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Case TitleCENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES v. U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv02124
Date Filed2024-07-19
Date Closed2025-05-27
JudgeJudge Dabney L. Friedrich
PlaintiffCENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
Case DescriptionCenter for Immigration Studies submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for records concerning total apprehensions by sector and citizenship for each fiscal year from 2019. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. After hearing nothing further from the agency, CIS filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION
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2024-07-191COMPLAINT against U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11038611) filed by CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons)(Farnsworth, Colin) (Entered: 07/19/2024)
2024-07-192LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES (Farnsworth, Colin) (Entered: 07/19/2024)
2024-07-23Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (zmtm) (Entered: 07/23/2024)
2024-07-233SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm) (Entered: 07/23/2024)
2024-07-244STANDARD ORDER for Civil Cases. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 24, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 07/24/2024)
2024-08-075RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/29/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/28/2024. (Farnsworth, Colin) (Entered: 08/07/2024)
2024-08-076RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 7/29/24. (Farnsworth, Colin) (Entered: 08/07/2024)
2024-08-077RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION served on 7/29/2024 (Farnsworth, Colin) (Entered: 08/07/2024)
2024-08-288NOTICE of Appearance by Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel on behalf of U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 08/28/2024)
2024-08-289ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION.(Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 08/28/2024)
2024-09-02MINUTE 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 27, 2024. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 2, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 09/02/2024)
2024-09-2710Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 09/27/2024)
2024-10-01MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before January 15, 2025. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 1, 2024. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 10/01/2024)
2025-01-1511Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 01/15/2025)
2025-01-15MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before March 14, 2025. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on January 15, 2025. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 01/15/2025)
2025-03-1412Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 03/14/2025)
2025-03-14MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before May 15, 2025. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 14, 2025. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 03/14/2025)
2025-05-1513Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 05/15/2025)
2025-05-2214STIPULATION of Dismissal by U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 05/22/2025)
2025-05-27MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Stipulation of Dismissal, it is ordered that this case be dismissed with prejudice. 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 May 27, 2025. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 05/27/2025)
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