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Case TitleNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. v. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv01162
Date Filed2021-04-28
Date Closed2023-05-24
JudgeJudge Randolph D. Moss
PlaintiffNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.
Case DescriptionThe NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund submitted FOIA requests to OMB for records concerning training materials designed for a Trump era EO prohibiting racial diversity training in federal contracting. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, LDF filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
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2021-04-281COMPLAINT against OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8408093) filed by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Ajmel Quereshi, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I, # 11 Exhibit J, # 12 Exhibit K, # 13 Civil Cover Sheet L, # 14 Summons)(Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 04/28/2021)
2021-04-282NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. Case related to Case No. 1:21-cv-01152. (Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 04/28/2021)
2021-04-29Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (adh, ) (Entered: 04/29/2021)
2021-04-293SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 04/29/2021)
2021-04-294STANDING 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 04/29/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 04/29/2021)
2021-05-035LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. (Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 05/03/2021)
2021-05-056REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE to U.S. Attorney General & U.S. Attorney's Office re 1 Complaint, filed by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. Related document: 1 Complaint, filed by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC..(Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 05/05/2021)
2021-05-057SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(ztd) (Entered: 05/05/2021)
2021-05-208MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Amber Koonce, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-8465830. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 05/20/2021)
2021-05-209MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Janai Nelson, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-8465856. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 05/20/2021)
2021-05-20MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of Plaintiff's motions for Amber Koonce and Janai Nelson to appear pro hac vice, Dkt. 8 ; Dkt. 9 , it is hereby ORDERED that the motions are GRANTED. Amber Koonce and Janai Nelson are hereby granted leave to appear pro hac vice in this case. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to to LCvR 83.6(a)/LCrR 44.5(a). Click for Instructions . Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 05/20/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 05/20/2021)
2021-05-2710RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. served on 5/11/2021 (Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 05/27/2021)
2021-05-2711RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 5/10/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/9/2021. (Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 05/27/2021)
2021-05-2712RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 5/18/2021. (Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 05/27/2021)
2021-06-0313NOTICE of Appearance by Zachary A. Avallone on behalf of OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (Avallone, Zachary) (Entered: 06/03/2021)
2021-06-0314Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer by OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Avallone, Zachary) Modified text and event on 6/4/2021 (ztd). (Entered: 06/03/2021)
2021-06-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of Defendant's unopposed motion for extension of time to answer, Dkt. 14 , it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. Defendant shall answer the complaint on or before July 9, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 06/07/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 06/07/2021)
2021-06-2515NOTICE of Appearance by Amber Micole Koonce on behalf of NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. (Koonce, Amber) (Entered: 06/25/2021)
2021-06-2816NOTICE of Appearance by Janai Nelson on behalf of NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. (Nelson, Janai) (Entered: 06/28/2021)
2021-07-0917ANSWER to Complaint by OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.(Avallone, Zachary) (Entered: 07/09/2021)
2021-07-12MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that, on or before July 30, 2021, the parties shall confer and file a joint status report addressing (1) any documents still to be produced pursuant to FOIA; (2) an anticipated schedule for processing and producing any such documents; and (3) any substantive areas of disagreement between the parties. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall appear telephonically for an Initial Scheduling Conference on August 4, 2021, at 2:00 p.m, before Judge Randolph D. Moss. The parties can obtain a teleconference number and access code from the deputy clerk prior to the conference. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 07/12/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 07/12/2021)
2021-07-3018Joint STATUS REPORT by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
2021-07-30MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 18 , it is hereby ORDERED that the initial scheduling conference set for August 4, 2021 is hereby ADJOURNED. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before September 2, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 07/30/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
2021-09-0219Joint STATUS REPORT by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 09/02/2021)
2021-09-03MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 19 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before November 23, 2021. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 09/03/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 09/03/2021)
2021-11-2320Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (Avallone, Zachary) (Entered: 11/23/2021)
2021-11-24MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' joint status report, Dkt. 20 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before January 31, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 11/24/2021. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 11/24/2021)
2022-01-1221NOTICE of Appearance by Anuja Diwakar Thatte on behalf of NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. (Thatte, Anuja) (Entered: 01/12/2022)
2022-01-3122Joint STATUS REPORT by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Thatte, Anuja) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-01-31MINUTE 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 April 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/31/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-03-2323NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. Attorney Ajmel A. Quereshi terminated. (Quereshi, Ajmel) (Entered: 03/23/2022)
2022-04-0124Joint STATUS REPORT by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Thatte, Anuja) (Entered: 04/01/2022)
2022-04-01MINUTE 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 July 8, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/1/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 04/01/2022)
2022-07-0825Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (Avallone, Zachary) (Entered: 07/08/2022)
2022-07-11MINUTE 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 4, 2022. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/11/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 07/11/2022)
2022-10-0526Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (Avallone, Zachary) (Entered: 10/05/2022)
2022-10-07MINUTE 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 January 9, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/7/2022. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 10/07/2022)
2023-01-0927Joint STATUS REPORT by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Koonce, Amber) (Entered: 01/09/2023)
2023-01-10MINUTE 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 April 7, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 1/10/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 01/10/2023)
2023-04-0728Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (Avallone, Zachary) (Entered: 04/07/2023)
2023-04-08MINUTE 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 June 9, 2023. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/8/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 04/08/2023)
2023-05-2429STIPULATION of Dismissal without Prejudice by NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.. (Thatte, Anuja) (Entered: 05/24/2023)
2023-05-24MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of Plaintiff's stipulation of dismissal, Dkt. 29 , it is hereby ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED without 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 5/24/2023. (lcrdm1) (Entered: 05/24/2023)
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