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Case TitleMARTIN-HARRIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2013cv01797
Date Filed2013-11-15
Date Closed2014-08-01
JudgeJudge Tanya S. Chutkan
PlaintiffMARTIN-HARRIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Case DescriptionMartin-Harris Construction Co. submitted a FOIA request for records pertaining to a contract to build a dormitory at the Airman Training Center at Lackland Air Force Base. Although Martin-Harris submitted several FOIA requests to various Army components, they were all consolidated as one request at the Fort Worth office of the Army Corps of Engineers. The company worked with the agency to narrow the request, but the response still encompassed 14,200 pages. The responsive records were heavily redacted under Exemption 5 (privileges), Exemption 6 (invasion of privacy) and Exemption 7(C) (invasion of privacy concerning law enforcement records). Martin-Harris appealed the denial, but filed suit before the agency responded to the appeal.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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2013-11-151COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3536851) filed by Martin-Harris Construction Company. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons)(Russell, Daniel) (Entered: 11/15/2013)
2013-11-152Corporate Disclosure Statement by Martin-Harris Construction Company. (Russell, Daniel) (Entered: 11/15/2013)
2013-11-18Case Assigned to Judge Richard J. Leon. (md, ) (Entered: 11/18/2013)
2013-11-183ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED (3) as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons 2nd, # 2 Summons 3rd, # 3 Notice of Consent, # 4 Consent Form)(md, ) (Entered: 11/18/2013)
2013-11-184NOTICE of Corrected Civil Cover Sheet by MARTIN-HARRIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Russell, Daniel) (Entered: 11/18/2013)
2013-11-185STANDING ORDER. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 11/18/2013. (lcrjl3) (Entered: 11/18/2013)
2013-11-266NOTICE of Appearance by John J. Gowel on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (Gowel, John) (Entered: 11/26/2013)
2013-12-197Consent MOTION to Stay Defendant's Obligation to Answer or Otherwise Respond by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gowel, John) (Entered: 12/19/2013)
2013-12-30MINUTE ORDER granting 7 Consent MOTION to Stay Defendant's Obligation to Answer. It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED; it is further ORDERED that defendant's deadline to answer is extended until a date to be determined; and it is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report on or by 2/12/2014, informing the Court of the parties' intentions either to file dispositive motions or to continue informal efforts to resolve this matter. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 12/30/2013. (lcrjl3) (Entered: 12/30/2013)
2014-01-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/12/2014. (tb, ) (Entered: 01/06/2014)
2014-02-128STATUS REPORT (Joint) by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. (Gowel, John) (Entered: 02/12/2014)
2014-02-15MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 8 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another such report by 3/12/2014 and inform the Court of their intentions with regard to any unresolved issues, including a briefing schedule if appropriate. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 2/15/2014. (lcrjl3) (Entered: 02/15/2014)
2014-03-129STATUS REPORT (Joint) by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. (Gowel, John) (Entered: 03/12/2014)
2014-03-18MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another such report by 5/12/2014 to update the Court on any unresolved issues, unless the case has been dismissed by that date. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/18/2014. (lcrjl3) (Entered: 03/18/2014)
2014-03-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/12/2014. (tb, ) (Entered: 03/21/2014)
2014-05-1210STATUS REPORT (Joint) by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. (Gowel, John) (Entered: 05/12/2014)
2014-06-12Case reassigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. Judge Richard J. Leon no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr, ) (Entered: 06/12/2014)
2014-06-3011NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Wayne Holden Williams on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney John Gowel (Williams, Wayne) (Entered: 06/30/2014)
2014-07-26MINUTE ORDER; Not later than 8/1/14 the parties shall file a joint stipulation of dismissal or a joint status report. Status Report due by 8/1/2014. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 7/26/14. (lctsc1) (Entered: 07/26/2014)
2014-07-30Reset Deadlines: Joint Stipulation of Dismissal or Status Report due by 8/1/2014. (tj) (Entered: 07/30/2014)
2014-08-0112STIPULATION of Dismissal Joint Stipulation of Dismissal by MARTIN-HARRIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. (Russell, Daniel) (Entered: 08/01/2014)
2014-08-0413ORDER: Dismissing this action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) in light of the Stipulation of Dismissal 12 filed by the parties. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/4/14. (lctsc1) (Entered: 08/04/2014)
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