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Case TitleHISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED v. U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv01858
Date Filed2024-06-27
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Ana C. Reyes
PlaintiffHISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED
Case DescriptionHistory Associates submitted FOIA requests to the SEC for records concerning the regulation of crypto-currency. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The SEC denied the requests under Exemption 7(A) (ongoing law enforcement investigation. History Associates filed administrative appeals but after hearing nothing further from the agency, History Associates filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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2024-06-271COMPLAINT against U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10987195) filed by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Scalia, Eugene) (Entered: 06/27/2024)
2024-06-272LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED (Scalia, Eugene) (Entered: 06/27/2024)
2024-06-273NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. Case related to Case No. 1:24-cv-01857. (Scalia, Eugene) (Entered: 06/27/2024)
2024-06-274NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Charles Bond on behalf of HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED (Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/27/2024)
2024-06-28Case Assigned to Judge Ana C. Reyes. (zmtm) (Entered: 06/28/2024)
2024-06-285STANDING ORDER. The Court hereby ORDERS the parties to comply with its Standing Order. See Standing Order for details. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 6/28/2024. (lcar3) (Entered: 06/28/2024)
2024-06-286SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm) (Entered: 06/28/2024)
2024-06-28NOTICE OF NEW CASE ERROR regarding 1 Complaint. The following error(s) need correction: Missing summonses- D.C. government. When naming a D.C. government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & two additional summonses for the D.C. Attorney General & D.C. Mayor. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to Issue. (zmtm) (Entered: 06/28/2024)
2024-06-287REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Attachments: # 1 Summons)(Scalia, Eugene) (Entered: 06/28/2024)
2024-06-288SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zdp) (Entered: 06/28/2024)
2024-07-239RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/8/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/7/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 07/23/2024)
2024-07-2310RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 7/8/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 07/23/2024)
2024-07-2311RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION served on 7/8/2024 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 07/23/2024)
2024-08-0712NOTICE of Appearance by Mary Alexandra Verdi on behalf of U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (Verdi, Mary) (Entered: 08/07/2024)
2024-08-0713ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.(Verdi, Mary) (Entered: 08/07/2024)
2024-08-08MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiff filed this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action on June 27, 2024. Dkt. 1 . Defendant filed its Answer on August 7, 2024. Dkt. 13 . Cases filed under FOIA are exempt from the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 16.3. See LCvR 16.3(b)(10). Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status report on or before August 23, 2024. The joint status report should address, among other things, (1) the status of Plaintiff's FOIA requests; (2) the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests; (3) the anticipated date(s) for release of those documents; and (4) whether a motion for a stay under Open America v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force , 547 F.2d 605 (D.C. Cir. 1976), is likely. As set forth in Section 5(d) of the Court's Standing Order, if the parties agree on a proposed schedule for submitting a further joint status report, they should assume that the Court approves the proposed date unless the Court enters an order to the contrary. Counsel shall not contact Chambers directly concerning scheduling or other matters, as Chambers personnel will not handle questions relating to the status or scheduling of pending matters, except in case of an emergency. In an emergency, Chambers can be reached at (202) 354-3350. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 8/8/2024. (lcar3) (Entered: 08/08/2024)
2024-08-2314Joint STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Scalia, Eugene) (Entered: 08/23/2024)
2024-09-1715NOTICE of Change of Address by Jonathan Charles Bond (Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/17/2024)
2024-09-1716NOTICE of Change of Address by Eugene Scalia (Scalia, Eugene) (Entered: 09/17/2024)
2024-09-2317Joint STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/23/2024)
2024-10-0718Joint STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/07/2024)
2024-10-1519NOTICE Anticipated Motion and Request for Pre-Motion Conference by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED (Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/15/2024)
2024-10-2220RESPONSE re 19 Notice of Anticipated Motion and Request for Pre-Motion Conference filed by U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. (Verdi, Mary) Modified to add link on 10/22/2024 (zdp). (Entered: 10/22/2024)
2024-10-31NOTICE of Hearing:Pre-motion Conference set for 11/8/2024 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 12- In Person before Judge Ana C. Reyes. (zjch, ) (Entered: 10/31/2024)
2024-11-08Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Ana C. Reyes: Pre-motion Conference held on 11/8/2024. Parties directed to submit a joint status report within 60 days. (Court Reporter: Chaundra Kean) (zcdw) (Entered: 11/25/2024)
2024-11-1221NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH ORAL ORDER AT NOVEMBER 8, 2024 PRE-MOTION CONFERENCE by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Letter Regarding Prioritization of Certain Categories of Records for FOIA Processing)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/12/2024)
2024-11-1322TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Ana C. Reyes held on Friday, November 8, 2024; Page Numbers: 1-20. Date of Issuance:November 13, 2024. Court Reporter/Transcriber Chandra Kean, RMR, Telephone number 202-354-3404, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order Form For the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter. NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 12/4/2024. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/14/2024. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/11/2025.(Kean, Chandra) (Entered: 11/13/2024)
2024-12-1923MOTION for Extension of Time to Issue FOIA Request Responses by U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Verdi, Mary) (Entered: 12/19/2024)
2024-12-2024Memorandum in opposition to re 23 Motion for Extension of Time to Issue FOIA Request Responses filed by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit November 8, 2024 Hearing Transcript)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 12/20/2024)
2024-12-27MINUTE ORDER granting 23 Motion for Extension of Time. The Court ORDERS Defendant to issue responses to two narrowed subparts of one of the FOIA requests at issue in this case is extended to on or before January 28, 2025. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 12/27/2024. (lcacr3) (Entered: 12/27/2024)
2025-01-0725Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. (Verdi, Mary) (Entered: 01/07/2025)
2025-02-0426Joint STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/04/2025)
2025-02-1127Joint STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/11/2025)
2025-02-11MINUTE ORDER. The Court ORDERS Defendant to produce to Plaintiff the prioritized subparts outlined in 27 Joint Status Report by April 11, 2025. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 2/11/2025. (lcacr3) (Entered: 02/11/2025)
2025-02-2128STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/21/2025)
2025-02-2429RESPONSE re 28 Status Report filed by U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. (Verdi, Mary) (Entered: 02/24/2025)
2025-03-20MINUTE ORDER. The Court ORDERS the parties to file a joint status report on or before March 27, 2025. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 3/20/2025. (lcacr3) (Entered: 03/20/2025)
2025-03-20Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/27/2025. (hmc) (Entered: 03/20/2025)
2025-03-2730Joint STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/27/2025)
2025-03-28MINUTE ORDER. The Court has received the parties' 30 Joint Status Report. The Court DENIES Defendant's request to hold this case in abeyance and ORDERS Defendant to comply with the April 11 deadline. The Court has already given the SEC plenty of extensions, including a three-week extension of the initial deadline in January. And even when the SEC finally complied, it produced only eight documents. Given this, should SEC fail to comply with the April 11 deadline, the Court will enter a show cause order on sanctions. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 3/28/2025. (lcacr3) (Entered: 03/28/2025)
2025-04-2531STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/25/2025)
2025-04-2832RESPONSE re 31 Status Report filed by U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. (Verdi, Mary) (Entered: 04/28/2025)
2025-05-01MINUTE ORDER. The Court has received Plaintiff's 31 Status Report and Defendant's 32 Response. The Court expects the parties to resolve these disputes amongst themselves. If the parties have not already met and conferred in person about this dispute, the Court ORDERS the parties to do so on or before May 15, 2025. After the parties meet and confer, the Court ORDERS the parties to file a joint status report on or before May 22, 2025, updating the Court on any resolution reached. If the parties do not reach a resolution at the meet and confer, the Court ORDERS the parties to include in the status report information regarding: who attended the meet and confer, when it occurred, how long it lasted, and where it took place. If the Court finds that any or both parties are acting unreasonably, it will act accordingly. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 5/1/2025. (lcacr3) (Entered: 05/01/2025)
2025-05-02Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 5/22/2025. (zcdw) (Entered: 05/02/2025)
2025-05-1433Joint STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/14/2025)
2025-05-19MINUTE ORDER. Pursuant to 33 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS the parties to provide a joint status report on or before June 20, 2025. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 5/19/2025. (lcacr3) (Entered: 05/19/2025)
2025-06-2034Joint STATUS REPORT by HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Bond, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/20/2025)
2025-06-20MINUTE ORDER. Pursuant to 34 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS the parties to file another joint status report on or before August 18, 2025. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 6/20/2025. (lcacr3) (Entered: 06/20/2025)
2025-06-23Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 8/18/2025. (zcdw) (Entered: 06/23/2025)
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