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Case TitleCENTER TO ADVANCE SECURITY IN AMERICA v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv01934
Date Filed2022-07-05
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeMagistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya
PlaintiffCENTER TO ADVANCE SECURITY IN AMERICA
Case DescriptionThe Center to Advance Security in America submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning policies to combat misinformation as well as the January 6 assault on the Capitol. CISA also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CISA filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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2022-07-051COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9347565) filed by CENTER TO ADVANCE SECURITY IN AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons DHS Summons, # 3 Summons US Atty Summons, # 4 Summons US AG Summons, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit List, # 6 Exhibit Ex. 1, # 7 Exhibit Ex. 2, # 8 Exhibit Ex. 3, # 9 Exhibit Ex. 4, # 10 Exhibit Ex. 5, # 11 Exhibit Ex. 6, # 12 Exhibit Ex. 7, # 13 Exhibit Ex. 8, # 14 Exhibit Ex. 9, # 15 Exhibit Ex. 10, # 16 Exhibit Ex. 11, # 17 Exhibit Ex. 12, # 18 Exhibit Ex. 13, # 19 Exhibit Ex. 14, # 20 Exhibit Ex. 15, # 21 Exhibit Ex. 16, # 22 Exhibit Ex. 17, # 23 Exhibit Ex. 18, # 24 Exhibit Ex. 19, # 25 Exhibit Ex. 20)(Bartkowski, Paul) (Entered: 07/05/2022)
2022-07-06Case Assigned to Judge Carl J. Nichols. (znmg) (Entered: 07/06/2022)
2022-07-062SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmg) (Entered: 07/06/2022)
2022-07-083STANDING ORDER. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on July 8, 2022. (lccjn2) (Entered: 07/08/2022)
2022-07-284NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen DeGenaro on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 07/28/2022)
2022-07-285Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to the Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 07/28/2022)
2022-07-29MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of 5 the Consent Motion for an Extension of Time, it is ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. Defendant shall respond to Plaintiff's Complaint on or before September 7, 2022. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on July 29. 2022. (lccjn2) (Entered: 07/29/2022)
2022-07-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 9/7/2022. (zcal) (Entered: 08/01/2022)
2022-09-076ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.(DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
2022-09-077Consent to Proceed before US Magistrate Judge for All Purposes by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
2022-09-078STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
2022-09-19MINUTE ORDER. Upon review of the 7 Joint Notice of Consent to Assignment to Magistrate Judge, it is ORDERED that this action be randomly referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(a), 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on September 19, 2022. (lccjn2) (Entered: 09/19/2022)
2022-09-19CASE RANDOMLY REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya for all purposes. (zsl) (Entered: 11/02/2022)
2022-11-03MINUTE ORDER: To ensure the expeditious resolution of this action, and because it qualifies as an exempted case under LcvR 16.3(b), it is ORDERED that on or before November 10, 2022, the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report addressing the following: (1) an update on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests; and (2) a proposed timeline for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's outstanding FOIA requests. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 11/3/2022. (ztl) (Entered: 11/03/2022)
2022-11-109Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Walker, Anna) (Entered: 11/10/2022)
2022-11-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon review of the 9 Joint Status Report, the Parties are ORDERED to file their next Joint Status Report no later than Friday, January 13, 2023. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request and apprise the Court of any progress made by the Parties in eliminating or narrowing outstanding issues. SO ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 11/15/2022. (zcll) (Entered: 11/15/2022)
2023-01-1310Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 01/13/2023)
2023-01-17Minute Order: Upon review of the 10 Joint Status Report, the Parties are ORDERED to file their next Joint Status Report no later than Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests and specifically address any progress made by the Parties in refining the scope of the requests. SO ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 1/17/2023. (zcll) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
2023-03-1411Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 03/14/2023)
2023-03-1512Joint STATUS REPORT (Corrected) by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 03/15/2023)
2023-03-16Minute Order: Upon review of the Parties' Joint Status Report 12 , the Parties are ORDERED to file their next Joint Status Report no later than May 12, 2023. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests and specifically address whether the Parties have agreed on the scope of requests 2022-HQFO-00592, 2022-HQFO-00594, and 2022-HQFO-00597. Status Report due by 5/12/2023. (lckn) (Entered: 03/16/2023)
2023-05-1213Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Walker, Anna) (Entered: 05/12/2023)
2023-05-12MINUTE ORDER: Upon review of the Parties' 13 Joint Status Report, the Parties are ORDERED to file their next Joint Status Report no later than July 12, 2023. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests and specifically whether the Parties have agreed to narrower search terms on the outstanding requests. Joint Status Report due by 7/12/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 05/12/2023. (lckn) (Entered: 05/12/2023)
2023-07-1214Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 07/12/2023)
2023-07-24MINUTE ORDER: Upon review of the Parties' 14 Joint Status Report, the Parties are ORDERED to file their next Joint Status Report no later than September 11, 2023. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests and specifically whether the Parties have agreed to the scope of the requests outlined on pages 1-2 of the Parties' 14 Joint Status Report. Joint Status Report due by 9/11/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 07/24/2023. (lckn) (Entered: 07/24/2023)
2023-09-1115Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 09/11/2023)
2023-09-22MINUTE ORDER: Upon review of the Parties' 15 Joint Status Report, the Parties are ORDERED to file their next Joint Status Report no later than November 13, 2023. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests and on anticipated timelines for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff's outstanding FOIA requests. This report shall include an update on whether Defendant provided an interim response to Plaintiff for part 2 of 2022-HQFO-00592 by October 13, 2023, as anticipated. SO ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 09/22/2023. (lchk) (Entered: 09/22/2023)
2023-11-1316Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 11/13/2023)
2023-11-28MINUTE ORDER: Upon review of the Parties' 16 Joint Status Report, the Parties are ORDERED to file their next Joint Status Report no later than January 12, 2024. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests and on anticipated timelines for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff's outstanding FOIA requests. This report shall include an update on whether Defendant has made additional interim productions for 2022-CRFO-0080. SO ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 11/28/2023. (lchk) (Entered: 11/28/2023)
2024-01-1217Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 01/12/2024)
2024-01-25MINUTE ORDER: Upon review of the Parties' 17 Joint Status Report, the Parties are ORDERED to file their next Joint Status Report no later than March 12, 2024. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests and on anticipated timelines for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff's outstanding FOIA requests. This report shall include an update on whether the Parties have agreed to search parameters for any of Plaintiff's proposed alternate searches and estimations for when Defendant will complete any outstanding searches and responses. SO ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 1/25/24. (lchk) (Entered: 01/25/2024)
2024-03-1218Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 03/12/2024)
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