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Case TitleLEOPOLD et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv00957
Date Filed2019-04-04
Date Closed2022-05-24
JudgeJudge Reggie B. Walton
PlaintiffJASON LEOPOLD
PlaintiffBUZZFEED, INC.
Case DescriptionBuzzFeed reporter Jason Leopold submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for a copy of the Mueller report and supporting records. Leopold also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and granted Leopold's request for expedited processing. The Office of Information Policy told Leopold that it would take the agency longer than 10 days to disclose the records. After hearing nothing further, Leopold filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DefendantDOJ OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
DefendantDOJ DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DefendantDOJ OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
DefendantCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON
AppealD.C. Circuit 20-5364
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2019-04-041COMPLAINT against DOJ DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-6041154) filed by JASON LEOPOLD, BUZZFEED INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - FOIA Request, # 2 Exhibit B - DOJ Response, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons Summons)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/04/2019)
2019-04-042NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/04/2019)
2019-04-043NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Hart Burday on behalf of BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 04/04/2019)
2019-04-044LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by BUZZFEED INC. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/04/2019)
2019-04-045MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Leopold Decl, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/04/2019)
2019-04-046MOTION to Expedite Plaintiff's Request for Expedited Preliminary Injunction Hearing , MOTION for Hearing re 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/04/2019)
2019-04-05Case Assigned to Judge Timothy J. Kelly. (zsb) (Entered: 04/05/2019)
2019-04-057SUMMONS (6) Issued Electronically as to DOJ DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 04/05/2019)
2019-04-088RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/5/2019. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/5/2019. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/08/2019)
2019-04-099Case reassigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton as there is an earlier related case. Judge Timothy J. Kelly is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 04/11/2019)
2019-04-1110ORDER. In accordance with the reasons stated in the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that the defendants shall file their opposition to the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction on or before 12:00 p.m. on April 15, 2019. It is further ORDERED that the plaintiffs shall file their reply in support of their motion on or before 12:00 p.m. on April 16, 2019. It is further ORDERED that the 6 Plaintiffs' Request for Expedited Preliminary Injunction Hearing is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The motion is granted to the extent that the plaintiffs seek a hearing on their motion for a preliminary injunction. The motion is denied in all other respects. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall appear before the Court for a hearing on the Plaintiffs' Combined Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Memo in Support on April 16, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 11, 2019. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 04/11/2019)
2019-04-1111ORDER. In accordance with the reasons stated in the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before April 19, 2019, the parties in the above-captioned matters shall SHOW CAUSE as to why the cases should not be consolidated. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 11, 2019. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 04/11/2019)
2019-04-1112NOTICE of Appearance by Courtney Danielle Enlow on behalf of All Defendants (Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 04/11/2019)
2019-04-12Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses to Show Cause Order due by 4/19/2019. (hs) (Entered: 04/12/2019)
2019-04-12Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Response due by 4/15/2019 Reply due by 4/16/2019. Motion Hearing set for 4/16/2019 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (hs) (Entered: 04/12/2019)
2019-04-1213RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by DOJ DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE re 11 Order, . (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 04/12/2019)
2019-04-1214RESPONSE re 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by DOJ DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Index to Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit)(Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 04/12/2019)
2019-04-1215MOTION to Vacate 10 Order on Motion to Expedite,,,, Order on Motion for Hearing,,, Motion to Vacate Hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction by DOJ DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Index to Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit)(Enlow, Courtney) (Entered: 04/12/2019)
2019-04-1516REPLY to opposition to motion re 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Their Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/15/2019)
2019-04-1617ORDER. In accordance with the reasons stated in the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Defendants' Motion to Vacate Hearing is Denied, Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 16, 2019. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 04/16/2019)
2019-04-16Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Reggie B. Walton: Motion Hearing held on 4/16/2019 re 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD. Oral argument heard, and motion is DENIED for reasons stated on the record. Status conference remains scheduled for 5/2/19 @ 10am in case 19 cv 810. (Court Reporter: Lisa Edwards.) (tj) (Entered: 04/16/2019)
2019-04-1818ORDER. In accordance with the Court's oral rulings issued at the motion hearing held on April 16, 2019, it is hereby ORDERED that the 5 Plaintiffs' Combined Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Memo in Support is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Specifically, the motion is denied because the plaintiffs have not satisfied their burden of demonstrating that they have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of their claim and that they face irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction. It is further ORDERED that the government shall file its answer to the plaintiffs' Complaint on or before April 25, 2019. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall appear before the Court on May 2, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. to discuss how the parties wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 18, 2019. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 04/18/2019)
2019-04-19Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer to the Complaint due by 4/25/2019, (hs) (Entered: 04/19/2019)
2019-04-19Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 5/2/2019 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (hs) (Entered: 04/19/2019)
2019-04-1919NOTICE Plaintiffs' Position on Consolidation by BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/19/2019)
2019-04-2220ORDER. In accordance with the reasons stated in the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties' obligations under the Court's April 11, 2019 Order to Show Cause are DISCHARGED. It is further ORDERED that, to the extent that the plaintiffs in the above-captioned matters are seeking the release of the Special Counsel Mueller's report regarding the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election, Case No. 19-cv-810 is CONSOLIDATED with Case No. 19-cv-957. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall make all future filings only in Case No. 19-cv-810, and the Clerk of the Court shall refuse to accept any filings in Case No. 19-cv-957. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 22, 2019. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 04/22/2019)
2019-04-22Cases consolidated. Cases 19-cv-810 and 19-cv-957 have been consolidated pursuant to an Order entered 4/22/19. From this date forward, all pleadings shall be filed ONLY in the lead case, Civil Action No. 19cv810. The parties are advised NOT to select the SPREAD TEXT option when filing in ECF, as this will result in repetitive docketing and emails. (ztd) (Entered: 04/25/2019)
2019-04-2321TRANSCRIPT OF MOTIONS HEARING before Judge Reggie B. Walton held on April 16, 2019; Page Numbers: 1-18. Date of Issuance: April 23, 2019. Court Reporter/Transcriber Lisa Edwards. Telephone number (202) 354-3269. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order Form For the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter r eferenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter. NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 5/14/2019. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 5/24/2019. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 7/22/2019.(Edwards, Lisa) (Entered: 04/23/2019)
2019-05-02Minute Entry for Status Conference proceedings held on 5/2/2019 before Judge Reggie B. Walton: Defendant's summary judgment motions due by 6/3/2019. Plantiffs'response to the summary judgment and cross motions for summary judgment due by 6/24/2019. Reply to motions for summary judgment and response to cross motions due by 7/8/2019. Reply to cross motions due by 7/15/2019. Status Report on the remaining records due by 6/17/2019. Status Conference set for 7/2/2019 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 16. Status Conference set for 8/5/2019 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (Court Reporter Cathryn Jones) Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(gdf) (Entered: 05/02/2019)
2019-06-17Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference reset for 7/2/2019 at 12:00 PM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(hs) (Entered: 06/17/2019)
2019-06-1922MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD, BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 06/19/2019)
2019-06-20Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference reset for 8/9/2019 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(hs) (Entered: 06/20/2019)
2019-06-2823MOTION for Leave to File amicus curiae brief by CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Order, # 3 Exhibit Corporate Disclosure Statement)Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Shaw, Conor) Modified event title on 7/3/2019 (znmw). (Entered: 06/28/2019)
2019-07-0224Memorandum in opposition to re (75 in 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 23 in 1:19-cv-00957-RBW) MOTION to Intervene as amicus curiae filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Shapiro, Elizabeth) (Entered: 07/02/2019)
2019-07-08Set/Reset Deadlines: Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment and Response to Cross Motions due by 7/12/2019. Reply to Cross Motions due by 7/19/2019. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(gdf) (Entered: 07/08/2019)
2019-07-1925REPLY to opposition to motion re (73 in 1:19-cv-00810-RBW) MOTION for Summary Judgment Plaintiff Jason Leopold's and BuzzFeed Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment , (71 in 1:19-cv-00810-RBW) Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment and Motion for In Camera Review filed by BUZZFEED INC., ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, JASON LEOPOLD. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Butler, Alan) (Entered: 07/19/2019)
2019-07-31Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 8/5/2019 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (hs) (Entered: 07/31/2019)
2019-08-05Minute Entry; for proceedings held before Judge Reggie B. Walton: Oral Argument held on 8/5/2019. Memorandum\Order to issue via Chambers. (Court Reporter Cathryn Jones) (hs) (Entered: 08/05/2019)
2019-08-1226TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Reggie B. Walton held on August 5, 2019; Page Numbers: 1 - 96. Court Reporter/Transcriber Cathryn Jones, Telephone number 2023543246, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the <a href="http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/node/110">Transcript Order Form</a><P></P><P></P>For the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.<P> NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov.<P></P> Redaction Request due 9/2/2019. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/12/2019. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/10/2019.(Jones, Cathryn) (Entered: 08/12/2019)
2019-09-12Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 10/1/2019 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(hs) (Entered: 09/12/2019)
2019-10-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/8/2019 Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(hs) (Entered: 10/16/2019)
2019-12-1027STATUS REPORT by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Davisson, John) (Entered: 12/10/2019)
2019-12-10MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the 103 Plaintiffs' Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall appear before the Court for a status conference on December 18, 2019, at 12:30 p.m., to address the issues raised in the plaintiffs' status report. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 10, 2019. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW (lcrbw2) (Entered: 12/10/2019)
2019-12-11Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 12/18/2019 at 12:30 PM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (hs) (Entered: 12/11/2019)
2019-12-1728ORDER. See attached Order for details. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 17, 2019. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW (lcrbw2) (Entered: 12/17/2019)
2019-12-18Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Reggie B. Walton: Status Conference held on 12/18/2019. Parties addressed issues related to a related matter before Judge Walton. Court Reporter Tim Miller. (zjch) Modified on 12/19/2019 (zjch). (Entered: 12/18/2019)
2019-12-1829ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that the plaintiffs' request that the Court order the United States Department of Justice to reprocess the report regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election, raised in the Plaintiffs' Status Report, Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, Civ. Action No. 19-810, ECF No. 103, and the Plaintiffs' Status Report, Leopold v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, Civ. Action No. 19-957, ECF No. 27, is DENIED. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 18, 2019. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW (lcrbw2) (Entered: 12/18/2019)
2020-01-2330TRANSCRIPT OF STATUS CONFERENCE before Judge Reggie B. Walton held on 12-18-19; Page Numbers: 1-22; Date of Issuance: 1-23-20; Court Reporter: Timothy R. Miller, Telephone Number (202) 354-3111. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order Form For the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter. NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 2/13/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 2/23/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 4/22/2020.(Miller, Timothy) (Entered: 01/23/2020)
2020-05-0431NOTICE of Factual Developments Relevant to Pending Motions by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Davisson, John) (Entered: 05/04/2020)
2020-09-30Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 10/22/2020 at 12:00 PM by Telephonic/VTC before Judge Reggie B. Walton. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(hs) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
2020-09-3034ORDER. In accordance with the Memorandum Opinion issued on this same date, it is hereby ORDERED that the Court's March 5, 2019 Order is VACATED to the extent that it denied without prejudice the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. It is further ORDERED that the 54 Department of Justice's Motion for Summary Judgment in Leopold v. Department of Justice and Partial Summary Judgment in Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Department of Justice is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The motion is GRANTED with respect to the Department's withholdings pursuant to Exemptions 3, 7(A), 7(C), and 7(E). The motion is DENIED in all other respects. It is further ORDERED that the balance of the 71 Plaintiff's Combined Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, and Motion for In Camera Review of the "Mueller Report" is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks disclosure of the information withheld pursuant to Exemption 5. The motion is DENIED in all other respects. It is further ORDERED that the balance of 73 Plaintiffs Jason Leopold's and Buzzfeed Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks disclosure of the information withheld pursuant to Exemption 5. The motion is DENIED in all other respects. It is further ORDERED that, on October 22, 2020, at 12:00 p.m., the parties shall appear before the Court for a status conference via teleconference by calling 1-877-873-8017 and entering the Court's access code (8583213) followed by the pound key (#). It is further ORDERED that, on or before November 2, 2020, the Department shall produce to the plaintiffs an updated redacted version of the Mueller Report, which discloses the information redacted pursuant to Exemption 5, unless such information has been properly withheld pursuant to another exemption. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on September 30, 2020. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 09/30/2020) (hs) (Entered: 12/01/2020)
2020-10-09Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Plaintiff's Reply in support of its motion due by 10/14/2020. Motion Hearing set for 10/16/2020 at 11:00 AM by Telephonic/VTC before Judge Reggie B. Walton. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(hs) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
2020-11-2532NOTICE OF APPEAL TO DC CIRCUIT COURT by BUZZFEED, INC., JASON LEOPOLD. Filing fee $ 505, receipt number ADCDC-7880474. Fee Status: Fee Paid. Parties have been notified. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 11/25/2020)
2020-11-3033ENTERED IN ERROR.....DUPLICATE. . . . .NOTICE OF APPEAL TO DC CIRCUIT COURT as to (131 in 1:19-cv-00810-RBW) Order,,,,,,,, by BUZZFEED, INC., JASON LEOPOLD. Fee Status: No Fee Paid. Parties have been notified. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Topic, Matthew) Modified on 11/30/2020 (ztd). (Entered: 11/30/2020)
2020-11-30NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re 33 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court, was entered in error as it is a duplicate of docket entry 32 . (ztd) (Entered: 11/30/2020)
2020-12-0235Transmission of the Notice of Appeal, Order Appealed (Memorandum Opinion), and Docket Sheet to US Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals fee was paid this date re 32 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court. (ztth) (Entered: 12/02/2020)
2020-12-08Set/Reset Deadlines: Response due by 12/18/2020 Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(hs) (Entered: 12/08/2020)
2022-01-3136ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that the Department shall disclose the material it withheld pursuant to Exemption 7(C) only on the following pages of the Joint Appendix: 579, 749-50, and 753, the relevant material for which is marked by the notation "(b)(6)/(b)(7)(C)-2." It is further ORDERED that, on or before February 25, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding the progress of the Department's disclosure to the plaintiffs of the material withheld pursuant to Exemption 7(C) on pages 579, 749-50, and 753 of the Joint Appendix. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on January 31, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-01-31Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/25/2022. (adh, ) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-02-2337Joint STATUS REPORT by BUZZFEED, INC., JASON LEOPOLD, BUZZFEED, INC., ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, JASON LEOPOLD. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 02/23/2022)
2022-02-25MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 37 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the deadline for the filing of a motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) is VACATED pending further order of the Court. It is further ORDERED that, on or before April 8, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding the status of their negotiations. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on February 25, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 02/25/2022)
2022-02-28Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/8/2022. (adh, ) (Entered: 02/28/2022)
2022-04-0738Joint STATUS REPORT by BUZZFEED, INC., JASON LEOPOLD, BUZZFEED, INC., ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, JASON LEOPOLD. Associated Cases: 1:19-cv-00810-RBW, 1:19-cv-00957-RBW(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 04/07/2022)
2022-04-11MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 38 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before May 23, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding the status of their negotiations. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 11, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 04/11/2022)
2022-04-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/23/2022. (zcdw) (Entered: 04/13/2022)
2022-05-2339STIPULATION of Dismissal by BUZZFEED, INC.. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 05/23/2022)
2022-05-24MINUTE ORDER. In light of the parties' 39 Stipulation of Dismissal, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. It is further ORDERED that this case is CLOSED. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on May 24, 2022. (lcrbw1) (Entered: 05/24/2022)
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