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Case TitleSTATE OF CALIFORNIA v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2017cv01626
Date Filed2017-08-11
Date Closed2019-05-10
JudgeJudge James E. Boasberg
PlaintiffSTATE OF CALIFORNIA
Case DescriptionThe State of California submitted FOIA requests to the EPA for records concerning the process the agency has taken to ensure that Administrator Scott Pruitt is in compliance with federal ethics regulations and obligations and the agency's policies and procedures for determining who (if anyone) can assume the powers of the Administrator if Pruitt is disqualified from participating in a matter. The State also requested a fee waiver for some of its requests. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests, granted a fee waiver for some requests, and indicated that it was processing them. After hearing nothing further from the agency, California filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees, Adequacy - Search

DefendantU.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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2017-08-111COMPLAINT against U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5070969) filed by STATE OF CALIFORNIA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Sullivan, Timothy) (Entered: 08/11/2017)
2017-08-11Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (md) (Entered: 08/14/2017)
2017-08-142SUMMONS Issued Electronically as to U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Consent) (md) (Entered: 08/14/2017)
2017-08-14SUMMONS Not Issued as to U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney General. (FOIA SUMMONS WERE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED) (md) (Entered: 08/14/2017)
2017-08-143REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE to U.S. Attorney General re 1 Complaint filed by STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Related document: 1 Complaint filed by STATE OF CALIFORNIA.(Sullivan, Timothy) (Entered: 08/14/2017)
2017-08-144REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE to U.S. Attorney for District of Columbia re 1 Complaint filed by STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Related document: 1 Complaint filed by STATE OF CALIFORNIA.(Sullivan, Timothy) (Entered: 08/14/2017)
2017-08-155SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (nmw) (Entered: 08/15/2017)
2017-08-306RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/22/2017. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/21/2017. (Sullivan, Timothy) (Entered: 08/30/2017)
2017-08-307RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 08/22/2017. (Sullivan, Timothy) (Entered: 08/30/2017)
2017-08-308RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY served on 8/21/2017 (Sullivan, Timothy) (Entered: 08/30/2017)
2017-09-219NOTICE of Appearance by Brian J. Field on behalf of All Defendants (Field, Brian) (Entered: 09/21/2017)
2017-09-2110ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.(Field, Brian) (Entered: 09/21/2017)
2017-09-22MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall meet, confer, and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by October 6, 2017. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/22/17. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 09/22/2017)
2017-09-22Set/Reset Deadlines: The parties shall meet, confer, and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by 10/6/2017. (jth) (Entered: 09/22/2017)
2017-10-0611Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit FOIA Request)(Field, Brian) (Entered: 10/06/2017)
2017-10-10MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the schedule agreed to by the parties in Paragraph 14 of their 11 Joint Status Report is hereby ADOPTED, subject to Plaintiff's reservation set forth in Paragraph 15. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/10/17. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 10/10/2017)
2017-10-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/30/2017 (lsj) (Entered: 10/10/2017)
2017-11-2912Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 11/29/2017)
2017-12-05MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the processing schedule set out in paragraph 12 of the 12 Joint Status Report, subject to Plaintiff's reservations in paragraph 14. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/5/17. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 12/05/2017)
2017-12-0513ENTERED IN ERROR...ORDER referring this action to a randomly assigned Magistrate Judge for full case management. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/5/17. (lcjeb1) Modified on 12/5/2017 (lcjeb1, ). Modified on 12/6/2017 (znmw). (Entered: 12/05/2017)
2018-01-1114Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 01/11/2018)
2018-02-1515Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 02/15/2018)
2018-03-1216Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 03/12/2018)
2018-04-1617Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 04/16/2018)
2018-05-24MINUTE ORDER: As the parties have not filed their required 30-day report, the Court ORDERS that they shall do so by May 29, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/24/18. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 05/24/2018)
2018-05-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/29/2018 (lsj) (Entered: 05/24/2018)
2018-05-2918Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 05/29/2018)
2018-05-29MINUTE ORDER: Per the Parties' 18 status report the Court ORDERS that 1) the Parties shall file a joint status report on or before July 1, 2018 identifying what, if any, issues remain for dispositive motions and proposing a schedule for further proceedings; and 2) the current Scheduling Order is amended to provide that the Parties are no longer to required to submit joint status reports every thirty days. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/29/18. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 05/29/2018)
2018-05-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/1/2018. (nbn) (Entered: 05/29/2018)
2018-07-0219Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 07/02/2018)
2018-07-03MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 19 status report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report on or before August 17, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/3/18. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 07/03/2018)
2018-07-03Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/17/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 07/05/2018)
2018-08-1720Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 08/17/2018)
2018-08-17MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties 20 status report and ORDERS that they shall file a further status report on or before September 21, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/17/18. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 08/17/2018)
2018-08-17Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/21/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 08/20/2018)
2018-09-2021Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 09/20/2018)
2018-09-21MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 21 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further status report on or before October 22, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/21/2018. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 09/21/2018)
2018-09-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/22/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 09/21/2018)
2018-10-2222Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 10/22/2018)
2018-10-22MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 22 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further status report on or before November 30, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/22/2018. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 10/22/2018)
2018-10-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/30/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 10/23/2018)
2018-11-2923Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 11/29/2018)
2018-11-29MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 23 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further status report on or before January 4, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 11/29/2018. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 11/29/2018)
2018-11-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/4/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 11/30/2018)
2019-01-0424Unopposed MOTION to Stay in Light of Lapse in Appropriations by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Field, Brian) (Entered: 01/04/2019)
2019-01-07MINUTE ORDER GRANTING 24 Motion to Stay. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/7/2019. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 01/07/2019)
2019-01-2825NOTICE of Restored Government Funding by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Field, Brian) (Entered: 01/28/2019)
2019-02-06MINUTE ORDER: The Court lifts the stay entered on 1/7/2019 and ORDERS that the parties shall submit a joint status report by February 20, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/6/2019. (lcjeb1) Modified on 2/6/2019 (zlsj). (Entered: 02/06/2019)
2019-02-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/20/2019 (lsj) (Entered: 02/06/2019)
2019-02-2026Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 02/20/2019)
2019-02-21MINUTE ORDER ADOPTING the parties' 26 Joint Status Report. The Court ORDERS that the parties shall file a further joint status report by March 22, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/21/2019. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 02/21/2019)
2019-02-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/22/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 02/21/2019)
2019-03-2227Joint STATUS REPORT by STATE OF CALIFORNIA. (Sullivan, Timothy) (Entered: 03/22/2019)
2019-03-22MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 27 joint status report and ORDERS that they shall file another joint status report on or before April 26, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/22/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 03/22/2019)
2019-03-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/26/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 03/22/2019)
2019-04-2628Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 04/26/2019)
2019-04-29MINUTE ORDER ADOPTING the parties' 28 Joint Status Report. The Court ORDERS that the parties shall file a further joint status report by May 10, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/29/2019. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 04/29/2019)
2019-04-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/10/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 04/29/2019)
2019-05-1029NOTICE of Settlement and Stipulation of Dismissal by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Field, Brian) (Entered: 05/10/2019)
2019-05-10MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 29 Stipulation, the Court ORDERS that the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/10/2019. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 05/10/2019)
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