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Case TitleDEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv00570
Date Filed2020-02-26
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Jia M. Cobb
PlaintiffDEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION
Case DescriptionDemocracy Forward Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services for records concerning HHS's Grant Regulation. Democracy Forward Foundation also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, DFF filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Public Interest Fee Waiver, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2020-02-261COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6865904) filed by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit)(Miller, Kristen) (Entered: 02/26/2020)
2020-02-262LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION (Miller, Kristen) (Entered: 02/26/2020)
2020-02-27Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (adh, ) (Entered: 02/27/2020)
2020-02-273SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 02/27/2020)
2020-03-044RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES served on 2/28/2020, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/02/2020., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/2/2020. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/1/2020.) (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Miller, Kristen) (Entered: 03/04/2020)
2020-03-265NOTICE of Appearance by Alan Burch on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (Burch, Alan) (Entered: 03/26/2020)
2020-04-016ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES.(Burch, Alan) (Entered: 04/01/2020)
2020-06-08MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to appear for a telephonic Initial Scheduling Conference on June 26, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall confer in advance of the Initial Scheduling Conference on (1) whether any records can be released, and (2) the proper next steps in this litigation. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/8/20. (lcrdm3, ) (Entered: 06/08/2020)
2020-06-26Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Randolph D. Moss: Telephonic Initial Scheduling Conference held on 6/26/2020. Defendant shall review at least 500 pages per month, and release the portion of records that are releasable. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report by 7/27/2020, and the last business day of each month thereafter. (Court Reporter: Jeff Hook.) (kt) (Entered: 06/26/2020)
2020-07-277Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Burch, Alan) (Entered: 07/27/2020)
2020-08-318Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Burch, Alan) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
2020-09-249NOTICE of Appearance by Michael A. Tilghman on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 09/24/2020)
2020-09-3010Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Burch, Alan) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
2020-09-3011NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. Attorney Alan Burch terminated. (Burch, Alan) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
2020-10-3012Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 10/30/2020)
2020-11-3013Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 11/30/2020)
2020-12-3114Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 12/31/2020)
2021-01-2915Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 01/29/2021)
2021-02-2616Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 02/26/2021)
2021-03-3117Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 03/31/2021)
2021-04-3018Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 04/30/2021)
2021-05-2819Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 05/28/2021)
2021-06-3020Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 06/30/2021)
2021-07-3021Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
2021-08-3122Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 08/31/2021)
2021-09-3023Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 09/30/2021)
2021-10-2924Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 10/29/2021)
2021-11-16Case directly reassigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. Judge Randolph D. Moss is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 11/16/2021)
2021-11-3025Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 11/30/2021)
2021-12-3026Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 12/30/2021)
2022-01-3127Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-02-2828Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 02/28/2022)
2022-03-3129Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 03/31/2022)
2022-04-2830NOTICE of Appearance by Dedra Seibel Curteman on behalf of All Defendants (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 04/28/2022)
2022-04-2831Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 04/28/2022)
2022-05-3132Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
2022-06-2933Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 06/29/2022)
2022-07-0534NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. Attorney Dedra Seibel Curteman terminated. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 07/05/2022)
2022-07-2935Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 07/29/2022)
2022-08-3136Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 08/31/2022)
2022-09-2837NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Jeremy S. Simon on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Substituting for attorney Michael Tilghman, II (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/28/2022)
2022-09-3038Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/30/2022)
2022-11-0939Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 11/09/2022)
2022-11-3040Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 11/30/2022)
2022-12-01MINUTE ORDER re 40 Joint Status Report: Having considered the motion and for good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the motion. The Parties are ORDERED to submit their next Joint Status Report by January 6, 2023. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on December 1, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 12/01/2022)
2023-01-0641Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/06/2023)
2023-01-3142Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/31/2023)
2023-02-01MINUTE ORDER re 42 Joint Status Report: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report. Per the Parties' joint request, the Court's order requiring the Parties to file joint status reports on the last business day of each month is vacated. Instead, Parties are ORDERED to submit a joint status report by May 1, 2023, and every 90 days thereafter until instructed otherwise by an order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on February 1, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 02/01/2023)
2023-05-0143Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Miller, Kristen) (Entered: 05/01/2023)
2023-07-3144Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 07/31/2023)
2023-10-3045Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 10/30/2023)
2024-02-0746Joint STATUS REPORT by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Miller, Kristen) (Entered: 02/07/2024)
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