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Case TitleAMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv02272
Date Filed2019-07-30
Date Closed2021-04-23
JudgeJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson
PlaintiffAMERICAN OVERSIGHT
Case DescriptionAmerican Oversight submitted four FOIA requests to the Bureau of Prisons for records concerning leadership communications, keyword communications, and complaints pertaining to the Brooklyn Metropolitan Center. The agency acknowledged receipt of all four requests, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, American Oversight filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2019-07-301COMPLAINT against U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-6287442) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons)(McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
2019-07-302LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
2019-08-01Case Assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (zeg) (Entered: 08/01/2019)
2019-08-013SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zeg) (Entered: 08/01/2019)
2019-08-194RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/1/2019. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/31/2019.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 8/5/2019., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS served on 8/5/2019; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 8/5/2019 (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 08/19/2019)
2019-08-195GENERAL ORDER AND GUIDELINES APPLICABLE TO FOIA CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON. The Court will hold the parties and counsel responsible for following these directives, and parties and counsel should pay particular attention to the Court's instructions for processing and production of records, batching motions, and filing exhibits. Failure to adhere to this Order may, when appropriate, result the imposition of sanctions and/or sua sponte denial of non-conforming motions. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 8/19/2019. (lckbj1) (Entered: 08/19/2019)
2019-09-036NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Evan Kahn on behalf of U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Kahn, Matthew) (Entered: 09/03/2019)
2019-09-037Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response To Complaint And Joint Status Report by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Kahn, Matthew) (Entered: 09/03/2019)
2019-09-11MINUTE ORDER granting 7 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer, nunc pro tunc. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint on or before 9/24/2019. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 9/11/2019. (lckbj1) (Entered: 09/11/2019)
2019-09-238ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Kahn, Matthew) (Entered: 09/23/2019)
2019-10-039Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 10/03/2019)
2019-10-09MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 11/6/2019, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 10/9/2019. (jag) (Entered: 10/09/2019)
2019-11-0610Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 11/06/2019)
2019-11-0611NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Marina Utgoff Braswell on behalf of U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Substituting for attorney Matthew Evan Kahn (Braswell, Marina) (Entered: 11/06/2019)
2019-11-12MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 11/19/2019, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 11/12/2019. (jag) (Entered: 11/12/2019)
2019-11-1912Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 11/19/2019)
2019-12-03MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 1/17/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 12/3/2019. (jag) (Entered: 12/03/2019)
2020-01-1713Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 01/17/2020)
2020-01-27MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 3/12/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 1/27/2020. (jag) (Entered: 01/27/2020)
2020-01-2714NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Brenda A. Gonzalez on behalf of U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Substituting for attorney Marina Utgoff Braswell (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 01/27/2020)
2020-03-1215Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 03/12/2020)
2020-03-18MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 4/14/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 3/18/2020. (jag) (Entered: 03/18/2020)
2020-04-1416Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 04/14/2020)
2020-04-15MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 5/28/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 4/15/2020. (jag) (Entered: 04/15/2020)
2020-05-2817Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 05/28/2020)
2020-06-10MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 7/13/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 6/10/2020. (jag) (Entered: 06/10/2020)
2020-06-11MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 7/13/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 6/11/2020. (jag) (Entered: 06/11/2020)
2020-07-1318NOTICE of Appearance by Michael A. Tilghman on behalf of U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-07-1319Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-07-14MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 8/27/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 7/14/2020. (jag) (Entered: 07/14/2020)
2020-08-2720Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 08/27/2020)
2020-09-04MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 20 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 10/12/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 9/4/2020. (jag) (Entered: 09/04/2020)
2020-09-08Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/12/2020 (hs) (Entered: 09/08/2020)
2020-09-2321NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Attorney Brenda A Gonzalez terminated. (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 09/23/2020)
2020-10-0922Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
2020-10-14MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 22 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 11/24/2020, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 10/14/2020. (jag) (Entered: 10/14/2020)
2020-11-2423Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 11/24/2020)
2020-12-29MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 23 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 1/8/2021, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 12/29/2020. (jag) (Entered: 12/29/2020)
2021-01-0824Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 01/08/2021)
2021-01-25MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 24 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 2/8/2021, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 1/25/2021. (jag) (Entered: 01/25/2021)
2021-02-0825Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 02/08/2021)
2021-02-10MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations in the parties' 25 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before 3/25/2021, the parties shall file a further joint status report, which shall include a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/10/2021. (jag) (Entered: 02/10/2021)
2021-03-2526Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 03/25/2021)
2021-04-2327STIPULATION of Dismissal by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 04/23/2021)
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