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Case TitleINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK v. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv00802
Date Filed2024-03-19
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge John D. Bates
PlaintiffINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK
Case DescriptionInformed Consent Action Network submitted a FOIA request to the Centers for Disease Control for records concerning deliverables submitted by General Dynamic Information Technology as required in a specified contract with a specified task order. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency located 123 responsive pages and disclosed 110 pages in full or in part and withheld 13 pages in full under Exemption 4 (commercial and confidential). ICAN filed an administrative appeal. After hearing nothing further from the agency, ICAN filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantCENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2024-03-191COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10767023) filed by INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet, # 8 Summons to CDC, # 9 Summons to HHS, # 10 Summons to USAG, # 11 Summons to USAO)(Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/19/2024)
2024-03-192LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/19/2024)
2024-03-20Case Assigned to Judge John D. Bates. (mg) (Entered: 03/20/2024)
2024-03-203SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(mg) (Entered: 03/20/2024)
2024-03-294RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION served on 3/25/2024 (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/29/2024)
2024-03-295RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES served on 3/25/2024 (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/29/2024)
2024-03-296RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/26/2024. (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/29/2024)
2024-03-297RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/21/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/20/2024. (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/29/2024)
2024-04-038NOTICE of Appearance by Allison Lucas on behalf of INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Lucas, Allison) (Entered: 04/03/2024)
2024-04-229NOTICE of Appearance by Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel on behalf of All Defendants (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 04/22/2024)
2024-04-2210ANSWER to Complaint by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.(Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 04/22/2024)
2024-04-2311ORDER regarding scheduling. See text of Order for details. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 4/23/2024. (lcjdb3) (Entered: 04/23/2024)
2024-05-1412Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 05/14/2024)
2024-05-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 12 the parties' joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than June 10, 2024. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 5/14/2024. (lcjdb3) (Entered: 05/14/2024)
2024-06-0713Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 06/07/2024)
2024-06-11MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 13 the parties' joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than August 10, 2024. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 6/11/2024. (lcjdb3) (Entered: 06/11/2024)
2024-08-0914Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 08/09/2024)
2024-08-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 14 the parties' joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than September 10, 2024. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 8/14/24. (lcjdb3) (Entered: 08/14/2024)
2024-09-0515Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to file Joint Status Report by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 09/05/2024)
2024-09-05MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 15 the parties' consent motion for an extension of time to file a joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than September 24, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 9/5/2024. (lcjdb3) (Entered: 09/05/2024)
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