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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv00040
Date Filed2022-01-07
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Ana C. Reyes
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Federal Reserve for records concerning a variety of conservative topics pertaining to issues like critical race theory. 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

DefendantBOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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2022-01-071COMPLAINT against BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8965269) filed by 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 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 01/07/2022)
2022-01-072LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 01/07/2022)
2022-01-11Case Assigned to Judge Florence Y. Pan. (zsb) (Entered: 01/11/2022)
2022-01-113STANDING 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 Florence Y. Pan on 1/11/2022. (lcsw) (Entered: 01/11/2022)
2022-01-184Summons (3) Issued as to BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent) (rj) (Entered: 01/18/2022)
2022-02-015RETURN 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)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 02/01/2022)
2022-02-016RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 02/01/22. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 02/01/2022)
2022-02-017RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM served on 2/1/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Cotca, Ramona) (Entered: 02/01/2022)
2022-02-228NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Murray Tulis on behalf of BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-02-229ANSWER to Complaint by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.(Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-02-2210ORDER directing the parties to file a joint status report proposing a schedule for litigation of this case on or before March 22, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 2/22/2022. (lcsw) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-02-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/22/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-03-2211Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - 2.18.22 Letter to Judicial Watch, Inc.)(Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/22/2022)
2022-03-22MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before April 21, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 3/22/22. (lcaa) (Entered: 03/22/2022)
2022-03-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 4/21/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 03/22/2022)
2022-04-1912Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 04/19/2022)
2022-04-19MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before May 19, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 4/19/2022. (lcrl) (Entered: 04/19/2022)
2022-04-19Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/19/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 04/19/2022)
2022-05-1913Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/19/2022)
2022-05-20MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before June 21, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 5/20/2022. (lcrl) (Entered: 05/20/2022)
2022-05-20Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/21/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 05/20/2022)
2022-06-2114Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 06/21/2022)
2022-06-21MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before September 21, 2022, and every 90 days thereafter. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 6/21/22. (lcaa) (Entered: 06/21/2022)
2022-06-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/21/2022. (zacr) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
2022-09-2115Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 09/21/2022)
2022-09-22MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, the parties are ordered to submit another joint status report by December 20, 2022. Signed by Judge Florence Y. Pan on 9/22/2022. (lckw) (Entered: 09/22/2022)
2022-09-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/20/2022. (zsmc) (Entered: 09/22/2022)
2022-09-23Judge Florence Y. Pan has been elevated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She is therefore no longer assigned to this case, and this matter has been reassigned to the Calendar Committee, which will oversee it until it is assigned to another district judge. Any questions should be directed to Judge Pan's former deputy clerk, Samantha Calloway, at 202-354-3163 or samantha_calloway@dcd.uscourts.gov. (ztnr) (Entered: 09/23/2022)
2022-12-2016Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 12/20/2022)
2022-12-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 16 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before January 20, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 12-21-2022. (lcrc3) (Entered: 12/21/2022)
2022-12-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/20/2023. (zsmc) (Entered: 12/21/2022)
2023-01-2017Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 01/20/2023)
2023-01-23MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 17 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before February 24, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 1-23-2023. (lcrc3) (Entered: 01/23/2023)
2023-01-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/24/2023. (zsmc) (Entered: 01/23/2023)
2023-02-24Case directly reassigned to District Judge Ana C. Reyes. Circuit Judge Florence Y. Pan is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 02/24/2023)
2023-02-2418Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 02/24/2023)
2023-03-2419Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
2023-03-2720STANDING ORDER: The parties are directed to read Judge Reyes's attached Standing Order in Civil Cases in its entirety. The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the directives in the attached Standing Order. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 3/27/2023. (lcsj) (Main Document 20 replaced on 3/28/2023) (zcdw). (Entered: 03/27/2023)
2023-03-28MINUTE ORDER: The Court directs the parties to file a Joint Status Report on or before October 24, 2023 identifying any issues that remain in dispute and, if necessary, proposing a schedule for further proceedings. Counsel is further directed to review section 5(d) of the 20 Standing Order in this case which states, in relevant part, that "[i]n FOIA cases, if the parties agree on providing updated status reports to the Court [and] the Court does not enter an order to the contrary, the parties should proceed to provide status reports per the agreed-upon schedule." Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 3/28/2023. (lcsj) (Entered: 03/28/2023)
2023-03-28Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 10/24/2023. (zcdw) (Entered: 03/28/2023)
2023-06-2721NOTICE of Appearance by Meredith Leigh Di Liberto on behalf of JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 06/27/2023)
2023-10-2422Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 10/24/2023)
2023-12-1923Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 12/19/2023)
2024-01-1824Joint STATUS REPORT by BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (Tulis, Elizabeth) (Entered: 01/18/2024)
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