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Case TitleAMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv00695
Date Filed2024-03-11
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Randolph D. Moss
PlaintiffAMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION
Case DescriptionAmerica First Legal Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records concerning communications about the Southern Poverty Law Center's 2022 report on hate and extremism. AFL also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The Office of Information Policy asked AFL to narrow the scope of its search. AFL agreed to do so. The Civil Rights Division also asked AFL to narrow the scope of its request, which it did. After hearing nothing further from the agency, AFL filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2024-03-111COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10747086) filed by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Civil Cover Sheet, # 10 Summons, # 11 Summons)(Meckler, Jacob) (Entered: 03/11/2024)
2024-03-12Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (znmw) (Entered: 03/12/2024)
2024-03-122SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 03/12/2024)
2024-03-12NOTICE OF ERROR re 1 Complaint; emailed to jacob.meckler@aflegal.org, cc'd 1 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Missing/incorrect summonses. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to issue., 2. Separate summons required for named defendant. (znmw, ) (Entered: 03/12/2024)
2024-03-143STANDING ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the directives set forth in the attached Standing Order. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/14/24. (lcrdm2) (Entered: 03/14/2024)
2024-04-294RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/3/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/3/2024. (Meckler, Jacob) (Entered: 04/29/2024)
2024-04-295RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 04/01/2024. (Meckler, Jacob) (Entered: 04/29/2024)
2024-05-036ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Walker, Anna) (Entered: 05/03/2024)
2024-05-06MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that, on or before June 10, 2024, the parties shall confer and file a joint status report addressing (1) any documents still to be produced pursuant to FOIA; (2) an anticipated schedule for processing and producing any such documents; and (3) any substantive areas of disagreement between the parties. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall appear for an Initial Scheduling Conference on June 21, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 8. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/6/24. (lcrdm2) (Entered: 05/06/2024)
2024-06-107Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Anna) (Entered: 06/10/2024)
2024-06-13MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Status Report, Dkt. 7 , it is hereby ORDERED that (1) the initial scheduling conference currently set for June 21, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., is VACATED and (2) the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before July 10, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/13/24. (lcrdm2) (Entered: 06/13/2024)
2024-07-108Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Walker, Anna) (Entered: 07/10/2024)
2024-07-11MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 8 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before August 16, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/11/24. (lcrdm2) (Entered: 07/11/2024)
2024-08-169Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Walker, Anna) (Entered: 08/16/2024)
2024-08-20MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Status Report, Dkt. 9 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a further Joint Status Report on or before October 1, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 8/20/2024. (lcrdm2) (Entered: 08/20/2024)
2024-09-1710NOTICE of Appearance by Ian Prior on behalf of AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION (Prior, Ian) (Entered: 09/17/2024)
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