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Case TitleAMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN v. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv00723
Date Filed2020-03-13
Date Closed2023-03-13
JudgeJudge Randolph D. Moss
PlaintiffAMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN
Case DescriptionThe American Wild Horse Campaign submitted FOIA requests to the Bureau of Land Management for records concerning the disposition of wild horses to other countries. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The agency told AWHC that it did not find any records responsive to one of its requests. After hearing nothing further from the agency, AWHC filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantDEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
DefendantBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DefendantBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
1845 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
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Complaint
Complaint attachment 1
Complaint attachment 2
Complaint attachment 3
Complaint attachment 4
Complaint attachment 5
Complaint attachment 6
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2020-03-131COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6918395) filed by AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Exhibit Attachments to Complaint)(Schwartz, Brieanah) (Entered: 03/13/2020)
2020-03-132NOTICE of Appearance by William N. Lawton on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Lawton, William) (Entered: 03/13/2020)
2020-03-16Case assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (zmc) (Entered: 03/16/2020)
2020-03-163SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmc) (Entered: 03/16/2020)
2020-03-164STANDING ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the directives set forth in the attached Standing Order. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/16/20. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 03/16/2020)
2020-03-305NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Boyd Palmer-Ball on behalf of All Defendants (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 03/30/2020)
2020-03-316ENTERED IN ERROR. . . . .AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING REGARDING SERVICE OF PROCESS by AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. (Schwartz, Brieanah) Modified on 4/1/2020 (ztd). (Entered: 03/31/2020)
2020-04-01NOTICE OF ERROR re 6 Affidavit; emailed to brieanah@americanwildhorsecampaign.org, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Incorrect event used, 2. Please refile document, 3. The correct event and relief is under Service of process, then select all of the appropriate relief for Summons Returned Executed or Summons Returned Unexecuted. Select all that apply. (ztd, ) (Entered: 04/01/2020)
2020-04-277ANSWER to Complaint by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR.(Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 04/27/2020)
2020-04-28MINUTE ORDER: In light of Plaintiff's complaint, Dkt. 1 , and Defendants' answer, Dkt. 7 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall appear telephonically for an initial scheduling conference on May 19, 2020, at 4:00pm. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer prior to the scheduling conference to discuss the status of the Plaintiff's FOIA request and scheduling for further proceedings. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/28/2020. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 04/28/2020)
2020-04-308RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/19/2020., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/26/2020. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/25/2020.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. All Defendants (Schwartz, Brieanah) (Entered: 04/30/2020)
2020-05-04NOTICE OF ERROR re 8 Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General; emailed to brieanah@americanwildhorsecampaign.org, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. You must do an entry for the federal defendants that were served as well. (ztd, ) (Entered: 05/04/2020)
2020-05-059RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on 3/18/20 as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Schwartz, Brieanah) Modified to add parties served and date on 5/6/2020 (ztd). (Entered: 05/05/2020)
2020-05-15MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the initial scheduling conference scheduled for May 19, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. is hereby VACATED and RESCHEDULED for May 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/15/2020. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 05/15/2020)
2020-05-19Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Randolph D. Moss: Telephonic Initial Scheduling Conference held on 5/19/2020. The parties, and the Court, appeared via telephone. Defendants shall review at least 500 pages per month, and make monthly productions thereafter; The parties shall continue to meet and confer as to whether supplemental searches would be appropriate. Joint Status Report due by 7/1/2020, and every month thereafter on the first business day of each month. (Court Reporter: Jeff Hook.) (kt) (Entered: 05/19/2020)
2020-07-0110Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 07/01/2020)
2020-08-0311Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 08/03/2020)
2020-09-0112Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 09/01/2020)
2020-09-2113NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Brenda A Gonzalez on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR Substituting for attorney Katherine Palmer-Ball (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 09/21/2020)
2020-10-0114Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 10/01/2020)
2020-11-0215Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 11/02/2020)
2020-12-0116Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 12/01/2020)
2021-01-0417Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 01/04/2021)
2021-02-0118Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 02/01/2021)
2021-02-02MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 18 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties file a further joint status report on or before March 1, 2021. It is further ORDERED that, in the joint status report, Defendants provide their best estimate of the number of remaining pages to process for each of the FOIA requests in this case. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 02/02/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 02/02/2021)
2021-03-0119Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 03/01/2021)
2021-03-02MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 19 , it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant shall provide its best estimate of the page count of responsive pages in the next status report, to the extent that is feasible without downloading attachments. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 03/02/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 03/02/2021)
2021-04-0120Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 04/01/2021)
2021-04-02MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 20 , it is hereby ORDERED that the Minute Entry of May 19, 2020 is AMENDED. The parties are ORDERED to file a further status report on or before May 15, 2021, and every thirty days thereafter. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 04/02/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 04/02/2021)
2021-05-1421Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 05/14/2021)
2021-05-17MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 21 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before June 21, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 05/17/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 05/17/2021)
2021-06-2122Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 06/21/2021)
2021-06-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 22 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before July 21, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 06/21/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 06/21/2021)
2021-07-2123Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 07/21/2021)
2021-07-26MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 23 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before August 26, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 07/26/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 07/26/2021)
2021-08-2624Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 08/26/2021)
2021-08-27MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 24 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before September 28, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 08/27/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 08/27/2021)
2021-09-2825Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/28/2021)
2021-09-30MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 25 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 28, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 09/30/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 09/30/2021)
2021-10-2726Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 10/27/2021)
2021-11-05MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 26 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before November 30, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 11/5/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 11/05/2021)
2021-11-3027Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 11/30/2021)
2021-12-02MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 27 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before January 4, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 12/2/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 12/02/2021)
2022-01-0428Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 01/04/2022)
2022-01-05MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 28 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before February 4, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/5/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 01/05/2022)
2022-02-0429Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 02/04/2022)
2022-02-06MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 29 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before March 4, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 2/6/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 02/06/2022)
2022-02-2430ENTERED IN ERROR..... MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. (Schwartz, Brieanah) Modified on 2/25/2022 (znmw). (Entered: 02/24/2022)
2022-02-2431NOTICE of Withdrawal as Attorney by AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. (Schwartz, Brieanah) Modified event title on 2/25/2022 (znmw). (Entered: 02/24/2022)
2022-02-25NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Docket Entry 30 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney was entered in error and refiled as Docket Entry 31 ; Docket Entry 31 has been modified. (znmw) (Entered: 02/25/2022)
2022-03-0332Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Truong, John) (Entered: 03/03/2022)
2022-03-04MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 32 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before May 3, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/4/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 03/04/2022)
2022-05-0333Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez-Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 05/03/2022)
2022-05-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 33 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before July 5, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 5/3/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 05/03/2022)
2022-05-1734NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Ryan Arnold on behalf of AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN (Arnold, Matthew) (Main Document 34 replaced on 5/17/2022) (znmw). (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-05-1735NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. Attorney William N. Lawton terminated. (Lawton, William) (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-05-1736NOTICE of Appearance by William Stewart Eubanks, II on behalf of AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN (Eubanks, William) (Entered: 05/17/2022)
2022-07-0537Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 07/05/2022)
2022-07-06MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 37 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before September 6, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/6/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 07/06/2022)
2022-09-0638Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 09/06/2022)
2022-09-16MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 38 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before November 15, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 09/16/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 09/16/2022)
2022-10-2639Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 10/26/2022)
2023-01-0640Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 01/06/2023)
2023-01-12MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 40 , the parties are hereby ORDERED to meet and confer regarding their outstanding disagreements, endeavor to address those disagreements, and file a joint status report updating the Court on the result of these efforts on or before February 24, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/12/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 01/12/2023)
2023-02-2341Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 02/23/2023)
2023-02-23MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 41 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before April 24, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 2/23/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 02/23/2023)
2023-03-1042STIPULATION of Dismissal by AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. (Eubanks, William) (Entered: 03/10/2023)
2023-03-12MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' stipulation of dismissal, Dkt. 42 , it is hereby ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED with prejudice, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the case. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 3/12/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 03/12/2023)
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