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Case TitleINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK v. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv00813
Date Filed2024-03-20
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Reggie B. Walton
PlaintiffINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK
Case DescriptionInformed Consent Action Network submitted a FOIA request to NIH for records concerning emails sent of received by three named staff regarding antibodies to SARS. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but 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

DefendantNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2024-03-201COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10769873) filed by INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons to NIH, # 5 Summons to HHS, # 6 Summons to USAG, # 7 Summons to USAO)(Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/20/2024)
2024-03-202LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/20/2024)
2024-03-21Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (mg) (Entered: 03/21/2024)
2024-03-213SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(mg) (Entered: 03/21/2024)
2024-03-224STANDING 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 3/22/2024. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 03/22/2024)
2024-03-295RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH served on 3/25/2024 (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/29/2024)
2024-03-296RETURN 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)
2024-03-297RETURN 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)
2024-03-298RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/22/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/21/2024. (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/29/2024)
2024-04-229ANSWER to Complaint by NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.(Escher, Sam) (Entered: 04/22/2024)
2024-04-23MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that, on or before May 16, 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 May 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/23/2024. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 04/23/2024)
2024-05-0710NOTICE of Appearance by Richard Scott Pietrowski on behalf of INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Pietrowski, Richard) (Entered: 05/07/2024)
2024-05-1611Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Escher, Sam) (Entered: 05/16/2024)
2024-05-17MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 11 , it is hereby ORDERED that the initial scheduling conference scheduled for May 23, 2024 is VACATED. It is further ORDERED that the parties submit a further joint status report, informing the Court about the progress of the agency's search and the processing of any responsive materials, on or before July 1, 2024. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/17/2024. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 05/17/2024)
2024-06-1312Case directly reassigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton as related. Judge Randolph D. Moss is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 06/13/2024)
2024-06-1713ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties' Joint Motion to Consolidate, Informed Consent Action Network v. National Institutes of Health, et al., Civil Action No. 23-3674, ECF No. 14, is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Informed Consent Action Network v. National Institutes of Health, et al., Civil Action No. 24-813, is CONSOLIDATED with Informed Consent Action Network v. National Institutes of Health, et al., Civil Action No. 23-3674. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall make all future filings in Informed Consent Action Network v. National Institutes of Health, et al., Civil Action No. 23-3674, and the Clerk of the Court shall refuse to accept any filings in Informed Consent Action Network v. National Institutes of Health, et al., Civil Action No. 24-813. It is further ORDERED that, on August 16, 2024, and every sixty days thereafter, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on June 17, 2024. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 06/17/2024)
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