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| 2024-06-18 | 1 | COMPLAINT against Natural Resources Conservation Service, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number BDCDC-10970099) filed by Silvia Secchi. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. A FOIA Request, # 2 Exhibit Ex. B - FPAC-BC - Acknowledgement - Letter, # 3 Exhibit Ex. C - Silvia Declaration, # 4 Exhibit Ex. D - Secchi FOIA Denial, # 5 Exhibit Ex. E - FOIA REQUEST NO. 2023-NRCS-00082-F Appeal Letter, # 6 Exhibit Ex. F - FOIA re PCSC Second Funding sent, # 7 Exhibit Ex. G - 6-17-2024 NRCS response, # 8 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 9 Summons Summons-FOIA Att'y Gen, # 10 Summons Summons-FOIA NRCS, # 11 Summons Summons-FOIA US Att'y, # 12 Summons Summons-FOIA USDA)(Apfel, Carrie) (Attachment 8 replaced on 6/18/2024) (zmtm). (Entered: 06/18/2024) |
| 2024-06-18 | | Case Assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (zmtm) (Entered: 06/18/2024) |
| 2024-06-18 | 2 | SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to Natural Resources Conservation Service, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm) (Entered: 06/18/2024) |
| 2024-06-21 | 3 | NOTICE of Appearance by Kara Goad on behalf of Silvia Secchi (Goad, Kara) (Entered: 06/21/2024) |
| 2024-06-24 | 4 | STANDING ORDER Establishing Procedures for Cases Before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. The parties are hereby ORDERED to read and comply with the directives in the attached standing order. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 6/24/2024. (lctnm3) (Entered: 06/24/2024) |
| 2024-07-08 | 5 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 7/01/2024. (Apfel, Carrie) (Entered: 07/08/2024) |
| 2024-07-08 | 6 | ENTERED IN ERROR.....RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/1/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/31/2024. (Apfel, Carrie) Modified on 7/8/2024, pursuant to Counsel (mg). (Entered: 07/08/2024) |
| 2024-07-08 | 7 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE served on 7/1/2024 (Apfel, Carrie) (Entered: 07/08/2024) |
| 2024-07-08 | 8 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. Natural Resources Conservation Service served on 7/1/2024 (Apfel, Carrie) (Entered: 07/08/2024) |
| 2024-07-08 | 9 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/1/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/31/2024. (Apfel, Carrie) (Entered: 07/08/2024) |
| 2024-08-01 | 10 | ANSWER to Complaint by NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.(Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 08/01/2024) |
| 2024-08-02 | | MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court are a Complaint and an Answer in this FOIA case. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report proposing a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule should address, among other things, the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, and a briefing schedule for dispositive motions, if required. The parties shall file the schedule on or before September 4, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 7/23/2024. (lctnm2) (Entered: 08/02/2024) |
| 2024-09-04 | 11 | Joint STATUS REPORT by NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 09/04/2024) |
| 2024-09-11 | | MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that the parties are directed to submit another Joint Status Report on or before October 21, 2024. Defendants are instructed to provide business submitters the notice and opportunity to object to disclosure of their information and obtain declarations from business submitters concerning the application of Exemption 4 to their information. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 9/11/2024. (lctnm3). (Entered: 09/11/2024) |
| 2024-10-21 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 10/21/2024) |
| 2024-10-23 | | MINUTE ORDER: On consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, Defendant is ORDERED to begin processing and disclosing documents from the business submitters who have not objected to disclosure or sought additional time to do so. The parties are further ORDERED to provide another Joint Status Report by December 6, 2024, updating the Court on the status of the remaining objections and whether Defendant will go forward with disclosure over objection. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 10/23/2024. (lctnm3). (Entered: 10/23/2024) |
| 2024-12-06 | 13 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 12/06/2024) |
| 2024-12-09 | | MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, the parties are ORDERED to appear in person for a Status Conference on 1/9/2025 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 2 before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 12/9/2024. (lctnm3). (Entered: 12/09/2024) |
| 2025-01-03 | | NOTICE of Rescheduled Hearing: In light of the courthouse closure, the Status Conference set for 1/9/2025 is rescheduled to 1/14/2025 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 2 before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (hmc) (Entered: 01/03/2025) |
| 2025-01-14 | | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Trevor N. McFadden: Status Conference held on 1/14/2025. Joint Status Report due by 3/14/2025, and every 60 days thereafter. (Court Reporter: Tammy Nestor.) (hmc) (Entered: 01/14/2025) |
| 2025-03-14 | 14 | Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 03/14/2025) |
| 2025-03-17 | | MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the 14 Joint Status Report, the parties are ORDERED to submit another Joint Status Report on May 13, 2025. Defendants are directed to work diligently to honor the schedule they propose in the 14 status report. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 3/17/2025. (lctnm3). (Entered: 03/17/2025) |
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