| Date Filed | Doc # | Docket Text |
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| 2024-07-01 | 1 | COMPLAINT Under the Freedom of Information Act against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number BDCDC-10997404) filed by POWER THE FUTURE. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 07/01/2024) |
| 2024-07-02 | 2 | NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of POWER THE FUTURE (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 07/02/2024) |
| 2024-07-02 | | Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zmtm) (Entered: 07/02/2024) |
| 2024-07-02 | 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: 07/02/2024) |
| 2024-07-23 | 4 | NOTICE of Appearance by Tabitha Bartholomew on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (Bartholomew, Tabitha) (Entered: 07/23/2024) |
| 2024-07-24 | 5 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by M. Jared Littman on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Substituting for attorney Tabitha Bartholomew (Littman, M.) (Entered: 07/24/2024) |
| 2024-07-25 | 6 | Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 07/25/2024) |
| 2024-07-26 | | MINUTE ORDER: GRANTING 6 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. Defendant shall respond to the Complaint on or before August 22, 2024. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 7/26/2024. (lca) (Entered: 07/26/2024) |
| 2024-07-27 | 7 | NOTICE of Objection to Notice of Related Cases by POWER THE FUTURE (Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 07/27/2024) |
| 2024-08-19 | 8 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.(Littman, M.) (Entered: 08/19/2024) |
| 2024-08-19 | | MINUTE ORDER: Before the court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address 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, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues, including whether the Government plans to file a motion to consolidate this case with its related cases. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues no later than 9/27/2024. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/19/24. (lce) (Entered: 08/19/2024) |
| 2024-09-26 | 9 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 09/26/2024) |
| 2024-09-26 | | MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 9 Joint Status Report, the parties shall confer and file a joint status report on or before 11/26/2024 and every 60 days thereafter. To the extent the parties request a change in the status quo, the report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/26/24. (lce) (Entered: 09/26/2024) |
| 2024-11-15 | 10 | NOTICE of Appearance by Nathaniel Lindzen on behalf of POWER THE FUTURE (Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/15/2024) |
| 2024-11-26 | 11 | Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 11/26/2024) |
| 2024-11-30 | | MINUTE ORDER: GRANTING Defendant's 11 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. The Joint Status Report is due by December 6, 2024. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/30/2024. (lcer) (Entered: 11/30/2024) |
| 2024-12-02 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 12/02/2024) |
| 2024-12-02 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, Defendant is ordered to file a response by December 13, 2024. In it, Defendant should explain why it believes that processing 400 responsive records per month to Plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is reasonable, why only 12 pages were produced in its initial production after Plaintiff narrowed its FOIA request, and whether the Defendant has a standard FOIA processing rate policy. Signed by Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/2/24. (lcdh) (Entered: 12/02/2024) |
| 2024-12-12 | 13 | RESPONSE re Order,,, Set Deadlines,, filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 12/12/2024) |
| 2024-12-13 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the government's 13 response to the court's minute order on 12/2/24, the government shall process Plaintiff's FOIA request at a rate of 500 pages per month. The parties remain on a joint status report schedule of every 60 days, with the next report due on January 31, 2025. To the extent the parties request a change in the status quo, the report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/13/24. (lcdh) (Entered: 12/13/2024) |
| 2024-12-26 | 14 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to POWER THE FUTURE. Attorney Nathaniel Lindzen terminated. (Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 12/26/2024) |
| 2025-01-31 | 15 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 01/31/2025) |
| 2025-03-25 | 16 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 03/25/2025) |
| 2025-06-02 | 17 | STIPULATION of Dismissal by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 06/02/2025) |
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