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Case TitleMUSLIM ADVOCATES v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2017cv00820
Date Filed2017-05-03
Date Closed2019-12-05
JudgeJudge Dabney L. Friedrich
PlaintiffMUSLIM ADVOCATES
Case DescriptionMuslim Advocates submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration concerning eligibility for the Trusted Traveler Program in light of President Trump's travel ban. Muslim Advocates also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and took a 10-day extension. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Muslim Advocates filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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2017-05-031COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4937681) filed by MUSLIM ADVOCATES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons)(Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 05/03/2017)
2017-05-032LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 05/03/2017)
2017-05-033NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Case related to Case No. 17-cv-813. (Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 05/03/2017)
2017-05-034MOTION and Memorandum of Law in Support of Use of P.O. Box in Complaint Caption Address by MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 05/03/2017)
2017-05-035MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Juvaria Khan, :Firm- Muslim Advocates, :Address- P.O. Box 71080, Oakland, CA 94612. Phone No. - 646-221-6732. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4937798. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Juvaria Khan in Support, # 2 Proposed Order)(Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 05/03/2017)
2017-05-04Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (sb) (Entered: 05/04/2017)
2017-05-046SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Consent Form)(sb) (Entered: 05/04/2017)
2017-05-187Case randomly reassigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan is no longer assigned to the case as not related. (ztnr) (Entered: 05/19/2017)
2017-06-078NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Parker on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Parker, Joshua) (Entered: 06/07/2017)
2017-06-099NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel F. Bousquet on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Bousquet, Daniel) (Entered: 06/09/2017)
2017-06-1910RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 6/13/2017., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/13/2017. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/13/2017.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 6/19/2017 (Parker, Joshua) (Entered: 06/19/2017)
2017-06-1911NOTICE of Appearance by Amir H. Ali on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Ali, Amir) (Entered: 06/19/2017)
2017-07-10MINUTE ORDER granting 5 Motion for Leave of Juvaria Khan to Appear Pro Hac Vice only upon condition that the lawyer admitted, or at least one member of the lawyer's firm, undergo CM/ECF training, obtain a CM/ECF username and password, and agree to file papers electronically. No court papers will be mailed to any lawyer. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/10/2017. (lcabj3) (Entered: 07/10/2017)
2017-07-10MINUTE ORDER granting plaintiff's 4 motion for leave to list its P.O. Box in lieu of its full office address in the caption of the complaint. Plaintiff is directed to file a version of the complaint listing its full office address UNDER SEAL. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/10/2017. (lcabj3) (Entered: 07/10/2017)
2017-07-1112NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Attorney Daniel F. Bousquet terminated. (Bousquet, Daniel) (Entered: 07/11/2017)
2017-07-1213SEALED DOCUMENT filed by MUSLIM ADVOCATES(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 07/12/2017)
2017-07-1314ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.(Patil, Chetan) (Entered: 07/13/2017)
2017-07-14MINUTE ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of Local Civil Rule 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appear to be inapplicable. Defendant shall file a dispositive motion or, in the alternative, a report setting forth the schedule for the completion of its production of documents to plaintiff on or before August 11, 2017. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/14/2017. (lcabj3) (Entered: 07/14/2017)
2017-07-2015NOTICE of Appearance by Kelly M. Morrison on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Morrison, Kelly) (Entered: 07/20/2017)
2017-07-2116NOTICE of Appearance by Sirine Shebaya on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 07/21/2017)
2017-08-1017NOTICE of Appearance by Kari E. D'Ottavio on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 08/10/2017)
2017-08-1018STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 08/10/2017)
2017-08-11MINUTE ORDER. In light of the 18 status report, the parties shall file a further joint status report by September 15, 2017. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 8/11/2017. (lcabj3) (Entered: 08/11/2017)
2017-09-1419NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Attorney Emily Lauren Chapuis terminated. (Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
2017-09-1520Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 09/15/2017)
2017-09-19MINUTE ORDER. In light of the 20 joint status report, the parties shall file a further joint status report by October 20, 2017. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/19/2017. (lcabj3) (Entered: 09/19/2017)
2017-10-2021Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 10/20/2017)
2017-10-20MINUTE ORDER. Parties shall file another joint status report by November 17, 2017. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 10/20/2017. (lcabj3) (Entered: 10/20/2017)
2017-11-1722Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 11/17/2017)
2017-11-20MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall file an updated joint status report by December 19, 2017. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 11/20/2017. (lcabj3) (Entered: 11/20/2017)
2017-12-04Case directly reassigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. Judge Amy Berman Jackson is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 12/04/2017)
2017-12-1923Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 12/19/2017)
2017-12-19MINUTE ORDER. In light of the 23 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a subsequent Joint Status Report on or before January 31, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 19, 2017. (JPF) (Entered: 12/19/2017)
2018-01-3124Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
2018-01-31MINUTE ORDER adopting the parties' proposal in their 24 Joint Status Report. It is ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before March 2, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on January 31, 2018. (JPF) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
2018-02-0225NOTICE of Appearance by Johnathan James Smith on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Smith, Johnathan) (Entered: 02/02/2018)
2018-03-0226Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 03/02/2018)
2018-03-02MINUTE ORDER adopting the parties' proposal in their 26 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before April 3, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 2, 2018. (JPF) (Entered: 03/02/2018)
2018-04-0327Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 04/03/2018)
2018-04-04MINUTE ORDER adopting the parties' proposal in their 27 Joint Status Report. It is ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before May 1, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 4, 2018. (JK) (Entered: 04/04/2018)
2018-05-0128Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 05/01/2018)
2018-05-01MINUTE ORDER adopting the parties' proposal in their 28 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before June 1, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on May 1, 2018. (JK) (Entered: 05/01/2018)
2018-05-0229NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Attorney Kelly M. Morrison terminated. (Morrison, Kelly) (Entered: 05/02/2018)
2018-05-0230NOTICE of Appearance by Emily Lauren Chapuis on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 05/02/2018)
2018-06-0131Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 06/01/2018)
2018-06-12MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 31 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before July 2, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 12, 2018. (JK) (Entered: 06/12/2018)
2018-07-0232Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 07/02/2018)
2018-07-05MINUTE ORDER. In light of the parties' 32 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before August 9, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 5, 2018. (MJS) (Entered: 07/05/2018)
2018-07-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 8/9/2018. (jl) (Entered: 07/06/2018)
2018-08-0933Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 08/09/2018)
2018-08-10MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 33 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before September 7, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 10, 2018 (lcdlf1) (Entered: 08/10/2018)
2018-08-2034NOTICE of Change of Address by Johnathan James Smith (Smith, Johnathan) (Entered: 08/20/2018)
2018-08-2035NOTICE of Change of Address by Sirine Shebaya (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 08/20/2018)
2018-08-2036NOTICE of Change of Address by Juvaria Khan (Khan, Juvaria) (Entered: 08/20/2018)
2018-09-0737Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 09/07/2018)
2018-09-1038MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 37 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before October 4, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 10, 2018. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 09/10/2018)
2018-09-2439NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Alexander Langlinais on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Langlinais, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/24/2018)
2018-09-2440NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Attorney Joshua Parker terminated. (Chapuis, Emily) (Entered: 09/24/2018)
2018-10-0441NOTICE of Change of Address by Amir H. Ali (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Address Change Request)(Ali, Amir) (Entered: 10/04/2018)
2018-10-0442Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 10/04/2018)
2018-10-08MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 42 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before November 5, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 8, 2018. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 10/08/2018)
2018-10-0943NOTICE of Change of Address by Kari E. D'Ottavio (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 10/09/2018)
2018-10-0944NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. Attorney Chetan A. Patil terminated. (Patil, Chetan) (Entered: 10/09/2018)
2018-11-0545Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 11/05/2018)
2018-11-05MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 45 Joint Status Report. Accordingly it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before December 5, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on November 5, 2018. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 11/05/2018)
2018-12-0546Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 12/05/2018)
2018-12-05MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 46 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before January 4, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 5, 2018. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 12/05/2018)
2018-12-05Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 1/4/2019. (jl) (Entered: 12/06/2018)
2018-12-2647MOTION to Stay Jan. 4, 2019 JSR deadline by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 12/26/2018)
2018-12-27MINUTE ORDER granting the defendant's 47 Motion for a Stay of Joint Status Report Deadline in Light of Lapse of Appropriations. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that this action is STAYED until Congress has restored appropriations to the Department of Justice. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report no later than ten days after the restoration of appropriations to the Department of Justice. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 27, 2018. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 12/27/2018)
2019-02-0148NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Attorney Johnathan James Smith terminated. (Smith, Johnathan) (Entered: 02/01/2019)
2019-02-0449Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 02/04/2019)
2019-02-05MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 49 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before March 6, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on February 5, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 02/05/2019)
2019-03-0650Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (D'Ottavio, Kari) (Entered: 03/06/2019)
2019-03-06MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 50 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before April 5, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 6, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 03/06/2019)
2019-03-06Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 4/5/2019. (zcdw) (Entered: 03/11/2019)
2019-04-0151NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Jean-Michel Voltaire on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Substituting for attorney Kari D'Ottavio (Voltaire, Jean-Michel) (Entered: 04/01/2019)
2019-04-0552Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Voltaire, Jean-Michel) (Entered: 04/05/2019)
2019-04-07MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 52 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before June 5, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 7, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 04/07/2019)
2019-05-0753NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Daniel D. Mauler on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Jean-Michel Voltaire (Mauler, Daniel) (Entered: 05/07/2019)
2019-06-0554Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Mauler, Daniel) (Entered: 06/05/2019)
2019-06-05MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 54 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before August 5, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 5, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 06/05/2019)
2019-08-0555Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Mauler, Daniel) (Entered: 08/05/2019)
2019-08-05MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 55 Joint Status Report. It is thus ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before October 4, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 5, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 08/05/2019)
2019-08-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/4/2019. (zcal) (Entered: 08/06/2019)
2019-08-1656NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Attorney Sirine Shebaya terminated. (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 08/16/2019)
2019-10-0757Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Mauler, Daniel) (Entered: 10/07/2019)
2019-10-07MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 57 Joint Status Report. It is thus ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before December 4, 2019. So Ordered Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 7, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 10/07/2019)
2019-12-0558STIPULATION of Dismissal by MUSLIM ADVOCATES. (Callahan, Matthew) (Entered: 12/05/2019)
2019-12-05MINUTE ORDER dismissing this case with prejudice in light of the parties' 58 Stipulation of Dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 5, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 12/05/2019)
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