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Case TitleGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv02099
Date Filed2024-07-17
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 sent three named officials over a specific period of time. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. After hearing nothing further from the agency, GAO filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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2024-07-171COMPLAINT Under the Freedom of Information Act against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11033775) filed by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 07/17/2024)
2024-07-172NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. Case related to Case No. 1:24-cv-1957. (Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 07/17/2024)
2024-07-173NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Cochran Horner on behalf of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT (Horner, Christopher) (Entered: 07/17/2024)
2024-07-18Case Assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (znmw) (Entered: 07/18/2024)
2024-07-184SUMMONS Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 07/18/2024)
2024-08-135ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Appearance by Brenda A. Gonzalez Horowitz on behalf of All Defendants (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) Modified on 8/14/2024; refiled as docket entry 6 (znmw). (Entered: 08/13/2024)
2024-08-136NOTICE of Appearance by Brenda A. Gonzalez Horowitz on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 08/13/2024)
2024-08-147MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Plaintiff's Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 08/14/2024)
2024-08-148RESPONSE re 7 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Plaintiff's Complaint filed by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (acknowledgment of service))(Hardin, Matthew) (Entered: 08/14/2024)
2024-08-15MINUTE ORDER granting 7 Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant shall respond to the complaint on or before September 18, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 08/15/2024. (lcrc2) (Entered: 08/15/2024)
2024-09-169MOTION to Stay by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/16/2024)
2024-09-2910NOTICE of Appearance by Nathaniel Lindzen on behalf of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/29/2024)
2024-09-2911RESPONSE re 9 MOTION to Stay filed by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. (Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/29/2024)
2024-10-01Case directly reassigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss as there is an earlier related case. Judge Rudolph Contreras is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 10/01/2024)
2024-12-2612NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT. Attorney Nathaniel Lindzen terminated. (Lindzen, Nathaniel) (Entered: 12/26/2024)
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