (Entered: 02/24/2023) |
| 2023-03-16 | 4 | ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH (Horner, Christopher) Modified on 3/21/2023; duplicate of Docket Entry 5 . (znmw). (Entered: 03/16/2023) |
| 2023-03-16 | 5 | NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 03/16/2023) |
| 2023-03-28 | 6 | MOTION for Extension of Time to File by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 03/28/2023) |
| 2023-03-30 | | MINUTE ORDER re 6 Motion for Extension of Time: Having considered the motion and for good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the motion. Defendant is ORDERED to respond to the Complaint by May 1, 2023. The Court recognizes that Plaintiff has only consented to an extension until April 20, 2023. However, the Court finds that the good cause standard is satisfied for the entirety of the requested extension, particularly given that it is not significantly longer than that to which Plaintiff agreed. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on March 30, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 03/30/2023) |
| 2023-05-01 | 7 | ANSWER to Complaint by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION.(Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 05/01/2023) |
| 2023-05-02 | 8 | ORDER. The Court ORDERS the Parties to confer and submit by not later than June 2, 2023, a proposed schedule for the processing and release of responsive records and/or a briefing schedule for the filing of dispositive motions to resolve this matter. In the event the parties cannot agree, separate proposals shall be filed by that date. See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on May 2, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 05/02/2023) |
| 2023-06-02 | 9 | Joint STATUS REPORT by INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH. (Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 06/02/2023) |
| 2023-06-05 | 10 | SCHEDULING ORDER. The Court ORDERS the Parties to file a joint status report on July 12, 2023, and every 90 days thereafter until further order of the Court. See document for details and more information on case procedures. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on June 5, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 06/05/2023) |
| 2023-07-12 | 11 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 07/12/2023) |
| 2023-07-13 | | MINUTE ORDER re 11 Joint Status Report: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report. In the report, the agency represents that it has, in the brief period since the last Joint Status Report was filed, identified between 8,000 and 12,000 pages of records that are potentially responsive to Plaintiff's request. However, the agency provides no timetable for the processing of those records. As such, the Parties are ORDERED to confer and submit, by August 10, 2023, a Joint Status Report including a proposed schedule for the identification, processing, and release of all responsive records in this case. If the Parties are unable to agree on a schedule, the report should include a brief description of each Party's proposed timetable. In the meantime, the Parties should continue to confer in good faith to facilitate the expeditious release of the records that have been identified so far. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on July 13, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 07/13/2023) |
| 2023-08-10 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 08/10/2023) |
| 2023-09-08 | 13 | WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO NOTICE FILED 10/3/2023..... MOTION for Discovery by INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (FOIA Request), # 2 Exhibit B (Initial Determination Letter), # 3 Exhibit C (Second Determination Letter), # 4 Exhibit D (Letter from Congress))(Hardin, Matthew) Modified on 10/3/2023 (znmw). (Entered: 09/08/2023) |
| 2023-09-12 | | MINUTE ORDER: regarding the Motion for Discovery filed by the Institute for Energy Research 13 , the Court requests that Defendant advise if the Motion is opposed. If Defendant opposes the Motion, it should inform the Court of the basis for the opposition by September 22, 2023. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on September 12, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 09/12/2023) |
| 2023-09-20 | 14 | MOTION for Extension of Time to File by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 09/20/2023) |
| 2023-09-20 | | MINUTE ORDER granting 14 Motion for Extension of Time to Respond: upon consideration of Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time and finding good cause, the Motion is GRANTED. Defendant is ORDERED to respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Discovery 13 by October 2, 2023. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on September 20, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 09/20/2023) |
| 2023-10-02 | 15 | MOTION for Extension of Time to File by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 10/02/2023) |
| 2023-10-03 | 16 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION by INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH re 13 MOTION for Discovery (Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 10/03/2023) |
| 2023-10-03 | | MINUTE ORDER finding as moot 15 Motion for Extension of Time to File: In light of the Plaintiff's Withdrawal of Motion 16 , the Court finds this Motion for Extension to be moot. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on October 3, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 10/03/2023) |
| 2023-12-01 | | MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the Scheduling Order 10 , the Court ordered the Parties to submit a joint status report every 90 days apprising the Court of the status of Defendant's responses to Plaintiff's FOIA request. The Court last received such a report on August 8, 2023. The Court therefore ORDERS the Parties to file a Joint Status Report by December 8, 2023. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on December 1, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 12/01/2023) |
| 2023-12-07 | 17 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 12/07/2023) |
| 2023-12-11 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has reviewed the Parties' Status Report 17 and directs the Parties to confer and file another joint status report by January 12, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on December 11, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 12/11/2023) |
| 2024-01-12 | 18 | Joint STATUS REPORT by INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH. (Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 01/12/2024) |
| 2024-01-16 | | MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the Parties' Joint Status Report 18 , the Court ORDERS Defendant to complete its reconsideration and provide a Vaughn index justifying its withholdings to Plaintiff by February 16, 2024. Additionally, the Parties SHALL submit a joint status report by February 23, 2024, with a proposed schedule for further proceedings. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 16, 2024. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 01/16/2024) |
| 2024-02-23 | 19 | Joint STATUS REPORT by INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH. (Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 02/23/2024) |
| 2024-04-05 | | MINUTE ORDER: In the last joint status report 19 , the Parties advised they would submit another joint status report by March 27, 2024, with a briefing schedule or proposal for further proceedings. The Court has not received that status report. The Court therefore ORDERS the Parties to file a joint status report by April 11, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on April 5, 2024. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 04/05/2024) |
| 2024-04-10 | 20 | Joint STATUS REPORT by INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH. (Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 04/10/2024) |
| 2024-04-10 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has reviewed the Parties' Status Report 20 and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by May 13, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on April 10, 2024. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 04/10/2024) |
| 2024-05-13 | 21 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 05/13/2024) |
| 2024-05-14 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has reviewed the Parties' joint status report 21 and directs the Parties to file either a joint stipulation of dismissal or a joint status report by June 13, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on May 14, 2024. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 05/14/2024) |
| 2024-06-13 | 22 | STIPULATION of Dismissal by FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (Peterson, Benton) (Entered: 06/13/2024) |
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