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Case TitleINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK v. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv01149
Date Filed2024-04-19
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 emails sent or received by Amanda Cohn including the term "@pfizer,com." The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency administratively closed the request. ICAN filed an administrative which was granted but after hearing nothing further from the agency, ICAN filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Vaughn index, Fee Category - Media or Educational, Public Interest Fee Waiver, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantCENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2024-04-191COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10840457) filed by INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet, # 7 Summons to CDC, # 8 Summons to HHS, # 9 Summons to USAG, # 10 Summons to USAO)(Lucas, Allison) (Entered: 04/19/2024)
2024-04-192LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Lucas, Allison) (Entered: 04/19/2024)
2024-04-193NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Ann Brehm on behalf of INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 04/19/2024)
2024-04-22Case Assigned to Judge John D. Bates. (znmw) (Entered: 04/22/2024)
2024-04-224SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 04/22/2024)
2024-05-015RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION served on 4/25/2024 (Pietrowski, Richard) (Entered: 05/01/2024)
2024-05-016RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES served on 4/25/2024 (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/01/2024)
2024-05-017RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 4/26/2024. (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/01/2024)
2024-05-018RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/22/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/22/2024. (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/01/2024)
2024-05-229NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen DeGenaro on behalf of All Defendants (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 05/22/2024)
2024-05-2210ANSWER to Complaint by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.(DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 05/22/2024)
2024-05-2211ORDER requiring parties to submit a proposed schedule. See text of Order for details. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 5/22/2024. (lcjdb1) (Entered: 05/22/2024)
2024-06-1212Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 06/12/2024)
2024-06-13MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 12 the joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on the status of plaintiff's FOIA request by not later than August 12, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 6/13/2024. (lcjdb1) (Entered: 06/13/2024)
2024-08-1213Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 08/12/2024)
2024-08-12MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 13 the joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on the status of plaintiff's FOIA request by not later than October 11, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 8/12/2024. (lcjdb1) (Entered: 08/12/2024)
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