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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv02482
Date Filed2022-08-19
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Beryl A. Howell
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Defense for records from the National Ground Intelligence Center pertaining to the potential security risk of Afghan refugees in the United States.
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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2022-08-191COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9455579) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Attorney General, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney, # 4 Summons U.S. Department of Defense)(Orfanedes, Paul) Modified on 8/24/2022 to correct docket entry text (zsb). (Entered: 08/19/2022)
2022-08-192ENTERED IN ERROR.....LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Orfanedes, Paul) Modified on 8/24/2022; refiled as Docket Entry 3 . (znmw). (Entered: 08/19/2022)
2022-08-193LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests [Corrected] by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 08/19/2022)
2022-08-23Case Assigned to Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. (zmrl) (Entered: 08/23/2022)
2022-08-234SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmrl) (Entered: 08/23/2022)
2022-08-245STANDING ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on August 24, 2022. (lcbah1) (Entered: 08/24/2022)
2022-09-146RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/23/2022. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/22/2022.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 08/29/2022., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE served on 9/8/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Cristina Rotaru)(Orfanedes, Paul) Modified DOD serve date on 9/14/2022 (zed). (Entered: 09/14/2022)
2022-09-167NOTICE of Appearance by John Haberland on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (Haberland, John) (Entered: 09/16/2022)
2022-09-168Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Cover Sheet,, Complaint, by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 09/16/2022)
2022-09-19MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING defendant's 8 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer and DIRECTING defendant to answer or otherwise respond to the 1 Complaint by October 28, 2022. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 19, 2022. (lcbah1) (Entered: 09/19/2022)
2022-09-19Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer to the Complaint due by 10/28/2022. (ztg) (Entered: 09/19/2022)
2022-10-289ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.(Haberland, John) (Entered: 10/28/2022)
2022-11-17VACATED PURSUANT TO MINUTE ORDER ENTERED ON 11/22/2022.....MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE, by November 30, 2022, why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.23. The parties have yet to file their abbreviated Joint Meet and Confer Report, which was due on November 11, 2022, fourteen days after defendant's 9 Answer. See 5 Standing Order 4.b.ii (identifying requirements for FOIA cases). Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 17, 2022. (lcbah1) Modified on 11/23/2022 (hmc). (Entered: 11/17/2022)
2022-11-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Show Cause due by 11/30/2022. (ztg) (Entered: 11/18/2022)
2022-11-2110RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re Order, filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 11/21/2022)
2022-11-22MINUTE ORDER (paperless) VACATING the Order to Show Cause and DIRECTING, upon consideration of plaintiff's 10 Response to Order to Show Cause, the parties to submit a joint status report by January 17, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 22, 2022. (lcbah1) (Entered: 11/22/2022)
2022-11-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/17/2023. (hmc) (Entered: 11/23/2022)
2023-01-1711Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
2023-01-17MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by March 20, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 17, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
2023-01-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/20/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 01/18/2023)
2023-03-2012Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 03/20/2023)
2023-03-20MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status report, the parties to submit a joint status report by May 19, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A Howell on March 20, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 03/20/2023)
2023-03-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/19/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 03/21/2023)
2023-05-1713Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 05/17/2023)
2023-05-18MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 13 Joint Status report, the parties to submit a joint status report by July 14, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on May 18, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 05/18/2023)
2023-05-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/14/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 05/18/2023)
2023-06-1514NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Patrick Doyle on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Substituting for attorney John Haberland (Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 06/15/2023)
2023-07-1415Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 07/14/2023)
2023-07-14MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status report, the parties to submit a joint status report by September 19, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 14, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 07/14/2023)
2023-07-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/19/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 07/18/2023)
2023-09-1916Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 09/19/2023)
2023-09-20MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 16 Joint Status Report, to file, by November 20, 2023, a joint status report advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 20, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 09/20/2023)
2023-09-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/20/2023 (mac) (Entered: 09/21/2023)
2023-11-2017Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 11/20/2023)
2023-11-21MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 17 Joint Status Report, to file, by January 19, 2024, a joint status report, advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 21, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 11/21/2023)
2023-11-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 1/19/2024. (mac) (Entered: 11/21/2023)
2024-01-1918Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 01/19/2024)
2024-01-22MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 18 Joint Status Report, to file, by March 21, 2024, a joint status report, advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 22, 2024. (lcbah1) (Entered: 01/22/2024)
2024-01-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 3/21/2024 (mac) (Entered: 01/23/2024)
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