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| 2024-06-28 | 1 | COMPLAINT FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10991105) filed by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (FOIA request seeking expedited processing), # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons to DoE, # 4 Summons to US Attorney General, # 5 Summons to US Attorney)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 06/28/2024) |
| 2024-06-28 | 2 | NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 06/28/2024) |
| 2024-06-28 | | Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (zmtm) (Entered: 06/28/2024) |
| 2024-06-28 | 3 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm) (Entered: 06/28/2024) |
| 2024-07-23 | 4 | NOTICE of Appearance by Brenda A. Gonzalez Horowitz on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 07/23/2024) |
| 2024-07-29 | 5 | NOTICE of Appearance by Johnny Hillary Walker, III on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 07/29/2024) |
| 2024-07-29 | 6 | Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 07/29/2024) |
| 2024-07-31 | | MINUTE ORDER granting Defendant's 6 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendant shall respond to Plaintiff's complaint on or before August 15, 2024. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 07/31/2024. (lcapm1) (Entered: 07/31/2024) |
| 2024-08-01 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer to complaint due by 8/15/2024. (zakb) (Entered: 08/01/2024) |
| 2024-08-15 | 7 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.(Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 08/15/2024) |
| 2024-08-19 | 8 | ORDER. Both a Complaint and an Answer are now before the court in this FOIA case. It is hereby ordered that the parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report on or before September 3, 2024. The Joint Status Report shall include (1) the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request; (2) the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request; (3) the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff; (4) whether a motion for stay is likely under Open America v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 547 F.2d 605 (D.C. Cir. 1976); and (5) whether the parties anticipate summary judgment briefing and, if so, a proposed briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 08/19/2024. (lcapm1) (Entered: 08/19/2024) |
| 2024-08-21 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/3/2024. (zakb) (Entered: 08/21/2024) |
| 2024-08-30 | 9 | Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 08/30/2024) |
| 2024-09-03 | | MINUTE ORDER granting Defendants' 9 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report. The parties shall file their Joint Status Report on or before September 10, 2024. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/03/2024. (lcapm1) (Entered: 09/03/2024) |
| 2024-09-06 | 10 | NOTICE of Appearance by Nathaniel Lindzen on behalf of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT (Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/06/2024) |
| 2024-09-08 | 11 | MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Certificate of Service)(Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/08/2024) |
| 2024-09-09 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/10/2024. (zakb) (Entered: 09/09/2024) |
| 2024-09-10 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/10/2024) |
| 2024-09-11 | | MINUTE ORDER. As Plaintiff's complaint in this matter relates only to the denial of expedited processing, the court will not require any further Joint Status Reports until the court resolves the pending motion for judgment on the pleadings, ECF No. 11. The court will not set a hearing on the motion until after briefing has concluded. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/11/2024. (lcapm1) (Entered: 09/11/2024) |
| 2024-09-16 | 13 | MOTION to Stay Pending Resolution of Defendant's Motion for Consolidation by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/16/2024) |
| 2024-09-29 | 14 | RESPONSE re 13 MOTION to Stay Pending Resolution of Defendant's Motion for Consolidation filed by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/29/2024) |
| 2024-10-01 | | Case directly reassigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss as there is an earlier related case. Judge Amit P. Mehta is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 10/01/2024) |
| 2024-12-26 | 15 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. Attorney Nathaniel Lindzen terminated. (Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 12/26/2024) |
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