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Case TitleSoutheastern Legal Foundation, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice
DistrictNorthern District of Georgia
CityAtlanta
Case Number1:2019cv05567
Date Filed2019-12-11
Date Closed2020-11-23
JudgeJudge J. P. Boulee
PlaintiffSoutheastern Legal Foundation, Inc.
Case DescriptionThe Southeastern Legal Foundation submitted a FOIA request for records concerning an email communication referenced in a footnote in the Mueller report. SLF also requested a fee waiver. After hearing nothing further from the agency, SLF filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUnited States Department of Justice
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2019-12-111COMPLAINT filed by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc. (Filing fee $400, receipt number AGANDC-9168222). (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ah) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. (Entered: 12/12/2019)
2019-12-112Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc. (ah) (Entered: 12/12/2019)
2019-12-113Summons Issued as to United States Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Summons United States Attorney, # 2 Summons United States Attorney General)(ah) (Entered: 12/12/2019)
2019-12-134STANDING ORDER REGARDING CIVIL LITIGATION . Signed by Judge J. P. Boulee on 12/13/19. (bnw) (Entered: 12/13/2019)
2019-12-135CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc. (Hermann, Kimberly) (Entered: 12/13/2019)
2019-12-136NOTICE of Appearance by Anna Celia Howard on behalf of Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc. (Howard, Anna) (Entered: 12/13/2019)
2019-12-13Clerks Notation re 2 Certificate of Interested Persons approved by JPB. (bnw) (Entered: 12/13/2019)
2020-01-067AFFIDAVIT of Service for Affidavit of Service , as to U.S. Dept of Justice; Atty Gen. William P. Barr; U.S. Atty's Office for NDGA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit)(Howard, Anna) (Entered: 01/06/2020)
2020-01-158Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer with Brief In Support by United States Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Williams, Samuel) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-16ORDER: For good cause shown, the 8 motion is GRANTED. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant shall respond to Plaintiff's Complaint no later than February 14, 2020. Signed by Judge J. P. Boulee on 1/16/20. (bnw) (Entered: 01/16/2020)
2020-02-149MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, with Brief In Support by United States Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Williams, Samuel) (Entered: 02/14/2020)
2020-02-18ORDER granting 9 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. United States Department of Justice Answer due 2/28/2020. Signed by Judge J. P. Boulee on 2/18/20. (bnw) (Entered: 02/18/2020)
2020-02-2810ANSWER to 1 COMPLAINT by United States Department of Justice. Discovery ends on 7/27/2020.(Williams, Samuel) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. (Entered: 02/28/2020)
2020-03-2011General Order 20-01 re: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 3/16/2020. (ddm) (Entered: 03/23/2020)
2020-03-3012JOINT PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN filed by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.. (Howard, Anna) (Entered: 03/30/2020)
2020-03-3113SCHEDULING ORDER approving the parties' 12 Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan. Per the request of the parties, there shall be no discovery in this case. The parties shall provide a joint status update to this Court no later than July 1, 2020. As part of that status update, the parties shall propose deadlines for dispositive motions. Signed by Judge J. P. Boulee on 3/31/2020. (ddm) (Entered: 03/31/2020)
2020-04-0214Amended General Order 20-01 re COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 3/30/20. (jpa) (ADI) (Entered: 04/02/2020)
2020-05-0415Amended General Order 20-01 re COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 3/30/20. (jpa) (ADI) (Entered: 05/04/2020)
2020-05-0516SECOND AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 04/30/2020. (jpa) (ADI) (Entered: 05/05/2020)
2020-05-2117Certification of Consent to Substitution of Counsel. Lisa D. Cooper replacing attorney Samuel Harrington Williams. (Cooper, Lisa) (Entered: 05/21/2020)
2020-05-2718THIRD AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 05/26/2020. (dgs) (ADI) (Entered: 05/27/2020)
2020-07-0119STATUS REPORT by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.. (Howard, Anna) (Entered: 07/01/2020)
2020-07-0220FOURTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 07/01/2020. (dgs) (ADI) (Entered: 07/02/2020)
2020-07-0221ORDER re 19 Status Report filed by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc. The parties' proposal is approved. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than August 12, 2020, the parties shall submit an additional status report to this Court regarding this case. Signed by Judge J. P. Boulee on 7/2/2020. (bdb) (Entered: 07/02/2020)
2020-07-1322FIFTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 7/10/2020 (aaq) (ADI) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
2020-08-0423SIXTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 08/03/2020. (ddm) (ADI) (Entered: 08/04/2020)
2020-08-1224STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by United States Department of Justice. (Cooper, Lisa) (Entered: 08/12/2020)
2020-08-1925ORDER deferring the entry of a briefing schedule at the parties' request. No later than September 9, 2020, the parties shall submit another joint status report updating the Court on Defendant's response to Plaintiff's FOIA request. Signed by Judge J. P. Boulee on 8/19/2020. (ddm) (Entered: 08/19/2020)
2020-09-0226SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 9/1/2020. (adg) (ADI) (Entered: 09/02/2020)
2020-09-0827STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.. (O'Leary, Celia) (Entered: 09/08/2020)
2020-09-2928EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 09/28/2020. (dgs) (ADI) (Entered: 09/29/2020)
2020-10-0829STATUS REPORT Joint by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.. (O'Leary, Celia) (Entered: 10/08/2020)
2020-11-13ORDER: After review of the parties' 29 Joint Status Report, this Court ORDERS the parties to file another status report no later than November 20, 2020. Signed by Judge J. P. Boulee on 11/13/20. (bnw) (Entered: 11/13/2020)
2020-11-2030STATUS REPORT by Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.. (O'Leary, Celia) (Entered: 11/20/2020)
2020-11-2331ORDER directing the Clerk to administratively close this case. The parties are to file the appropriate documents to dispose of this case within fourteen days. Absent an extension or further order of the Court, if no request to reopen the case is made within the fourteen days, the Court may dismiss the case with prejudice. Signed by Judge J. P. Boulee on 11/23/2020. (ddm) (Entered: 11/23/2020)
2020-11-23Civil Case Terminated. (ddm) (Entered: 11/23/2020)
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