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Case TitleGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT v. WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv01340
Date Filed2024-05-08
Date Closed2024-07-12
JudgeJudge Amy Berman Jackson
PlaintiffGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT
Case DescriptionGovernmental Accountability and Oversight submitted a FOIA request to the Council on Environmental Quality for records concerning correspondence of three named officials containing keywords relevant to certain major rules issued by the EPA. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, GAO filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantWHITE HOUSE COUNSEL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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2024-05-081COMPLAINT against COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10882222) filed by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Proposed to AG, US Attorney, and Defendant, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 05/08/2024)
2024-05-082NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 05/08/2024)
2024-05-09Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (znmw) (Entered: 05/09/2024)
2024-05-093SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 05/09/2024)
2024-06-044ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Appearance by Marcia Kay Sowles on behalf of WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (Sowles, Marcia) Modified on 6/4/2024 (zdp). (Entered: 06/04/2024)
2024-06-045ENTERED IN ERROR.....Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sowles, Marcia) Modified on 6/4/2024 (zdp). (Entered: 06/04/2024)
2024-06-04NOTICE OF ERROR regarding 5 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, , 4 Notice of Appearance. The following error(s) need correction: Incorrect court case number. Please refile. (zdp) (Entered: 06/04/2024)
2024-06-046NOTICE of Appearance by Marcia Kay Sowles on behalf of WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (Sowles, Marcia) (Entered: 06/04/2024)
2024-06-047Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sowles, Marcia) (Entered: 06/04/2024)
2024-06-04MINUTE ORDER granting 7 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. It is ORDERED that defendant must respond to the 1 complaint by June 26, 2024. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/4/2024. (lcabj2) (Entered: 06/04/2024)
2024-06-268ANSWER to Complaint by WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.(Sowles, Marcia) (Entered: 06/26/2024)
2024-06-26MINUTE ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of Local Civil Rule 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appear to be inapplicable. Defendant must file a dispositive motion or, in the alternative, a report setting forth the schedule for the completion of its production of documents to plaintiff, on or before July 17, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/26/2024. (lcabj2) (Entered: 06/26/2024)
2024-07-089STIPULATION of Dismissal Without Prejudice by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 07/08/2024)
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