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Case TitleThe New York Times Company et al v. United States Department of Defense
DistrictSouthern District of New York
CityFoley Square
Case Number1:2022cv09481
Date Filed2022-11-04
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Denise L. Cote
PlaintiffThe New York Times Company
PlaintiffAzmat Khan
Case DescriptionNew York Times reporter Azmat Khan submitted three FOIA requests to the Department of Defense for records concerning credibility reports pertaining to 37 civilian causality reports identified in AFRICOM's Causality Assessment Quarterly Reports. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, the New York Times filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees - Eligibility

DefendantUnited States Department of Defense
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Complaint
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Complaint attachment 5
Opinion/Order [11]
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2022-11-041COMPLAINT against United States Department of Defense. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-26922927)Document filed by The New York Times Company, Azmat Khan. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit AFRICOM Request, # 2 Exhibit AFRICOM Instruction, # 3 Exhibit CENTCOM Request, # 4 Exhibit CENTCOM Request, # 5 Exhibit U.S. Army Request).(McCraw, David) (Entered: 11/04/2022)
2022-11-042CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(McCraw, David) (Entered: 11/04/2022)
2022-11-043RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by The New York Times Company..(McCraw, David) (Entered: 11/04/2022)
2022-11-044REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Department of Defense, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Azmat Khan, The New York Times Company..(McCraw, David) (Entered: 11/04/2022)
2022-11-07***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney David Edward McCraw. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Jurisdiction code 3 (Federal Question). The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Jurisdiction code has been modified to 2 (U.S. Government Defendant). (sj) (Entered: 11/07/2022)
2022-11-07CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions . .(sj) (Entered: 11/07/2022)
2022-11-07Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf . (sj) (Entered: 11/07/2022)
2022-11-07Case Designated ECF. (sj) (Entered: 11/07/2022)
2022-11-075ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Department of Defense. (sj) (Entered: 11/07/2022)
2022-12-126NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Sarah Sheive Normand on behalf of United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 12/12/2022)
2022-12-127ANSWER to 1 Complaint,. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 12/12/2022)
2022-12-138NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Initial Conference set for 1/11/2023 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 18C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 12/13/2022) (tg) (Entered: 12/13/2022)
2022-12-149NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Al-Amyn Shiraz Sumar on behalf of Azmat Khan, The New York Times Company..(Sumar, Al-Amyn) (Entered: 12/14/2022)
2022-12-2910JOINT LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference and Pre-Conference Statement addressed to Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil from Sarah S. Normand and David McCraw dated December 29, 2022. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 12/29/2022)
2023-01-03NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Denise L. Cote. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil is no longer assigned to the case. (laq) (Entered: 01/03/2023)
2023-01-0411NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE granting 10 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Initial Conference set for 3/2/2023 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 18B, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Denise L. Cote.. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 1/4/2023) (jca) (Entered: 01/04/2023)
2023-03-0112LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from AUSA Sarah S. Normand and David McCraw dated March 1, 2023. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 03/01/2023)
2023-03-0213ORDER granting 12 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. The conference is cancelled. Status report is due 3/31/2023. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/2/2023) (tg) (Entered: 03/02/2023)
2023-03-3114STATUS REPORT. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 03/31/2023)
2023-04-0315MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 14 Status Report filed by United States Department of Defense. ENDORSEMENT: Status letter is due 5/31/23. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/3/2023) (vfr) (Entered: 04/03/2023)
2023-05-3016STATUS REPORT. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 05/30/2023)
2023-05-3017MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 16 Status Report filed by United States Department of Defense. ENDORSEMENT: Status letter is due 7/15/23. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 5/30/2023) (vfr) (Entered: 05/30/2023)
2023-07-1318STATUS REPORT. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 07/13/2023)
2023-07-1919MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 18 Status Report filed by United States Department of Defense. ENDORSEMENT: So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 7/19/23) (yv) (Entered: 07/19/2023)
2023-09-1120STATUS REPORT. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 09/11/2023)
2023-10-0221MEMO ENDORSEMENT: on re: 20 Status Report filed by United States Department of Defense. ENDORSEMENT: Status letter due 11/10/2023. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 10/02/2023) (ama) (Entered: 10/02/2023)
2023-10-03NOTICE OF REDESIGNATION TO ANOTHER MAGISTRATE JUDGE. The above entitled action has been redesignated to Magistrate Judge Gary Stein. Please note that this is a reassignment of the designation only..(kgo) (Entered: 10/03/2023)
2023-11-0922STATUS REPORT. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
2023-11-0923MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 22 Status Report filed by United States Department of Defense. ENDORSEMENT: Granted. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 11/9/2023) (vfr) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
2024-01-0824STATUS REPORT. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 01/08/2024)
2024-01-0825MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 24 Status Report filed by United States Department of Defense. ENDORSEMENT: Granted. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 1/8/2024) (vfr) (Entered: 01/08/2024)
2024-03-0826STATUS REPORT. Document filed by United States Department of Defense..(Normand, Sarah) (Entered: 03/08/2024)
2024-03-1227MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 26 Status Report filed by United States Department of Defense. ENDORSEMENT: Status report is due 5/7/24. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/12/2024) (vfr) (Entered: 03/12/2024)
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