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Case TitleThweatt v. Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense
DistrictSouthern District of Texas
CityHouston
Case Number4:2014cv03011
Date Filed2014-10-21
Date Closed2015-12-03
JudgeMagistrate Judge Frances H Stacy
PlaintiffL. Lee Thweatt
Case DescriptionLee Thweatt submitted a FOIA request to the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Defense for records concerning a report finding that U.S. Marine Commandant James Amos did not unlawfully influence the outcomes of certain military justice proceedings. The agency denied the request under Exemption 6 (invasion of privacy) and Exemption 7(C) (invasion of privacy concerning law enforcement records). Thweatt appealed the decision, but after the agency failed to respond to his appeal, he filed suit.
Complaint issues: Exemption 6 - Invasion of privacy, Exemption 7(C) - Invasion of privacy concerning law enforcement records, Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantOffice of the Inspector General, Department of Defense
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Complaint
Complaint attachment 1
Complaint attachment 2
Complaint attachment 3
Complaint attachment 4
Opinion/Order [25]
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2014-10-211COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0541-13878990) filed by L. Lee Thweatt. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4)(Thweatt, L.) (Entered: 10/21/2014)
2014-10-222Civil Cover Sheet by L. Lee Thweatt, filed.(Thweatt, L.) (Entered: 10/22/2014)
2014-10-223Request for Issuance of Summons as to Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, filed.(Thweatt, L.) (Entered: 10/22/2014)
2014-10-23Summons Issued as to Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense. Issued summons returned to plaintiff by: First-class mail, filed.(jdav, 4) (Entered: 10/23/2014)
2014-10-234ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 2/13/2015 at 03:30 PM in Room 11521 before Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr (Signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr) Parties notified.(jdavadi, 4) (Entered: 10/23/2014)
2014-10-23Summons Issued as to Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense. Issued summons returned to counsel for plaintiff by: First-class mail, filed.(jdav, 4) (Entered: 10/23/2014)
2014-10-245CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by L. Lee Thweatt, filed.(Thweatt, L.) (Entered: 10/24/2014)
2014-11-216ANSWER to Complaint by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, filed.(Longoria, Samuel) (Entered: 11/21/2014)
2015-01-207Joint JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Longoria, Samuel) (Entered: 01/20/2015)
2015-02-028CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, filed.(Longoria, Samuel) (Entered: 02/02/2015)
2015-02-139CONSENT TO PROCEED BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, L. Lee Thweatt and ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy. Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr no longer assigned to the case. (Signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr) Parties notified. (cfelchak, 4) (Entered: 02/13/2015)
2015-02-1710Agreed PROPOSED ORDER for Case Management re: 9 Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate/Order Transferring Case,, filed.(Thweatt, L.) (Entered: 02/17/2015)
2015-02-1811AGREED Case Management ORDER; Dispositive Motions deadline is 4/24/15; responses due 20 days later; In carmera items due by 4/20/15 (Signed by Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy) Parties notified.(bwhite, 4) (Entered: 02/18/2015)
2015-02-2012NOTICE of Delivery of Original Document by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, filed. (Longoria, Samuel) (Entered: 02/20/2015)
2015-04-2213MOTION for Summary Judgment by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/13/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement, # 2 Exhibit)(Longoria, Samuel) (Entered: 04/22/2015)
2015-04-2414MOTION for Summary Judgment by L. Lee Thweatt, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/15/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10)(Thweatt, L.) (Entered: 04/24/2015)
2015-05-1115RESPONSE to 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by L. Lee Thweatt. (Thweatt, L.) (Entered: 05/11/2015)
2015-05-1516REPLY to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and to Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment , filed by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense. (Longoria, Samuel) (Entered: 05/15/2015)
2015-09-2217NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. THE COURT WILL PLACE THE CALL TO THE PARTIES, Telephone Conference set for 9/23/2015 at 10:45 AM Courtroom 704 before Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy, filed. (bwhite, 4) (Entered: 09/22/2015)
2015-09-2318ORDER that the parties are to provide a Status Report within seven days of this Order. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy) Parties notified.(bwhite, 4) (Entered: 09/23/2015)
2015-09-2819STATUS REPORT by L. Lee Thweatt, filed.(Thweatt, L.) (Entered: 09/28/2015)
2015-09-2920ORDER that the Defendant shall within 7 days file the Conway report to the Court for in camera review.(Signed by Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy) Parties notified.(bwhite, 4) (Entered: 09/29/2015)
2015-09-3021NOTICE of Delivery of Conway Report by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, filed. (Longoria, Samuel) (Entered: 09/30/2015)
2015-10-1922ORDER that the parties shall have fourteen (14) days after the entry of this Order to provide the Court with supplemental briefing on this issue(Signed by Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy) Parties notified.(drodriguez, 7) (Entered: 10/20/2015)
2015-11-0223SUPPLEMENT to 22 Order by L. Lee Thweatt, filed.(Thweatt, Larry) (Entered: 11/02/2015)
2015-11-0224RESPONSE to Court Order of October 19, 2015 , filed by Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense. (Longoria, Samuel) (Entered: 11/02/2015)
2015-11-1625MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Signed by Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy) Parties notified.(bwhite, 4) (Entered: 11/16/2015)
2015-12-0126STATUS REPORT by L. Lee Thweatt, filed.(Thweatt, Larry) (Entered: 12/01/2015)
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