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Case TitlePUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv02874
Date Filed2020-10-07
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
PlaintiffPUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Case DescriptionPublic Employees for Environmental Responsibility submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Forest Service for records concerning a 2018-19 audit of the Tongass National Forest timber sale program. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, PEER filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
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2020-10-071COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7687826) filed by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 AG summons, # 3 Agency Summons, # 4 USAO summons, # 5 Declaration 26.1 statement)(Dinerstein, Paula) (Entered: 10/07/2020)
2020-10-082LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. (zmd) (Entered: 10/08/2020)
2020-10-08Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (zmd) (Entered: 10/08/2020)
2020-10-083SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent) (zmd) (Entered: 10/08/2020)
2020-10-264ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 10/26/2020. (DM) (Entered: 10/26/2020)
2020-11-195NOTICE of Appearance by Paul A. Mussenden on behalf of UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 11/19/2020)
2020-11-196ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE.(Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 11/19/2020)
2020-11-197ORDER. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on November 19, 2020. (lcckk1) (Entered: 11/19/2020)
2020-11-19Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Meet & Confer Statement due by 12/14/2020. (dot) (Entered: 11/19/2020)
2020-12-148Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 12/14/2020)
2020-12-14MINTUE ORDER: The Court has received the parties' 8 Joint Status Report. As proposed therein, the parties shall submit another joint status report by or before JANUARY 28, 2021. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on December 14, 2020. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/14/2020)
2020-12-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/28/2021. (dot) (Entered: 12/15/2020)
2021-01-289Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 01/28/2021)
2021-01-29MINTUE ORDER: The Court has received the parties' 9 Joint Status Report. As proposed therein, the parties shall submit another joint status report by or before MARCH 1, 2021. Thereafter, the parties shall continue to submit periodic joint status reports every sixty days, until further order from the Court. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on January 29, 2021. (lcckk1) (Entered: 01/29/2021)
2021-01-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/1/2021, and every sixty days, until further order from the Court. (dot) (Entered: 01/29/2021)
2021-02-1310NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Sean Michael Tepe on behalf of UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE Substituting for attorney Paul Mussenden (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 02/13/2021)
2021-03-0111Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 03/01/2021)
2021-04-1612STIPULATION of Dismissal by UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 04/16/2021)
2021-04-1713ORDER. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on April 17, 2021. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/17/2021)
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