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Case TitleJewish Legal News, Inc. v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection et al
DistrictNorthern District of California
CityOakland
Case Number4:2023cv06241
Date Filed2023-12-04
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr
PlaintiffJewish Legal News, Inc.
Case DescriptionJewish Legal News submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for records concerning incidents in where individuals affiliated with Hamas or Hezbollah have been detected trying to enter the U.S. through the southern border. JLN also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt4 of the request. The agency rejected the request as being too broad to search. JLN narrowed its request. The agency told JLN that its request was being referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which had responsive records. After hearing nothing further from the agency, JLN filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. Customs and Border Protection
DefendantU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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2023-12-041COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-18899545.). Filed by Jewish Legal News, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Javitch, Mark) (Filed on 12/4/2023) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2023-12-042Proposed Summons. (Javitch, Mark) (Filed on 12/4/2023) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2023-12-043Case assigned to Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (anj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/4/2023) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2023-12-044Proposed Summons. (Javitch, Mark) (Filed on 12/4/2023) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2023-12-045Proposed Summons. (Javitch, Mark) (Filed on 12/4/2023) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2023-12-046Certificate of Interested Entities by Jewish Legal News, Inc. (none) (Javitch, Mark) (Filed on 12/4/2023) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2023-12-047CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Jewish Legal News, Inc... (Javitch, Mark) (Filed on 12/4/2023) (Entered: 12/04/2023)
2023-12-058Summons Issued as to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Attorney. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons)(cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2023) (Entered: 12/05/2023)
2023-12-059Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 2/27/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/5/2024 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 2, 4th Floor. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2023) (Entered: 12/05/2023)
2023-12-0510CLERK'S NOTICE RE DOCKET NO. 9 . Notice is hereby given that the case management conference set for March 5, 2024 will be held telephonically. The March 5, 2024 proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone. For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 888-808-6929 Access Code: 6064255 The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length. PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. PLEASE NOTE: All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for a telephonic case management conference are required to dial-in at least 15 minutes before the hearing to check-in with the CRD. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2023) (Entered: 12/05/2023)
2023-12-1311NOTICE of filing Exhibits A-D to Complaint by Jewish Legal News, Inc. (Javitch, Mark) (Filed on 12/13/2023) Modified on 12/14/2023 (cjl, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/13/2023)
2024-01-0412CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.. (Mainardi, Andrew) (Filed on 1/4/2024) (Entered: 01/04/2024)
2024-01-0413STIPULATION EXTENDING DEFENDANTS' TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT filed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jewish Legal News, Inc. (Mainardi, Andrew) (Filed on 1/4/2024) Modified on 1/4/2024 (cjl, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/04/2024)
2024-01-0514ORDER OF REFERENCE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE UPON CONSENT RE DOCKET NOS. 7 AND 12 . Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 1/5/2024. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2024) (Entered: 01/05/2024)
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