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Case TitleELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv02024
Date Filed2021-07-27
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Timothy J. Kelly
PlaintiffELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
Case DescriptionThe Electronic Frontier Foundation submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Postal Service for records concerning the creation or operation of iCop and/or related social media monitoring or social media surveillance programs. EFF also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and granted EFF news media fee status. After hearing nothing further from the agency, EFF filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees, Public Interest Fee Waiver

DefendantUNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
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2021-07-271COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8625714) filed by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Summons USPS, # 2 Summons US Attorney General, # 3 Summons US Attorney for DC, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sobel, David) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-272LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (Sobel, David) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-27Case Assigned to Judge Timothy J. Kelly. (adh, ) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-273SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-08-094RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/2/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/1/2021. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Mailing)(Sobel, David) (Entered: 08/09/2021)
2021-08-095RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 8/2/2021, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE served on 8/6/2021. (See Docket Entry 4 to see document). (ztth) Modified on 8/17/2021 (znmw). (Entered: 08/16/2021)
2021-09-016ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.(Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 09/01/2021)
2021-09-017NOTICE of Filing of Motion to Consolidate Cases by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 09/01/2021)
2021-09-228NOTICE of Ruling on Motion to Consolidate Cases by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 09/22/2021)
2021-09-24MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The Government 8 has notified the Court that Judge Kollar-Kotelly has denied its motion to consolidate this case with Judicial Watch, Inc. , No. 21-cv-1753. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet, confer, and file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure by October 11, 2021. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 9/24/2021. (lctjk1) (Entered: 09/24/2021)
2021-10-119Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/11/2021)
2021-10-11MINUTE ORDER: Based on the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties file a joint status report on or before November 22, 2021, updating the Court on the progress being made on Defendant's processing of potentially responsive records and the parties' discussions regarding a production schedule. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 10/11/2021. (lctjk1) (Entered: 10/11/2021)
2021-11-1910Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 11/19/2021)
2021-11-23MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report on or before February 14, 2022, updating the Court on the progress being made on Defendant's processing of potentially responsive records. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 11/23/2021. (lctjk1) (Entered: 11/23/2021)
2022-02-1411Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 02/14/2022)
2022-02-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant shall file its motion for summary judgment by May 2, 2022; Plaintiff shall file its opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment by June 17, 2022; Defendant shall file its reply and opposition to Plaintiff's cross-motion by August 5, 2022; and Plaintiff shall file its reply by September 2, 2022. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 2/15/2022. (lctjk1) (Entered: 02/15/2022)
2022-04-2212Joint MOTION to Stay Briefing Schedule by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 04/22/2022)
2022-04-26MINUTE ORDER granting the parties' 12 Joint Motion to Stay Briefing Schedule. It is hereby ORDERED that, for good cause shown, the parties' motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the current summary judgment briefing schedule is STAYED, and the parties shall file a joint status report by May 31, 2022. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 4/26/2022. (lctjk1) (Entered: 04/26/2022)
2022-05-3113Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
2022-05-31MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by June 30, 2022. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 5/31/2022. (lctjk1) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
2022-06-2914Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 06/29/2022)
2022-07-01MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by August 29, 2022.Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 7/1/2022. (lctjk1) (Entered: 07/01/2022)
2022-08-2915Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 08/29/2022)
2022-08-30MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by October 28, 2022. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 8/30/2022. (lctjk1) (Entered: 08/30/2022)
2022-10-2816Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Saslaw, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/28/2022)
2022-10-31MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by January 13, 2023. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 10/31/2022. (lctjk1) (Entered: 10/31/2022)
2023-01-31MINUTE ORDER: On October 31, 2022, the Court ordered the parties to file, by January 13, 2023, a joint status report updating the Court on Defendant's processing of documents and whether the parties are in a position to propose a briefing schedule. To date, the parties have not done so. Thus, it is hereby ORDERD that the parties' shall file such a joint status report by February 13, 2023. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 1/31/2023. (lctjk1) (Entered: 01/31/2023)
2023-02-1317Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Early, Cormac) (Entered: 02/13/2023)
2023-02-1318NOTICE of Appearance by Cormac A. Early on behalf of All Defendants (Early, Cormac) (Entered: 02/13/2023)
2023-02-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by March 13, 2023. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 2/14/2023. (lctjk1) (Entered: 02/14/2023)
2023-03-1319Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Early, Cormac) (Entered: 03/13/2023)
2023-03-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by April 7, 2023 and every 60 days thereafter until the Court orders otherwise. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 3/14/2023. (lctjk1) (Entered: 03/14/2023)
2023-04-0720Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Early, Cormac) (Entered: 04/07/2023)
2023-05-3121NOTICE of Appearance by Cynthia Liao on behalf of UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Liao, Cynthia) (Entered: 05/31/2023)
2023-06-0622Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Liao, Cynthia) (Entered: 06/06/2023)
2023-06-12MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 22 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by October 6, 2023. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 6/12/2023. (lctjk1) (Entered: 06/12/2023)
2023-10-0523Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Liao, Cynthia) (Entered: 10/05/2023)
2023-10-06MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 23 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by February 6, 2024. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 10/6/2023. (lctjk1) (Entered: 10/06/2023)
2024-02-0624Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Early, Cormac) (Entered: 02/06/2024)
2024-03-0625Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (Early, Cormac) (Entered: 03/06/2024)
2024-03-07MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 25 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report by April 5, 2024, and every 60 days thereafter until the Court orders otherwise. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Kelly on 3/7/2024. (lctjk1) (Entered: 03/07/2024)
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