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Case TitleDEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv00608
Date Filed2019-03-05
Date Closed2019-08-21
JudgeJudge Carl J. Nichols
PlaintiffDEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION
Case DescriptionDemocracy Forward Foundation submitted two FOIA requests to the U.S. Agency for Global Media for records concerning the broadcast of a video attacking George Soros that was run on Radio and Television Marti, which is run by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, a component of USGMA. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, DFF filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Public Interest Fee Waiver, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA
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2019-03-051COMPLAINT against U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5981498) filed by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons)(Shah, Nitin) (Entered: 03/05/2019)
2019-03-05Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (zef, ) (Entered: 03/05/2019)
2019-03-052SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zef, ) (Entered: 03/05/2019)
2019-03-083ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 03/08/19. (DM) (Entered: 03/08/2019)
2019-03-084RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/7/2019. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/6/2019.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 3/7/19., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA served on 3/6/2019 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Shah, Nitin) (Entered: 03/08/2019)
2019-04-085ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.(Haynes, Fred) (Entered: 04/08/2019)
2019-04-106ORDER. The parties shall file the schedule not later than MAY 10, 2019 . See Order for further details. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on April 10, 2019. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/10/2019)
2019-04-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/10/2019. (dot) (Entered: 04/11/2019)
2019-04-117NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin M. Seel on behalf of DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION (Seel, Benjamin) (Entered: 04/11/2019)
2019-05-108Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Seel, Benjamin) (Entered: 05/10/2019)
2019-05-15MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received the parties' 8 Joint Status Report, which indicates that the parties have tentatively narrowed Plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act requests, subject to Plaintiff's review of forthcoming records accompanied by a Vaughn index. The Court adopts the parties' proposal that they file a further Joint Status Report by JULY 10, 2019 . This Report shall identify the status of Defendant's processing and production, the status of Plaintiff's review of that production, and a proposed schedule for any further proceedings. The parties shall continue to file a Joint Status Report every thirty days thereafter, unless and until the Court orders otherwise. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on May 15, 2019. (lcckk1) (Entered: 05/15/2019)
2019-05-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/10/2019. (kt) (Entered: 05/16/2019)
2019-06-24Case directly reassigned to Judge Carl J. Nichols. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 06/24/2019)
2019-07-109Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA. (Clark, Denise) (Entered: 07/10/2019)
2019-08-0910STIPULATION of Dismissal by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Seel, Benjamin) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
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