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Case TitleAMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv01857
Date Filed2019-06-25
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge James E. Boasberg
PlaintiffAMERICAN OVERSIGHT
Case DescriptionAmerican Oversight submitted FOIA requests to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for records concerning communications pertaining to the Bureau of Land Management's decision to renew mining leases of Twin Metals Minnesota near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. The agencies acknowledged receipt of the requests. The Agriculture Department disclosed 23 pages as part of a partial response. However, after hearing nothing further from either agency, American Oversight filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DefendantBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DefendantU.S. FOREST SERVICE
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Complaint
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Complaint attachment 2
Complaint attachment 3
Complaint attachment 4
Complaint attachment 5
Complaint attachment 6
Complaint attachment 7
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2019-06-251COMPLAINT against BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-6211957) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons USAO, # 3 Summons U.S. Att'y General, # 4 Summons Dep't of the Interior, # 5 Summons Bureau of Land Management, # 6 Summons Dep't of Agriculture, # 7 Summons Forest Service)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 06/25/2019)
2019-06-252LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 06/25/2019)
2019-06-26Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (zeg) (Entered: 06/26/2019)
2019-06-263SUMMONS (6) Issued Electronically as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zeg) (Entered: 06/26/2019)
2019-07-094NOTICE of Appearance by Marsha Wellknown Yee on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 07/09/2019)
2019-07-225ERRATA by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT 1 Complaint, filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Errata)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 07/22/2019)
2019-07-226REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE re 1 Complaint, filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Related document: 1 Complaint, filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT.(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 07/22/2019)
2019-07-247SUMMONS (1) Reissued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (znmw) (Entered: 07/24/2019)
2019-07-298ANSWER to Complaint by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE.(Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 07/29/2019)
2019-07-30MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall confer and submit a joint briefing schedule by August 13, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 07/30/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
2019-07-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 8/13/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
2019-08-079RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/27/2019. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/27/2019.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 07/03/2019., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT served on 7/3/2019; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE served on 7/29/2019; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR served on 7/3/2019; U.S. FOREST SERVICE served on 7/3/2019 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 08/07/2019)
2019-08-1310Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 08/13/2019)
2019-08-14MINUTE ORDER ADOPTING the parties' 10 Joint Status Report. The Court ORDERS that the parties shall file a further joint status report by October 10, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/14/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 08/14/2019)
2019-08-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/10/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 08/14/2019)
2019-10-1011Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 10/10/2019)
2019-10-15MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 11 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by December 18, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/15/2019. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 10/15/2019)
2019-10-15Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/18/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 10/15/2019)
2019-12-1812Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 12/18/2019)
2019-12-18MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 12 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by March 5, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/18/2019. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 12/18/2019)
2019-12-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/5/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 12/19/2019)
2020-03-0513Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
2020-03-05MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 13 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by May 20, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/5/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
2020-03-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/20/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 03/06/2020)
2020-03-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/20/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 03/06/2020)
2020-05-1914Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 05/19/2020)
2020-05-19MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 14 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by June 23, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/19/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 05/19/2020)
2020-05-19Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/23/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 05/20/2020)
2020-06-2315Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 06/23/2020)
2020-06-23MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 15 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by July 28, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/23/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 06/23/2020)
2020-06-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/28/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 06/23/2020)
2020-07-2816Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. FOREST SERVICE. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
2020-07-28MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 16 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by September 22, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 07/28/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
2020-07-28Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/22/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 07/29/2020)
2020-09-2217STIPULATION of Dismissal by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 09/22/2020)
2020-09-22MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 17 Stipulation, the Court ORDERS that the case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 09/22/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 09/22/2020)
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