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Case TitleMADHIRAJU et al v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2016cv02298
Date Filed2016-11-17
Date Closed2019-09-07
JudgeJudge Reggie B. Walton
PlaintiffPRAVEEN MADHIRAJU
PlaintiffMATTHEW BRUNWASSER
Case DescriptionPraveen Madhiraju, an attorney representing three American citizens who had been victims of war crimes in 1999, submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning communications between the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade and Goran Radosavljevic, a prime suspect in the Bytyqi case. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Madhiraju filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

Defendant2255
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF UNITED STATES
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20530
202-514-2000
2255
U.S. ATTORNEY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Civil Process Clerk
555 4th St., NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 252-1900
DefendantDEPARTMENT OF STATE
DefendantSTATE DEPARTMENT
The Executive Office, Office of the Legal Advisor
Suite 5.600
600 19th St., NW
Washington, DC 20522
202-647-5036
DefendantSTATE DEPARTMENT
Documents
Docket
Complaint
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Complaint attachment 9
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Date FiledDoc #Docket Text

2016-11-171COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF STATE with Jury Demand ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4747794) filed by MATTHEW BRUNWASSER, PRAVEEN GOVINDARAJU MADHIRAJU. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Summons to State Dept, # 2 Summons Summons to AG's Office, # 3 Summons Summons to USADC, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 7 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 8 Exhibit Exhibit D, # 9 Exhibit Exhibit E)(Madhiraju, Praveen) (Entered: 11/17/2016)
2016-11-182NOTICE of Appearance by Praveen G. Madhiraju on behalf of PRAVEEN MADHIRAJU (Madhiraju, Praveen) (Entered: 11/18/2016)
2016-11-183NOTICE OF AMENDED SUMMONS by MATTHEW BRUNWASSER, PRAVEEN MADHIRAJU (Attachments: # 1 Summons FOIA Summons State, # 2 Summons FOIA Summons USADC, # 3 Summons FOIA Summons AG)(Madhiraju, Praveen) (Entered: 11/18/2016)
2016-11-21Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (sb) (Entered: 11/21/2016)
2016-11-214SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Consent Form)(sb) (Entered: 11/21/2016)
2016-11-305RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 11/30/2016; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF UNITED STATES served on 11/30/2016; U.S. ATTORNEY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA served on 11/30/2016, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/30/2016., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/30/2016. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/30/2016.) (Madhiraju, Praveen) (Entered: 11/30/2016)
2016-12-01NOTICE OF ERROR re 5 Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant; emailed to bytyqibrothers@gmail.com, cc'd 0 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. No proof of delivery provided; File a signed Errata with certified mail receipts or online USPS proof of delivery attached. (znmw, ) (Entered: 12/01/2016)
2016-12-016ENTERED IN ERROR.....RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/30/2016., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/30/2016. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/30/2016.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. (Attachments: # 1 Summons State Dept Summons, # 2 Summons US Attorney DC Summons, # 3 Summons US Attorney General Summons)(Madhiraju, Praveen) Modified on 12/2/2016 (znmw). (Entered: 12/01/2016)
2016-12-02NOTICE OF ERROR re 6 Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General; emailed to bytyqibrothers@gmail.com, cc'd 0 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Please refile document, 2. No proof of delivery provided, only proof of mailing; Returns of service must include certified mail return receipts or online USPS proof of delivery. (znmw, ) (Entered: 12/02/2016)
2016-12-027RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/30/2016. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/30/2016.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/30/2016., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service Attorney General, # 2 Certificate of Service US Attorney, # 3 Certificate of Service State Department, # 4 Certificate of Service USPS Online Confirmation)(Madhiraju, Praveen) (Entered: 12/02/2016)
2016-12-068GENERAL ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE REGGIE B. WALTON. See attachment for details. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 12/6/2016. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 12/06/2016)
2016-12-299ANSWER to Complaint by DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 12/29/2016)
2016-12-29MINUTE ORDER. To ensure the expeditious resolution of this action, and because this qualifies as an exempted case under Local Civil Rule 16.3(b), it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint proposed briefing schedule governing the filing of dispositive motions on or before January 19, 2017. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on 12/29/2016. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 12/29/2016)
2017-01-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Briefing Schedule due by 1/19/2017. (hs) (Entered: 01/04/2017)
2017-01-0610RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. STATE DEPARTMENT served on 1/6/2017 (Attachments: # 1 Summons Summons to Office of Legal Advisor, State Dept.)(Madhiraju, Praveen) (Entered: 01/06/2017)
2017-01-1911Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE, STATE DEPARTMENT. (Kelly, Wynne) (Entered: 01/19/2017)
2017-05-0312NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Alexander Daniel Shoaibi on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Wynne Patrick Kelly (Shoaibi, Alexander) (Entered: 05/03/2017)
2018-07-3113NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Melanie Dyani Hendry on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE Substituting for attorney AUSA Alexander Shoaibi (Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
2019-05-0814ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before May 29, 2019, the plaintiffs shall SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall e-mail this Order to the plaintiffs' counsel's e-mail address on record forthwith. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on May 8, 2019. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 05/08/2019)
2019-05-09Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Show Cause Order due by 5/29/2019. (hs) (Entered: 05/09/2019)
2019-08-0715NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by John Moustakas on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE, STATE DEPARTMENT Substituting for attorney Melanie Hendry (Moustakas, John) (Entered: 08/07/2019)
2019-09-0716ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute. It is further ORDERED that this case is CLOSED. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on September 7, 2019. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 09/07/2019)
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