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Case TitleINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv01803
Date Filed2024-06-21
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Loren L. AliKhan
PlaintiffINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK
Case DescriptionInformed Consent Action Network submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services for records concerning meetings involving COIVID-19 infections that included the following listed officials. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. 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

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2024-06-211COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10977715) filed by INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons to HHS, # 5 Summons to USAG, # 6 Summons to USAO)(Pietrowski, Richard) (Entered: 06/21/2024)
2024-06-212LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Pietrowski, Richard) (Entered: 06/21/2024)
2024-06-213NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Ann Brehm on behalf of INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Brehm, Elizabeth) (Entered: 06/21/2024)
2024-06-24Case Assigned to Judge Loren L. AliKhan. (znmw) (Entered: 06/24/2024)
2024-06-244SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 06/24/2024)
2024-07-105RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES served on 6/27/2024 (Pietrowski, Richard) (Entered: 07/10/2024)
2024-07-106RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 07/28/2024. (Pietrowski, Richard) (Entered: 07/10/2024)
2024-07-107RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/24/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/24/2024. (Pietrowski, Richard) (Entered: 07/10/2024)
2024-07-178NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Silverman on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 07/17/2024)
2024-07-249ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.(Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 07/24/2024)
2024-07-2610ORDER directing the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status report by August 22, 2024. See order for details. Signed by Judge Loren L. AliKhan on 7/26/2024. (lclla1) (Entered: 07/26/2024)
2024-07-30Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 8/22/2024. (zcdw) (Entered: 07/30/2024)
2024-08-2211Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 08/22/2024)
2024-08-23MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Status Report 11 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report on or before November 22, 2024, updating the court on the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request. Signed by Judge Loren L. AliKhan on 8/23/2024. (lclla1) (Entered: 08/23/2024)
2024-08-26Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 11/22/2024. (zcdw) (Entered: 08/26/2024)
2024-11-2212Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 11/22/2024)
2024-11-25MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Status Report 12 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before February 24, 2025. Signed by Judge Loren L. AliKhan on 11/25/2024. (lclla1) (Entered: 11/25/2024)
2024-11-25Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/24/2025. (mhp) (Entered: 11/25/2024)
2024-12-0213NOTICE of Appearance by Alycia A Perkins on behalf of INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK (Perkins, Alycia) (Entered: 12/02/2024)
2025-02-2414Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 02/24/2025)
2025-02-25MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Status Report 14 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before May 22, 2025. Signed by Judge Loren L. AliKhan on 02/25/2025. (lclla1) (Entered: 02/25/2025)
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