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Case TitleLovelace v. Department of Justice
DistrictDistrict of Utah
CityCentral
Case Number2:2022cv00817
Date Filed2022-12-29
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Howard C. Nielson, Jr
PlaintiffTiwanda Lovelace
DefendantDepartment of Justice FBI
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2022-12-291COMPLAINT MOTION for Writ of Mandamus filed by Petitioner Tiwanda Lovelace. (Attachments: # 1 Verification, # 2 Appendix Exhibits for Writ of Mandamus, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Exhibit 6, # 9 Exhibit 7, # 10 Exhibit 8, # 11 Exhibit 9, # 12 Exhibit 10, # 13 Exhibit 11, # 14 Exhibit 12, # 15 Exhibit 13, # 16 Exhibit 14, # 17 Exhibit 15, # 18 Exhibit 16, # 19 Exhibit 17, # 20 Exhibit 18, # 21 Exhibit 19, # 22 Exhibit 20, # 23 Exhibit 21, # 24 Exhibit 22, # 25 Exhibit 23, # 26 Exhibit 24, # 27 Exhibit 25, # 28 Exhibit 26, # 29 Exhibit 27, # 30 Exhibit 28, # 31 Exhibit 29, # 32 Exhibit 30, # 33 Exhibit 31, # 34 Exhibit 32, # 35 Exhibit 33, # 36 Exhibit 34, # 37 Exhibit 35, # 38 Exhibit 36, # 39 Exhibit 37, # 40 Text of Proposed Order Writ of Mandamus, # 41 Civil Cover Sheet)(mh) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/13/2023: # 42 Exhibit 8 Rescanned for image quality, # 43 Exhibit 10 Rescanned for image quality, # 44 Exhibit 11 Rescanned for image quality, # 45 Exhibit 14 Rescanned for image quality, # 46 Exhibit 22 Rescanned for image quality) (jwt). Modified by editing docket text on 8/2/2023 (dle). (Entered: 12/29/2022)
2022-12-292Full Filing fee: $ 402 received, receipt number 763 (mh) (Entered: 12/29/2022)
2022-12-293NOTICE of Email Filing and Notification Form by Tiwanda Lovelace (mh) (Entered: 12/29/2022)
2022-12-294Summons Issued as to Department of Justice-Office of the Assistant Attorney General. (mh) (Entered: 12/29/2022)
2022-12-295Summons Issued as to Department of Justice-Federal Bureau of Investigations. (mh) (Entered: 12/29/2022)
2022-12-296Summons Issued as to Department of Justice. (mh) (Entered: 12/29/2022)
2023-01-037DOCKET TEXT ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Cecilia M. Romero under 28:636 (b)(1)(B), Magistrate to handle case up to and including R&R on all dispositive matters. No attached document. Motions referred to Cecilia M. Romero. Signed by Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr on 1/3/23. (dla) (Entered: 01/03/2023)
2023-01-1112SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Dept. of Justice FBI on 1/5/2023 by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) Modified on 1/17/2023 correcting filing date (jwt). (Entered: 01/12/2023)
2023-01-128Summons Issued as to US Attorney General. (ks) (Entered: 01/12/2023)
2023-01-129Summons Issued as to Civil Process Clerk. (ks) (Entered: 01/12/2023)
2023-01-1210Summons Issued as to Assistant Attorney General for Administration. (ks) (Entered: 01/12/2023)
2023-01-1211Summons Issued as to Civil Division. (ks) (Entered: 01/12/2023)
2023-01-1212SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Dept. of Justice FBI on 1/5/2023 by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) (Entered: 01/12/2023)
2023-01-1813SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Civil Division, Brian P. Hudak, Chief, by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) (Entered: 01/18/2023)
2023-01-1814SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Office of the Assistant Attorney General, by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) (Entered: 01/18/2023)
2023-02-0215MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and Memorandum in Support filed by Respondent Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Michael Seidel with exhibits)) Motions referred to Cecilia M. Romero. Attorney Amanda A. Berndt added to party Department of Justice(pty:res)(Berndt, Amanda) (Entered: 02/02/2023)
2023-02-0216SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Civil Process Clerk U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. Assistant Attorney General for Administration U.S. Department of Justice on 1/20/2023 by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) Modified on 2/23/2023 correcting filing date and name of party served (jwt). (Entered: 02/06/2023)
2023-02-0221SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Civil Process Clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. on 1/20/2023 by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) (Entered: 02/10/2023)
2023-02-0317SUMMONS Returned Executed Dept. of Justice OIG on 12/30/2022 by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) (Entered: 02/06/2023)
2023-02-0318SUMMONS Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General on 1/24/2023 by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) (Entered: 02/06/2023)
2023-02-0619MEMORANDUM in Opposition to 15 Motion to Dismiss, filed by Petitioner Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) (Entered: 02/06/2023)
2023-02-0620MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Petitioner Tiwanda Lovelace (slight differences between this and 19 Memorandum). (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Index, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4) (alt) (Entered: 02/07/2023)
2023-02-2122REPLY to Response to Motion re 15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Respondent Department of Justice. (Berndt, Amanda) (Entered: 02/21/2023)
2023-04-1923NOTICE of Change of Address by Tiwanda Lovelace. (dle) (Entered: 04/19/2023)
2023-07-2824REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF 15 ) be GRANTED and Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF 1 ) be DISMISSED without prejudice. Copies of this Report and Recommendation are being sent to all parties who are hereby notified of their right to object. Within fourteen (14) days of being served with a copy, any party may serve and file written objections. Failure to object may constitute a waiver of objections upon subsequent review. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cecilia M. Romero on 7/28/23. (dle) (Entered: 07/28/2023)
2023-08-0425OBJECTION to 24 Report and Recommendations filed by Tiwanda Lovelace (alt) (Entered: 08/04/2023)
2023-08-0426CORRECTED MISSING EXHIBITS FOR re 25 Objection to Report and Recommendations filed by Tiwanda Lovelace. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 -Letter dated May 20, 2022, # 2 Exhibit 2 -Two copies of the missing June 9, 2015 - DOJ OIG, # 3 Exhibit 3 -The Letter dated November 19, 2002, # 4 Exhibit 4 - Letter date as recent as August 2, 2019, # 5 Exhibit 5 - Petitioner's previously submitted 9-1-22, # 6 Exhibit 6 - Petitioner's previously submitted 10-26-22, # 7 Exhibit 7 - Letter dated November 18, 2022)(nl) (Entered: 08/07/2023)
2023-08-0427CORRECTED OBJECTION TO ORDER OF DISMISSAL to 25 Objection to Report and Recommendations filed by Tiwanda Lovelace. (nl) (Entered: 08/07/2023)
2023-08-0428MISSING EXHIBITS FOR 0BJECTION TO ORDER OF DISMISSAL filed by Tiwanda Lovelace re 27 Objections. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Letter dated May 20, 2022, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Two copies of the missing June 9, 2015 - DOJ OIG, # 3 Exhibit 3 -The Letter dated November 19, 2002, # 4 Exhibit 4 - Letter date as recent as August 2, 2019, # 5 Exhibit 5 - Petitioner's previously submitted 9-1-22, # 6 Exhibit 6 - Petitioner's previously submitted 10-26-22, # 7 Exhibit 7 - Letter dated November 18, 2022)(nl) (Entered: 08/07/2023)
2023-08-0729MOTION for Court to Order Clerks to Provide Corrected Objection With Missing Exhibits Filed 08/04/2023 at 4:10 PM filed by Petitioner Tiwanda Lovelace. Motions referred to Cecilia M. Romero.(nl) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/5/2023: # 1 rescanned for OCR) (kb). (Entered: 08/07/2023)
2023-08-2530DOCKET TEXT ORDER: Defendant shall file a response to 27 Corrected Objection to Order of Dismissal and 25 Objection to 24 Report and Recommendations no later than September 11, 2023. Plaintiff may file a reply in support of her objection no later than September 25, 2023. SO ORDERED. No attached document Signed by Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr on 8/25/23. (dle) (Entered: 08/25/2023)
2023-08-2931DOCKET TEXT ORDER denying 29 Motion to Compel as moot. Plaintiff requests a court order requiring the clerk's office to enter Plaintiff's Corrected Objection and Missing Exhibits as to the undersigneds 24 Report and Recommendation. On August 4, 2023, Plaintiff's 26 Corrected Missing Exhibits, 27 Corrected Objection, and 28 Missing Exhibits were entered on the docket by the clerk's office. Plaintiff's Motion is therefore DENIED as moot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cecilia M. Romero on 8/29/2023. No attached document. (jfm) (Entered: 08/29/2023)
2023-09-1132Defendant's RESPONSE re 27 Objections, filed by Department of Justice. (Berndt, Amanda) (Entered: 09/11/2023)
2023-09-2233MOTION for Correction: Order Defendants to Acknowledge Petitioner's Change of Address Filed 04/19/2023; Request to Correct Filing Type Back to Writ/Petition, Not Complaint, filed by Petitioner Tiwanda Lovelace. Motions referred to Cecilia M. Romero. (dle) (Entered: 09/22/2023)
2023-10-0534Defendant's RESPONSE to Motion re 33 MOTION for Correction filed by Respondent Department of Justice. (Berndt, Amanda) (Entered: 10/05/2023)
2023-10-2635DOCKET TEXT ORDER finding as moot 33 Motion for Correction in light of Defendant's 34 Response indicating that Defendant has corrected Plaintiff's address. In addition, for good cause appearing, and because Defendant has no objection, the court hereby grants Plaintiff additional time to file a reply in support of her 27 Objection. Plaintiff's reply must be filed no later than November 10, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cecilia M. Romero on 10/26/2023. No attached document. (jfm) (Entered: 10/26/2023)
2023-11-0936Reply in Support of Objection to Order of Dismissal re 15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Petitioner Tiwanda Lovelace. (kpf) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
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