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| 2023-06-29 | 1 | COMPLAINT against CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-10173916) filed by JOEL WHITNEY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-6, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 06/29/2023) |
| 2023-06-29 | 2 | NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of JOEL WHITNEY (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 06/29/2023) |
| 2023-06-29 | 3 | SEALED DOCUMENT filed by JOEL WHITNEY(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 06/29/2023) |
| 2023-06-30 | | Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zrtw) (Entered: 06/30/2023) |
| 2023-06-30 | 4 | SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zrtw) (Entered: 06/30/2023) |
| 2023-07-24 | 5 | NOTICE of Appearance by B. Kathryn Debrason on behalf of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Debrason, B. Kathryn) (Entered: 07/24/2023) |
| 2023-07-31 | 6 | MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Debrason, B. Kathryn) (Entered: 07/31/2023) |
| 2023-08-01 | | MINUTE ORDER: Defendants' 6 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time is hereby GRANTED. Defendants shall have through and including August 30, 2023, to respond to the Complaint in this action. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/1/23. (lcja) (Entered: 08/01/2023) |
| 2023-08-28 | 7 | ANSWER to Complaint by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.(Debrason, B.) (Entered: 08/29/2023) |
| 2023-08-30 | | MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address 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 requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues no later than October 16, 2023. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/30/2023. (lcb) (Entered: 08/30/2023) |
| 2023-08-30 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/16/2023. (zed) (Entered: 08/31/2023) |
| 2023-10-16 | 8 | NOTICE of Appearance by Merrick Jason Wayne on behalf of JOEL WHITNEY (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 10/16/2023) |
| 2023-10-16 | 9 | NOTICE of Appearance by Diana Viggiano Valdivia on behalf of All Defendants (Valdivia, Diana) (Entered: 10/16/2023) |
| 2023-10-16 | 10 | Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order (Defendants' Proposal), # 2 Text of Proposed Order (Plaintiff's Proposal))(Valdivia, Diana) (Entered: 10/16/2023) |
| 2023-10-17 | | MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant National Archives and Records Administration shall produce the responsive records within 30 days of the completion of the equity-holding agencies' review. The parties shall file their next Joint Status Report on January 15, 2024, and every 90 days thereafter. To the extent the parties request a change to the status quo, the report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 10/17/23. (lce) (Entered: 10/17/2023) |
| 2023-10-17 | 11 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Kaitlin Kerry Eckrote on behalf of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Substituting for attorney Diana V. Valdivia (Eckrote, Kaitlin) (Entered: 10/17/2023) |
| 2024-01-12 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Debrason, B.) (Entered: 01/12/2024) |
| 2024-04-15 | 13 | Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Debrason, B.) (Entered: 04/15/2024) |
| 2024-04-23 | 14 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Kimberly Stratton on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney B. Kathryn Debrason (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 04/23/2024) |
| 2024-07-15 | 15 | Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 07/15/2024) |
| 2024-10-15 | 16 | Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 10/15/2024) |
| 2024-11-27 | | Case directly reassigned to Judge Amir H. Ali. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 11/27/2024) |
| 2025-01-13 | 17 | Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 01/13/2025) |
| 2025-04-14 | 18 | Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 04/14/2025) |
| 2025-04-15 | | MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of the parties' 18 joint status report. All future status reports shall update the Court on how many responsive records were identified by each agency, how many have been produced, how many remain to be produced, and a proposed timeline to complete production. To the extent the status report states that an agency has completed production, the report shall confirm whether Plaintiff has reviewed the production and the parties shall confirm they will meet and confer to resolve any outstanding issues. The parties shall file an additional status report by May 14, 2025, updating the Court on these items. The parties' last few status reports have repeated that Defendant National Archives and Records Administration ("NARA") is awaiting Plaintiff's payment. The May 14, 2025, status report shall state Plaintiff's position or confirm that Plaintiff has paid NARA. Notwithstanding this additional status report, the parties remain under the Court's October 17, 2023, order to file a joint status report every ninety days. Signed by Judge Amir H. Ali on 4/15/2025. (lcaha2) (Entered: 04/15/2025) |
| 2025-04-16 | 19 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. Attorney Kaitlin Kerry Eckrote terminated. (Eckrote, Kaitlin) (Entered: 04/16/2025) |
| 2025-05-14 | 20 | Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 05/14/2025) |
| 2025-05-15 | | MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of the parties' 20 joint status report. The report states that the National Archives and Records Administration has completed production and that the CIA will complete production by May 30, 2025. The parties' next joint status report shall confirm that production is complete and shall confirm that Plaintiff has reviewed the production. The parties shall meet and confer to resolve any disputes. To the extent any disputes still remain, they shall be identified in the joint status report with a brief description of each party's position. Signed by Judge Amir H. Ali on 5/15/2025. (lcaha2) (Entered: 05/15/2025) |
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