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Case TitleCENTER TO ADVANCE SECURITY IN AMERICA v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv02272
Date Filed2024-08-01
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Ana C. Reyes
PlaintiffCENTER TO ADVANCE SECURITY IN AMERICA
Case DescriptionCenter to Advance Security in America submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Defense for records concerning a proclamation establishing Easter Sunday 2024 as Transgender Day of Visibility 2024. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CASA filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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2024-08-011COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11065544) filed by CENTER TO ADVANCE SECURITY IN AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A - FOIA Request, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons Summons -- U.S. Attorney's Office, # 4 Summons Summons -- U.S. Attorney General, # 5 Summons Summons - DOD)(Lawkowski, Gary) (Entered: 08/01/2024)
2024-08-08Case Assigned to Judge Ana C. Reyes. (zcb) (Entered: 08/08/2024)
2024-08-082SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zcb) (Entered: 08/08/2024)
2024-09-113ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.(Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 09/11/2024)
2024-09-114STANDING ORDER. The Court hereby ORDERS the parties to comply with its Standing Order. See Standing Order for details. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 09/11/2024. (lcacr2) (Entered: 09/11/2024)
2024-09-18MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiff filed this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action on August 1, 2024. Dkt. 1 . Defendant answered on September 11, 2024. Dkt. 3 . Cases filed under FOIA are exempt from the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 16.3. See LCvR 16.3(b)(10). Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status report on or before October 2, 2024. The joint status report should address, among other things, (1) the status of Plaintiff's FOIA requests; (2) the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests; (3) the anticipated date(s) for release of those documents; and (4) whether a motion for a stay under Open America v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force , 547 F.2d 605 (D.C. Cir. 1976), is likely. As set forth in Section 5(d) of the Court's 4 Standing Order, if the parties agree on a proposed schedule for submitting a further joint status report, they should assume that the Court approves the proposed date unless the Court enters an order to the contrary. Counsel shall not contact Chambers directly concerning scheduling or other matters, as Chambers personnel will not handle questions relating to the status or scheduling of pending matters, except in case of an emergency. In an emergency, Chambers can be reached at (202) 354-3350. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 09/18/2024. (lcacr2) (Entered: 09/18/2024)
2024-10-025Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 10/02/2024)
2024-12-036Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 12/03/2024)
2025-01-177NOTICE of Appearance by Karin Sweigart on behalf of CENTER TO ADVANCE SECURITY IN AMERICA (Sweigart, Karin) (Entered: 01/17/2025)
2025-01-198NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to CENTER TO ADVANCE SECURITY IN AMERICA. Attorney Gary Lawkowski terminated. (Lawkowski, Gary) (Entered: 01/19/2025)
2025-02-049Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 02/04/2025)
2025-04-0410Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 04/04/2025)
2025-06-0411Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 06/04/2025)
2025-06-0612NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by John Bardo on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Substituting for attorney L'Shauntee J. Robertson (Bardo, John) (Entered: 06/06/2025)
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