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Case TitleWYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL v. U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv02175
Date Filed2019-07-23
Date Closed2019-12-19
JudgeJudge Rudolph Contreras
PlaintiffWYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL
Case DescriptionThe Wyoming Outdoor Council submitted a FOIA request to the Bureau of Land Management for records concerning the impact of oil and gas leasing on the Chain Lake area. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told WOC that it had located 13,631 potentially responsive records. However, after hearing nothing further from the agency, WOC filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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2019-07-231COMPLAINT against U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-6272982) filed by WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Summons)(Helle, Sean) (Entered: 07/23/2019)
2019-07-232LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL (Helle, Sean) (Entered: 07/23/2019)
2019-07-25Case Assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (zeg) (Entered: 07/25/2019)
2019-07-253SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zeg) (Entered: 07/25/2019)
2019-08-274NOTICE of Appearance by Marina Utgoff Braswell on behalf of U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Braswell, Marina) (Entered: 08/27/2019)
2019-08-275Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to Complaint by U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Braswell, Marina) (Entered: 08/27/2019)
2019-08-29MINUTE ORDER granting 5 Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant shall respond to 1 Plaintiff's complaint on or before September 11, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on August 29, 2019. (lcrc3) (Entered: 08/29/2019)
2019-08-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 9/11/2019. (tj) (Entered: 08/30/2019)
2019-09-116ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.(Braswell, Marina) (Entered: 09/11/2019)
2019-09-207RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/5/2019. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/4/2019. (Helle, Sean) (Entered: 09/20/2019)
2019-09-208RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 8/1/2019. (Helle, Sean) (Entered: 09/20/2019)
2019-09-209RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT served on 7/31/2019 (Helle, Sean) (Entered: 09/20/2019)
2019-09-23MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet, confer, and jointly submit a proposed briefing schedule by October 7, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on September 23, 2019. (lcrc3) (Entered: 09/23/2019)
2019-09-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Briefing schedule due by 10/7/2019. (gdf) (Entered: 09/24/2019)
2019-10-0710Joint STATUS REPORT with Proposed Schedule by U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Braswell, Marina) (Entered: 10/07/2019)
2019-10-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 10 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report on December 10, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on October 7, 2019. (lcrc3) (Entered: 10/07/2019)
2019-12-1011Joint STATUS REPORT with Proposed Schedule by WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL. (Helle, Sean) (Entered: 12/10/2019)
2019-12-10MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 11 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report on February 10, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on December 10, 2019. (lcrc3) (Entered: 12/10/2019)
2019-12-11Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 2/10/2020 (tj) (Entered: 12/11/2019)
2019-12-1812STIPULATION of Dismissal by WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL. (Helle, Sean) (Entered: 12/18/2019)
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