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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv02827
Date Filed2021-10-25
Date Closed2023-08-10
JudgeJudge Reggie B. Walton
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Defense Intelligence Agency for records concerning the purchase and utilization of data of individuals within the United States. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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2021-10-251COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8821339) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons for US Attorney for DC, # 3 Summons for US Attorney General, # 4 Summons for U.S. Department of Defense)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 10/25/2021)
2021-10-252LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 10/25/2021)
2021-10-26Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (adh, ) (Entered: 10/26/2021)
2021-10-263SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 10/26/2021)
2021-11-024RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 10/28/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 11/27/2021. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
2021-11-025RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/02/21. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
2021-11-026RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE served on 11/1/2021 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
2021-11-027GENERAL ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE REGGIE B. WALTON. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on November 2, 2021. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
2021-11-298NOTICE of Appearance by Douglas C. Dreier on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 11/29/2021)
2021-11-299ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 11/29/2021)
2021-12-01MINUTE ORDER. To ensure the expeditious resolution of this action, and because this qualifies as an exempted case under Local Civil Rule 16.3(b), it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before December 29, 2021, the parties shall file a joint proposed briefing schedule governing further proceedings. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 1, 2021. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 12/01/2021)
2021-12-01Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 12/29/2021. (adh) (Entered: 12/01/2021)
2021-12-2910Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 12/29/2021)
2021-12-29MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before February 28, 2022, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 29, 2021. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 12/29/2021)
2021-12-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/28/2022. (adh, ) (Entered: 12/30/2021)
2022-02-2811Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 02/28/2022)
2022-03-01MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before May 6, 2022, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on March 1, 2022. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 03/01/2022)
2022-03-01Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/6/2022. (adh, ) (Entered: 03/01/2022)
2022-05-0612Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 05/06/2022)
2022-05-06MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before July 13, 2022, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on May 6, 2022. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 05/06/2022)
2022-05-06Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 7/13/2022. (zcdw) (Entered: 05/06/2022)
2022-07-1313Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 07/13/2022)
2022-07-14MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before September 16, 2022, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on July 14, 2022. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 07/14/2022)
2022-09-1614Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 09/16/2022)
2022-09-20MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before November 16, 2022, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on September 20, 2022. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 09/20/2022)
2022-09-20Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/16/2022 (mac) (Entered: 09/20/2022)
2022-11-1615Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 11/16/2022)
2022-11-16MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before December 16, 2022, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on November 16, 2022. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 11/16/2022)
2022-11-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/16/2022 (mac) (Entered: 11/16/2022)
2022-12-1216Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 12/12/2022)
2022-12-12MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before February 24, 2023, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 12, 2022. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 12/12/2022)
2022-12-12Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 2/24/2023 (mac) (Entered: 12/12/2022)
2023-02-2417Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 02/24/2023)
2023-02-24MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before April 28, 2023, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on February 24, 2023. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 02/24/2023)
2023-02-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/28/2023 (mac) (Entered: 02/24/2023)
2023-04-2618Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 04/26/2023)
2023-04-27MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 18 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before June 8, 2023, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 27, 2023. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 04/27/2023)
2023-06-0219Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 06/02/2023)
2023-06-06MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before August 10, 2023, regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on June 6, 2023. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 06/06/2023)
2023-08-0920STIPULATION of Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/09/2023)
2023-08-10MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 20 Stipulation of Dismissal, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. It is further ORDERED that this case is CLOSED. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on August 10, 2023. (lcrbw3) (Entered: 08/10/2023)
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