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Case TitleHERITAGE FOUNDATION et al v. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv02671
Date Filed2022-09-06
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeChief Judge James E. Boasberg
PlaintiffHERITAGE FOUNDATION
PlaintiffROMAN JANKOWSKI
Case DescriptionThe Heritage Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the National Archives and Records Administration for records concerning communications between the agency and Bedminster or Mar-a-Lago pertaining to whether records located at former President Donald Trump's residences were subject to the Presidential Records Act. The Heritage Foundation also requested a fee waiver and expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the Heritage Foundation filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Expedited processing, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION
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2022-09-061COMPLAINT against NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9493959) filed by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, Roman Jankowski. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit 2, # 7 Exhibit Exhibit 3, # 8 Exhibit Exhibit 3-1, # 9 Exhibit Exhibit 3-2, # 10 Exhibit Exhibit 3-3)(Dewey, Samuel) (Entered: 09/06/2022)
2022-09-07Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (zcb, ) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
2022-09-072SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zcb, ) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
2022-09-213AMENDED COMPLAINT against NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION filed by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, ROMAN JANKOWSKI. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Redline, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Dewey, Samuel) (Entered: 09/21/2022)
2022-10-134NOTICE of Appearance by Kevin Joseph Wynosky on behalf of All Defendants (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 10/13/2022)
2022-10-135ANSWER to 3 Amended Complaint by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION.(Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 10/13/2022)
2022-10-13MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall confer and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by October 27, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/13/2022. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/13/2022)
2022-10-13Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 10/27/2022. (nbn) (Entered: 10/13/2022)
2022-10-276Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 10/27/2022)
2022-10-28MINUTE ORDER: Having reviewed the parties' 6 Joint Status Report, the Court agrees with the Government and ORDERS that the parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by January 20, 2023. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/28/2022. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/28/2022)
2022-10-28Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/20/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 10/28/2022)
2022-11-087NOTICE of Appearance by Roman Jankowski on behalf of HERITAGE FOUNDATION, ROMAN JANKOWSKI (Jankowski, Roman) (Main Document 7 replaced on 11/9/2022) (ztth). (Entered: 11/08/2022)
2023-01-208Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 01/20/2023)
2023-01-20MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 8 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by March 21, 2023. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/20/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 01/20/2023)
2023-01-20Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/21/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 01/23/2023)
2023-03-219Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 03/21/2023)
2023-03-22MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 9 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 20, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/22/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 03/22/2023)
2023-03-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/20/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 03/22/2023)
2023-04-2010Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 04/20/2023)
2023-04-21MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 10 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by May 22, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/21/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 04/21/2023)
2023-04-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/22/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 04/21/2023)
2023-05-2211Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 05/22/2023)
2023-05-23MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 11 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by June 21, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/23/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 05/23/2023)
2023-05-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/21/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 05/24/2023)
2023-06-2112Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 06/21/2023)
2023-06-22MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 12 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by July 21, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/22/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 06/22/2023)
2023-06-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/21/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 06/22/2023)
2023-07-2113Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 07/21/2023)
2023-07-21MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 13 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by August 23, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 07/21/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 07/21/2023)
2023-07-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/23/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 07/23/2023)
2023-08-2414Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 08/24/2023)
2023-08-24MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 14 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by October 5, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/24/2023. (lcjeb4) (Entered: 08/24/2023)
2023-08-24Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/5/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 08/24/2023)
2023-10-0515Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 10/05/2023)
2023-10-05MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 15 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by November 2, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/05/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/05/2023)
2023-10-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 11/2/2023. (nbn) (Entered: 10/06/2023)
2023-11-0216Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 11/02/2023)
2023-11-03MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 16 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by December 5, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 11/03/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 11/03/2023)
2023-11-03Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/5/2023. (znbn) (Entered: 11/03/2023)
2023-11-1717NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Alexandra Widas on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Kevin Wynosky (Widas, Alexandra) (Entered: 11/17/2023)
2023-12-0518Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Widas, Alexandra) (Entered: 12/05/2023)
2023-12-06MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 18 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by January 5, 2024. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/06/2023. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 12/06/2023)
2023-12-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/5/2024. (znbn) (Entered: 12/06/2023)
2024-01-0519Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Widas, Alexandra) (Entered: 01/05/2024)
2024-01-05MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 19 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by February 7, 2024. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/5/2024. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 01/05/2024)
2024-01-05Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/7/2024. (znbn) (Entered: 01/08/2024)
2024-02-0720Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Widas, Alexandra) (Entered: 02/07/2024)
2024-02-07MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 20 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by March 11, 2024. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/7/2024. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 02/07/2024)
2024-02-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/11/2024 (lsj) (Entered: 02/07/2024)
2024-03-1121Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION. (Widas, Alexandra) (Entered: 03/11/2024)
2024-03-12MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 21 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 10, 2024. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/12/2024. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 03/12/2024)
2024-03-12Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/10/2024. (znbn) (Entered: 03/12/2024)
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