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| 2023-10-03 | 1 | COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-10396950) filed by FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Summons to the Attorney General, # 4 Summons to Dept of Education, # 5 Summons to the U.S. Attorney)(Morgan, Jeremiah) (Entered: 10/03/2023) |
| 2023-10-04 | | Case Assigned to Judge Ana C. Reyes. (zsl) (Entered: 10/04/2023) |
| 2023-10-04 | 2 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsl) (Entered: 10/04/2023) |
| 2023-11-09 | 3 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.(Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 11/09/2023) |
| 2023-11-09 | | MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiff filed this Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") action on October 3, 2023. Dkt 1. Defendant filed its Answer on November 9, 2023. Dkt. 3. Cases filed under FOIA are exempt from the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 16.3. See LCvR 16.3(b)(10). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and file a joint status report on or before November 28, 2023. The joint status report should address, among other things, (1) the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request; (2) the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request; (3) the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff; (4) whether a motion for a stay is likely under Open America v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force , 547 F.2d 605 (D.C. Cir. 1976); and (5) whether the parties anticipate summary judgment briefing. Counsel shall not contact Chambers directly concerning scheduling or other matters, as Chambers personnel will not handle questions relating to the status or scheduling of pending matters, except in case of an emergency. In an emergency, Chambers can be reached at (202) 354-3350. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 11/9/2023. (lcar3) (Entered: 11/09/2023) |
| 2023-11-11 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 11/28/2023. (zcdw) (Entered: 11/11/2023) |
| 2023-11-28 | 4 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 11/28/2023) |
| 2024-03-21 | | MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before March 29, 2024. The Court reminds the parties that, per Judge Reyes's Standing Order, parties to a FOIA case should assume that a proposal to submit a joint status report (such as the parties' proposal in their 4 Joint Status Report to submit a joint status report on or before January 29, 2024) is approved unless the Court indicates otherwise. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 3/21/2024. (lcar3) (Entered: 03/21/2024) |
| 2024-03-25 | | Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 3/29/2024. (zcdw) (Entered: 03/25/2024) |
| 2024-03-28 | 5 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 03/28/2024) |
| 2024-05-29 | 6 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 05/29/2024) |
| 2024-07-29 | 7 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 07/29/2024) |
| 2024-08-13 | 8 | NOTICE of Corporate Status by FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE (Morgan, Jeremiah) (Entered: 08/13/2024) |
| 2024-08-13 | 9 | LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE (Morgan, Jeremiah) (Entered: 08/13/2024) |
| 2024-08-16 | 10 | STANDING ORDER. The Court hereby ORDERS the parties to comply with its Standing Order. See Standing Order for details. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 8/16/2024. (lcar3) (Entered: 08/16/2024) |
| 2024-09-27 | 11 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 09/27/2024) |
| 2024-11-26 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 11/26/2024) |
| 2025-01-07 | | Case directly reassigned to Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan. Judge Ana C. Reyes is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 01/07/2025) |
| 2025-01-27 | 13 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 01/27/2025) |
| 2025-01-27 | 14 | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 13 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report on or before March 27, 2025. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 01/27/2025. (lcah) (Entered: 01/27/2025) |
| 2025-03-27 | 15 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE. (Morgan, Jeremiah) (Entered: 03/27/2025) |
| 2025-03-28 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the Parties' 15 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS the Parties to file a further status report by April 28, 2025, that addresses what issues remain given that the Defendant has produced all responsive records. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 3/28/2025. (lcah) (Entered: 03/28/2025) |
| 2025-04-28 | 16 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE. (Morgan, Jeremiah) (Entered: 04/28/2025) |
| 2025-04-29 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 16 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS the Parties to file a further joint status report by June 27, 2025. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 4/29/2025. (lcah) (Entered: 04/29/2025) |
| 2025-06-27 | 17 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE. (Morgan, Jeremiah) (Entered: 06/27/2025) |
| 2025-07-01 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the Parties' 17 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS the Parties to file a further joint status report by July 31, 2025. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 7/1/2025. (lcas) (Entered: 07/01/2025) |
| 2025-07-30 | 18 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 07/30/2025) |
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