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Case TitlePOWER THE FUTURE v. WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv02015
Date Filed2024-07-11
Date Closed2024-12-10
JudgeJudge Dabney L. Friedrich
PlaintiffPOWER THE FUTURE
Case DescriptionPower the Future submitted a FOIA request to the Council on Environmental Quality for records concerning correspondence with a senior official over a five-month period. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Power the Future filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantWHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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2024-07-111COMPLAINT Under the Freedom of Information Act against WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11018715) filed by POWER THE FUTURE. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 07/11/2024)
2024-07-112NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of POWER THE FUTURE (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 07/11/2024)
2024-07-12Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (znmw) (Entered: 07/12/2024)
2024-07-123SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 07/12/2024)
2024-07-124STANDARD ORDER for Civil Cases. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 12, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 07/12/2024)
2024-08-125NOTICE of Appearance by Douglas C. Dreier on behalf of WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 08/12/2024)
2024-08-126ANSWER to Complaint by WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 08/12/2024)
2024-08-14MINUTE ORDER requiring the parties to MEET AND CONFER and file a Meet and Confer report proposing a schedule for further proceedings. The report should address the status of the plaintiff's FOIA request, including the anticipated number of documents responsive to the request and the anticipated date(s) for release of the requested documents. The parties shall file the Meet and Confer report on or before September 12, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 14, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 08/14/2024)
2024-08-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Meet & Confer Statement due by 9/12/2024. (zjch, ) (Entered: 08/14/2024)
2024-09-127Joint STATUS REPORT by WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 09/12/2024)
2024-09-12MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 7 Joint Status Report, it is ordered that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before December 12, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 12, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 09/12/2024)
2024-11-158NOTICE of Appearance by Nathaniel Lindzen on behalf of POWER THE FUTURE (Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/15/2024)
2024-12-109STIPULATION of Dismissal by WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 12/10/2024)
2024-12-10MINUTE ORDER dismissing this case with prejudice in light of the parties' 9 Stipulation of Dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 10, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 12/10/2024)
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