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Case TitleGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv01926
Date Filed2024-07-01
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Randolph D. Moss
PlaintiffGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT
Case DescriptionGovernment Accountability & Oversight Submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Energy for records concerning text messages from a named official during a period of time. GAO also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, GAO filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Expedited processing - Compelling Need, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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2024-07-011COMPLAINT FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10998255) filed by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Summons to US Attorney, # 2 Summons to US Attorney General, # 3 Summons to DoE, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet, # 5 Exhibit A (FOIA Request))(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 07/01/2024)
2024-07-022NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 07/02/2024)
2024-07-02Case Assigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. (zmtm) (Entered: 07/02/2024)
2024-07-023SUMMONS (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)
2024-09-034NOTICE of Appearance by Brenda A. Gonzalez Horowitz on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/03/2024)
2024-09-095MOTION to Stay All Deadlines by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/09/2024)
2024-09-16MINUTE ORDER granting 5 Motion to Stay Deadlines: Having considered the motion, and for good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the motion over Plaintiff's objection. Defendant has filed a motion to consolidate several related FOIA cases, including this one, in No. 24-CV-1829. "The District Court has broad discretion to stay proceedings as an incident to its power to control its own docket," Clinton v. Jones , 520 U.S. 681, 706 (1997), including "to enter a stay of an action... pending resolution of independent proceedings which bear upon the case," IBT/HERE Emp. Representatives' Council v. Gate Gourmet Div. Americas , 402 F. Supp. 2d 289 (D.D.C. 2005). The Court therefore finds it appropriate to stay all deadlines in this matter, pending resolution of Defendant's motion for consolidation in 24-CV-1829. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on September 16, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 09/16/2024)
2024-10-01Case directly reassigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss as there is an earlier related case. Judge Jia M. Cobb is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 10/01/2024)
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