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| 2021-12-15 | 1 | COMPLAINT against Federal Bureau Of Investigation. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-25471015)Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A. FOIA Request, # 2 Exhibit B. FBI Acknowledgment, # 3 Exhibit C. FBI Glomar Response, # 4 Exhibit D. ACLU Appeal Letter, # 5 Exhibit E. Appeal Acknowledgment Letter).(Wessler, Nathan) (Entered: 12/15/2021) |
| 2021-12-15 | 2 | CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Wessler, Nathan) (Entered: 12/15/2021) |
| 2021-12-15 | 3 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union..(Wessler, Nathan) (Entered: 12/15/2021) |
| 2021-12-15 | 4 | REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Federal Bureau of Investigation, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union..(Wessler, Nathan) (Entered: 12/15/2021) |
| 2021-12-15 | 5 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert Andrew Hodgson on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union..(Hodgson, Robert) (Entered: 12/15/2021) |
| 2021-12-16 | | CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Ronnie Abrams. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions . .(sj) (Entered: 12/16/2021) |
| 2021-12-16 | | Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf . (sj) (Entered: 12/16/2021) |
| 2021-12-16 | | Case Designated ECF. (sj) (Entered: 12/16/2021) |
| 2021-12-16 | 6 | ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(sj) (Entered: 12/16/2021) |
| 2021-12-22 | 7 | ORDER AND NOTICE OF INITIAL CONFERENCE: IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel for all parties appear for an initial status conference on January 28, 2022 at 2:45 p.m. The Court will hold this conference by telephone. The parties shall use the dial-in information provided below to call into the conference: Call-in Number: (888) 363-4749; Access Code: 1015508. Initial Conference set for 1/28/2022 at 02:45 PM before Judge Ronnie Abrams. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 12/22/2021) (ate) (Entered: 12/22/2021) |
| 2021-12-28 | 8 | AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of ECF No. 7, Order and Notice of Initial Conference served on Federal Bureau of Investigation on 12/28/2021. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union..(Wessler, Nathan) (Entered: 12/28/2021) |
| 2022-01-10 | 9 | SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED (FOIA CASE) Summons and Complaint, served. Federal Bureau Of Investigation served on 12/21/2021, answer due 1/20/2022. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union..(Wessler, Nathan) (Entered: 01/10/2022) |
| 2022-01-19 | 10 | ANSWER to 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 01/19/2022) |
| 2022-01-21 | 11 | JOINT PRE-CONFERENCE STATEMENT . Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union..(Wessler, Nathan) (Entered: 01/21/2022) |
| 2022-01-24 | 12 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 11 Pre-Conference Statement filed by American Civil Liberties Union. ENDORSEMENT: Application granted. The initial conference in this case is rescheduled to March 25, 2022, at 10:15 a.m. By no later than March 21, 2022, the parties shall submit a joint letter updating the Court on the parties' agreement on a schedule for the search, processing, and production of responsive records. ( Initial Conference set for 3/25/2022 at 10:15 AM before Judge Ronnie Abrams.) (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 1/24/2022) (ate) (Entered: 01/24/2022) |
| 2022-03-21 | 13 | STATUS REPORT. Joint Status Letter Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 03/21/2022) |
| 2022-03-22 | 14 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 13 Status Report filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation. ENDORSEMENT: Given the parties' progress in identifying responsive documents and setting a production schedule, the March 25, 2022 conference is adjourned sine die. By April 22, 2022, the parties shall submit a further update letter on the status of their discussions. In that letter, the parties shall advise the Court as to whether they believe a conference is necessary at that time. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 3/22/2022) (ate) (Entered: 03/22/2022) |
| 2022-04-18 | 15 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Laura Moraff on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union..(Moraff, Laura) (Entered: 04/18/2022) |
| 2022-04-22 | 16 | STATUS REPORT. Joint Status Letter Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 04/22/2022) |
| 2022-04-25 | 17 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 16 Status Report filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation. ENDORSEMENT: The Court thanks the parties for the status update. The parties shall provide another update within 60 days and indicate whether they believe a conference is necessary at that time. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 4/25/2022) (ate) (Entered: 04/25/2022) |
| 2022-06-24 | 18 | STATUS REPORT. Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 06/24/2022) |
| 2022-08-23 | 19 | STATUS REPORT. Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 08/23/2022) |
| 2022-08-24 | 20 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 19 Status Report filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation. ENDORSEMENT: SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 8/24/2022) (ate) (Entered: 08/24/2022) |
| 2022-09-22 | | NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Jennifer L. Rochon. Judge Ronnie Abrams is no longer assigned to the case. (nb) (Entered: 09/22/2022) |
| 2022-09-23 | 21 | NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT This case has been reassigned to the undersigned. All counsel must familiarize themselves with the Court's Individual Rules, which are available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jennifer-l-rochon. Unless and until the Court orders otherwise, all prior orders, dates, and deadlines shall remain in effect notwithstanding the case's reassignment. Any conference or oral argument before or directed by the Magistrate Judge will proceed as ordered. However, all previously-scheduled appearances or conferences before the District Judge are hereby adjourned pending further notice from the Court. Additionally, within two weeks of the filing of this Order, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file on ECF a joint letter updating the Court on the status of the case. The joint letter shall not exceed four (4) pages. If this case has been settled or otherwise terminated, counsel need not submit such letter or appear, provided that a stipulation of discontinuance, voluntary dismissal, or other proof of termination is filed on the docket prior to the joint letter submission deadline, using the appropriate ECF Filing Event. See SDNY ECF Rules & Instructions §§ 13.17-13.19, available at http://nysd.uscourts.gov /ecf_filing.php. Requests for extensions or adjournment of dates not affected by this Order may be made only in accordance with the Court's Individual Rules and Practices, which are available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jennifer-l-rochon. (And as further set forth herein. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 9/23/2022) (jca) (Entered: 09/23/2022) |
| 2022-10-06 | 22 | STATUS REPORT. Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 10/06/2022) |
| 2022-10-25 | 23 | ORDER. The parties shall file a joint status report to the Court no later than December 5, 2022. (Joint Status Report due by 12/5/2022). (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon) (Text Only Order) (aba) (Entered: 10/25/2022) |
| 2022-12-05 | 24 | STATUS REPORT. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union..(Moraff, Laura) (Entered: 12/05/2022) |
| 2022-12-06 | 25 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 24 Status Report filed by American Civil Liberties Union. ENDORSEMENT: The parties shall, by February 3, 2023, provide another status report to the Court, including proposed next steps for this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 12/6/2022) (vfr) (Entered: 12/06/2022) |
| 2023-02-03 | 26 | STATUS REPORT. Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 02/03/2023) |
| 2023-02-06 | 27 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 26 Status Report filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation. ENDORSEMENT Request GRANTED. The parties shall, by April 4, 2023, provide another status report to the Court, including proposed next steps for this action. This action has been pending since December 2021. The Court expects the parties to use this time efficiently and proceed expeditiously. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 2/6/2023) (jca) (Entered: 02/06/2023) |
| 2023-04-04 | 28 | STATUS REPORT. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union..(Moraff, Laura) (Entered: 04/04/2023) |
| 2023-04-05 | 29 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 28 Status Report filed by American Civil Liberties Union. ENDORSEMENT The parties shall, by May 5, 2023, provide another status letter to the Court, stating proposed next steps and whether the parties have reached a settlement in principle on all issues. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 4/5/2023) (jca) (Entered: 04/05/2023) |
| 2023-05-05 | 30 | STATUS REPORT. Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 05/05/2023) |
| 2023-05-08 | 31 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 30 Status Report filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation. ENDORSEMENT: Request GRANTED. The parties shall, by June 5, 2023, file a stipulation of dismissal or a status letter proposing next steps. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 5/8/2023) (ate) (Entered: 05/08/2023) |
| 2023-05-31 | 32 | PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Federal Bureau Of Investigation..(Tarczynska, Dominika) (Entered: 05/31/2023) |
| 2023-05-31 | 33 | STIPULATION AND ORDER OF SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties as follows: 1.The documents produced by FBI fully resolve all claims ACLU now has or may hereafter acquire against the FBI or the United States of America ("United States"), or any department, agency, officer, or employee of the FBI and/or the United States, for the release of records arising from ACLU's FOIA Request at issue in this action. 2. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Court has endorsed and docketed this Stipulation and Order, FBI shall pay to ACLU the sum of seven thousand nine hundred twenty-five dollars ($7,925) for attorneys' fees and litigation costs. This payment shall constitute full and final satisfaction of any claims by ACLU for attorneys' fees and litigation costs in this matter and is inclusive of any interest. Payment shall be made by electronic funds transfer, and counsel for ACLU will provide the necessary information to counsel for the FBI to effectuate the transfer. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to CLOSE this case. (And as further set forth herein.) SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 5/31/2023) (jca) (Entered: 05/31/2023) |
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