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| 2024-05-23 | 1 | COMPLAINT against United States Customs and Border Protection. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-29394275)Document filed by Access Now. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - FOIA Request, # 2 Exhibit B - CBP Acknowledgement).(Kortz, Mason) (Entered: 05/23/2024) |
| 2024-05-23 | 2 | CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Kortz, Mason) (Entered: 05/23/2024) |
| 2024-05-23 | 3 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Access Now..(Kortz, Mason) (Entered: 05/23/2024) |
| 2024-05-23 | 4 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Mason Andrew Kortz on behalf of Access Now..(Kortz, Mason) (Entered: 05/23/2024) |
| 2024-05-23 | 5 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT - SUMMONS REQUEST - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Customs and Border Protection, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Access Now..(Kortz, Mason) Modified on 5/24/2024 (vf). (Entered: 05/23/2024) |
| 2024-05-24 | | CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions . .(vf) (Entered: 05/24/2024) |
| 2024-05-24 | | Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf . (vf) (Entered: 05/24/2024) |
| 2024-05-24 | | Case Designated ECF. (vf) (Entered: 05/24/2024) |
| 2024-05-24 | | ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Mason Andrew Kortz to RE-FILE Document No. 5 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): Defendant Party Name Error. Defendant party name listed on Summons PDF does not correspond exactly to pleading caption. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (vf) (Entered: 05/24/2024) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6 | REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Customs and Border Protection, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Access Now..(Kortz, Mason) (Entered: 05/24/2024) |
| 2024-05-24 | 7 | ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General..(gp) (Entered: 05/24/2024) |
| 2024-06-06 | 8 | AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (FOIA CASE) of Summons and Complaint, served. United States Customs and Border Protection served on 6/3/2024, answer due 7/3/2024. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by Access Now. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Mason Kortz).(Kortz, Mason) (Entered: 06/06/2024) |
| 2024-07-01 | 9 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Rebecca Lynn Salk on behalf of United States Customs and Border Protection..(Salk, Rebecca) (Entered: 07/01/2024) |
| 2024-07-01 | 10 | LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint addressed to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden from Rebecca L. Salk dated 7/1/2024. Document filed by United States Customs and Border Protection..(Salk, Rebecca) (Entered: 07/01/2024) |
| 2024-07-03 | 11 | ORDER granting 10 Letter Motion for Extension of Time Application GRANTED. By August 2, 2024, Defendant shall respond to the Complaint. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 10. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 7/3/2024) (jca) (Entered: 07/03/2024) |
| 2024-07-03 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: United States Customs and Border Protection answer due 8/2/2024. (jca) (Entered: 07/03/2024) |
| 2024-08-02 | 12 | ANSWER to 1 Complaint,. Document filed by United States Customs and Border Protection..(Salk, Rebecca) (Entered: 08/02/2024) |
| 2025-01-17 | 13 | ORDER This case arises under the Freedom of Information Act, Title 5, United States Code, Section 552. The parties are hereby ORDERED to submit a joint letter, no later than two weeks from the date of this order and not to exceed two pages, indicating whether there is any need for discovery or an initial conference in this case. If there is no such need, the parties should include in their letter a proposed briefing schedule for any motions, including motions for summary judgment. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 1/16/2025) (jca) (Entered: 01/17/2025) |
| 2025-01-31 | 14 | JOINT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time by Which to Provide a Briefing Schedule addressed to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden from Rebecca L. Salk dated 01/31/2025. Document filed by United States Customs and Border Protection..(Salk, Rebecca) (Entered: 01/31/2025) |
| 2025-01-31 | 15 | ORDER granting 14 Letter Motion for Extension of Time. Application GRANTED. By April 1, 2025, the parties shall file a joint letter updating the Court on the status of this matter and proposing a briefing schedule for motions for summary judgment. As issue was joined nearly six months ago, the Court is unlikely to further extend this deadline. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 14. SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 1/31/2025) (ks) (Entered: 01/31/2025) |
| 2025-04-01 | 16 | JOINT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to Propose a Summary Judgment Briefing Schedule addressed to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden from Rebecca Salk dated 4/1/2025. Document filed by United States Customs and Border Protection..(Salk, Rebecca) (Entered: 04/01/2025) |
| 2025-04-02 | 17 | ORDER granting 16 Letter Motion for Extension of Time Application GRANTED. By July 1, 2025, the parties shall file a joint letter updating the Court on the status of this matter and proposing a briefing schedule for motions for summary judgment. This deadline will not be further extended The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 16. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 4/2/2025) (jca) (Entered: 04/02/2025) |
| 2025-06-25 | 18 | LETTER addressed to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden from Pierre G. Armand dated June 25, 2025 re: Request for Extension of July 1, 2025 Deadline to Submit Summary Judgment Briefing Schedule. Document filed by United States Customs and Border Protection..(Armand, Pierre) (Entered: 06/25/2025) |
| 2025-06-27 | 19 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 18 Letter, filed by United States Customs and Border Protection. ENDORSEMENT: In light of the medical issue references herein, the application is granted. By July 8, 2025, the parties shall file a joint letter proposing a summary judgment briefing schedule. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 18. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 6/27/2025) (jca) (Entered: 06/27/2025) |
| 2025-07-07 | 20 | JOINT LETTER addressed to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden from Rebecca Salk dated 7/7/2025 re: Proposed Summary Judgment Briefing Schedule. Document filed by United States Customs and Border Protection..(Salk, Rebecca) (Entered: 07/07/2025) |
| 2025-09-26 | 21 | LETTER addressed to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden from Mason Kortz dated Sept. 26, 2025 re: anticipated stipulation of dismissal. Document filed by Access Now..(Kortz, Mason) (Entered: 09/26/2025) |
| 2025-09-29 | 22 | ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The Court, having been informed at ECF No. 21 that the parties have reached a settlement in principle, hereby ORDERS that the above-entitled action be and is hereby DISMISSED and discontinued without costs, and without prejudice to the right to reopen the action within 30 days of the date of this Order if the settlement is not consummated. To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed by the aforementioned deadline; any such application filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. Further, requests to extend the deadline to reopen are unlikely to be granted. If the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court by the deadline to reopen to be so ordered by the Court. Pursuant to Paragraph 6.C of the Courts Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases, unless the Court orders otherwise, the Court will not retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement unless it is made part of the public record. Any pending motions are moot. All conferences are canceled. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE the case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 9/29/2025) (jca) (Entered: 09/29/2025) |
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