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Case TitleAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv00758
Date Filed2024-03-15
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Rudolph Contreras
PlaintiffAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
Case DescriptionAmerican Center for Law and Justice submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning the agency and UNRWA and any employee of UNRWA involved in acts of support of Hamas in the October 7 attack on Israel. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, ACLJ filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees, Litigation - Vaughn index

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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2024-03-151COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10757939) filed by AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A --- FOIA Request, # 2 Exhibit B --- Responses, # 3 Summons Attorney General, # 4 Summons DC AUSA, # 5 Summons Dept State, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Monaghan, John) (Attachment 6 replaced on 3/18/2024) (znmw). (Entered: 03/15/2024)
2024-03-152NOTICE of Appearance by John A. Monaghan on behalf of AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 03/15/2024)
2024-03-153LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 03/15/2024)
2024-03-18Case Assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (znmw) (Entered: 03/18/2024)
2024-03-184SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 03/18/2024)
2024-04-245RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/9/2024. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/9/2024.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 4/11/2024, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 4/16/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Affidavit)(Monaghan, John) (Entered: 04/24/2024)
2024-05-096NOTICE of Appearance by Douglas C. Dreier on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 05/09/2024)
2024-05-097ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 05/09/2024)
2024-05-18MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and submit a proposed briefing schedule (not LCvR 16.3 report) within 2 weeks. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 05/18/2024. (lcrc2) (Entered: 05/18/2024)
2024-06-038Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 06/03/2024)
2024-06-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 8 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on July 9, 2024, with additional joint status reports due every ninety days thereafter. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 06/03/2024. (lcrc2) (Entered: 06/03/2024)
2024-07-099Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 07/09/2024)
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