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Case TitleNATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION v. OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv00932
Date Filed2020-04-08
Date Closed2021-09-20
JudgeJudge Christopher R. Cooper
PlaintiffNATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION
Case DescriptionThe National Community Reinvestment Coalition submitted FOIA requests to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for records concerning the ongoing Community Reinvestment Act rulemaking. NCRC also requested a fee waiver. Both agencies acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from either agency, NCRC filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Public Interest Fee Waiver, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantOFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
DefendantFEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
DefendantFEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
TERMINATED: 11/10/2020
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Complaint
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2020-04-081COMPLAINT against FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7000253) filed by NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons, # 9 Summons, # 10 Summons)(Shah, Nitin) (Entered: 04/08/2020)
2020-04-08Case Assigned to Judge Christopher R. Cooper. (adh, ) (Entered: 04/08/2020)
2020-04-082SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 04/08/2020)
2020-04-143RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/13/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/13/2020. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Shah, Nitin) (Entered: 04/14/2020)
2020-04-144RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 4/13/20., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION served on 4/13/2020; OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY served on 4/10/2020. (See Docket Entry 3 to view document). (znmw) (Entered: 04/15/2020)
2020-05-015NOTICE of Appearance by Alan Burch on behalf of OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY (Burch, Alan) (Entered: 05/01/2020)
2020-05-056NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah E Faust on behalf of FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (Faust, Sarah) (Entered: 05/05/2020)
2020-05-127ANSWER to Complaint by FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.(Faust, Sarah) (Entered: 05/12/2020)
2020-05-13MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties promptly confer and file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure by May 27, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 5/13/20. (lccrc1) (Entered: 05/13/2020)
2020-05-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 5/27/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 05/13/2020)
2020-05-138ANSWER to Complaint by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.(Burch, Alan) (Entered: 05/13/2020)
2020-05-279PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE Filed Jointly with FDIC and Plaintiff by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (Burch, Alan) (Entered: 05/27/2020)
2020-05-28MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 9 joint status report, the parties are ORDERED to file a further status report by July 27, 2020, describing the Government's progress on the agencies' respective searches and proposing a schedule for further proceedings. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 5/28/20. (lccrc1) (Entered: 05/28/2020)
2020-05-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 7/27/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
2020-07-2010NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Jeffrey B. Dubner on behalf of NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION Substituting for attorney Nitin Shah (Dubner, Jeffrey) (Entered: 07/20/2020)
2020-07-2711Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (Burch, Alan) (Entered: 07/27/2020)
2020-07-27MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 11 joint status report, the parties are ORDERED to file a further status report by October 22, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 7/27/20. (lccrc1) (Entered: 07/27/2020)
2020-07-28Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 10/22/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
2020-09-2812NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Katherine Boyd Palmer-Ball on behalf of OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY Substituting for attorney Alan Burch (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 09/28/2020)
2020-10-2013Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 10/20/2020)
2020-10-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 13 joint status report, the parties are ORDERED to file a further status report by November 20, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/21/2020. (lccrc1) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 11/20/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-11-1014STIPULATION of Dismissal of FDIC by NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION. (Dubner, Jeffrey) (Entered: 11/10/2020)
2020-11-2015Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 11/20/2020)
2020-11-23MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 15 joint status report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further status report by January 19, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 11/23/2020. (lccrc1) (Entered: 11/23/2020)
2021-01-1916Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 01/19/2021)
2021-01-20MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 16 joint status report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further status report by March 22, 2021. That report shall indicate the number of records that remain to be processed in the supplemental searches. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/20/2021. (lccrc1) (Entered: 01/20/2021)
2021-01-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 3/22/2021 (lsj) (Entered: 01/21/2021)
2021-03-2217Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 03/22/2021)
2021-03-23MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 17 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further joint status report by May 21, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 3/23/2021. (lccrc1) (Entered: 03/23/2021)
2021-05-1218NOTICE of Appearance by Michael C. Martinez on behalf of NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION (Martinez, Michael) (Main Document 18 replaced on 5/13/2021) (ztd). (Entered: 05/12/2021)
2021-05-2019Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 05/20/2021)
2021-05-26MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 19 Joint Status Report, the parties shall file a further status report by July 20, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 5/26/2021. (lccrc1) (Entered: 05/26/2021)
2021-05-26Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 7/20/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 06/01/2021)
2021-07-2020Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (Palmer-Ball, Katherine) (Entered: 07/20/2021)
2021-07-27MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 20 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by September 20, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 7/27/2021. (lccrc1) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-3121NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Blake Weiner on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Palmer-Ball (Weiner, Blake) (Entered: 07/31/2021)
2021-09-1722STIPULATION of Dismissal by NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION. (Dubner, Jeffrey) (Entered: 09/17/2021)
2021-09-20MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 22 Stipulation of Dismissal, this case is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 9/20/2021. (lccrc1) (Entered: 09/20/2021)
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