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Case TitleAMERICAN TRANSPARENCY et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv00036
Date Filed2022-01-07
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Christopher R. Cooper
PlaintiffAMERICAN TRANSPARENCY
doing business as OPENTHEBOOKS.COM
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionAmerican Transparency, Inc. and Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the National Institutes of Health for records concerning calendar entries for Anthony Fauci. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, American Transparency and 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 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2022-01-071COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8965247) filed by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, D/B/A/ OPENTHEBOOKS.COM, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons for U.S. Attorney for DC, # 3 Summons for U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/07/2022)
2022-01-072LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, D/B/A/ OPENTHEBOOKS.COM (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/07/2022)
2022-01-073LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/07/2022)
2022-01-11Case Assigned to Judge Christopher R. Cooper. (zsb) (Entered: 01/11/2022)
2022-01-184SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(rj) (Entered: 01/18/2022)
2022-01-315RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 1/21/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 2/20/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-01-316RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 01/31/22. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-01-317RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES served on 1/31/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/31/2022)
2022-02-228NOTICE of Appearance by Derek S. Hammond on behalf of All Defendants (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-02-229ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.(Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-02-23MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties promptly confer and file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure on or before March 9, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 2/23/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 02/23/2022)
2022-03-0910Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 03/09/2022)
2022-03-09MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 10 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before April 11, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 3/9/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 03/09/2022)
2022-04-1111Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 04/11/2022)
2022-04-12MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 11 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before April 25, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 4/12/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 04/12/2022)
2022-04-2512Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 04/25/2022)
2022-04-26MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 12 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before May 25, 2022. The next report shall provide more detail on the estimated time it will take to complete the prioritized "production of the calendar view for each day within the relevant period." JSR at 1, ECF No. 12. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 4/26/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 04/26/2022)
2022-05-2513Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 05/25/2022)
2022-05-26MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 13 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before July 25, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 5/26/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 05/26/2022)
2022-06-0314NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas Duffey on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 06/03/2022)
2022-07-2515Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 07/25/2022)
2022-07-25MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 15 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before September 26, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 7/25/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 07/25/2022)
2022-09-2616Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 09/26/2022)
2022-09-27MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 16 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before November 28, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 09/27/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 09/27/2022)
2022-11-2817Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 11/28/2022)
2022-11-30MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 17 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before January 27, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 11/30/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 11/30/2022)
2023-01-2718Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/27/2023)
2023-01-31MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 18 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before March 27, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 01/31/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 01/31/2023)
2023-03-2719Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 03/27/2023)
2023-03-31MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 19 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before May 29, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 03/31/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 03/31/2023)
2023-05-2920Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 05/29/2023)
2023-05-31MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 20 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before July 28, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 05/31/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 05/31/2023)
2023-06-0921NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Attorney Thomas Duffey terminated. (Duffey, Thomas) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
2023-06-3022NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Fithawi Berhane on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substituting for attorney Derek S. Hammond (Berhane, Fithawi) (Entered: 06/30/2023)
2023-07-2823Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 07/28/2023)
2023-08-01MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 23 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before August 28, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 8/1/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 08/01/2023)
2023-08-2824Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Berhane, Fithawi) (Entered: 08/28/2023)
2023-08-28MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 24 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before September 29, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 8/28/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 08/28/2023)
2023-09-2925Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 09/29/2023)
2023-10-02MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 25 parties' Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further joint status report on or before October 30, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/2/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 10/02/2023)
2023-10-3026Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Berhane, Fithawi) (Entered: 10/30/2023)
2023-11-01MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 26 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further joint status report by November 30, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 11/1/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 11/01/2023)
2023-11-3027Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 11/30/2023)
2023-12-01MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 27 parties' Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further joint status report by December 29, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/01/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 12/01/2023)
2023-12-2928Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 12/29/2023)
2024-01-03MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 28 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further joint status report by February 5, 2024. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/3/2024. (lccrc3) (Entered: 01/03/2024)
2024-02-0529Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 02/05/2024)
2024-02-05MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 29 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further joint status report by March 5, 2024. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 2/5/2024. (lccrc3) (Entered: 02/05/2024)
2024-03-0630Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Berhane, Fithawi) (Entered: 03/06/2024)
2024-03-11MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 30 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further joint status report by April 8, 2024. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 3/11/2024. (lccrc3) (Entered: 03/11/2024)
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