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Case TitleSweigert v. U.S. National Institute of Health et al
DistrictSouthern District of New York
CityFoley Square
Case Number1:2023cv09542
Date Filed2023-10-29
Date Closed2023-11-07
JudgeJudge Laura Taylor Swain
PlaintiffD. G. Sweigert
Case DescriptionD.G. Sweigert submitted FOIA requests to the National Institute of Health for records. The agency failed to respond to them and Sweigert filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. National Institute of Health
DefendantLawrence A. Tabak D.D.S., Ph.D agency director in official and personal capacities
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2023-10-291COMPLAINT against Lawrence A. Tabak, U.S. National Institute of Health. Document filed by D. G. Sweigert. (sac) (Entered: 10/31/2023)
2023-10-29Case Designated ECF. (sac) (Entered: 10/31/2023)
2023-11-01NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT - SUA SPONTE to Judge Laura Taylor Swain. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (vba) (Entered: 11/01/2023)
2023-11-072TRANSFER ORDER: The Clerk of Court is directed to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Whether Plaintiff should be permitted to proceed further without prepayment of fees is a determination to be made by the transferee court. A summons shall not issue from this Court. This order closes this case. The Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 1915(a)(3), that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 11/7/2023) (ks) Transmission to Office of the Clerk of Court for processing. (Entered: 11/09/2023)
2023-11-07CASE TRANSFERRED OUT ELECTRONICALLY from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York to the United States District Court - District of District of Columbia.(ks) (Entered: 11/14/2023)
2023-11-14MAILING RECEIPT: Document No: 2. Mailed to: D. G. Sweigert c/o PMB 13339 514 Americas Way Box Elder, SD 57719. (sha) (Entered: 11/14/2023)
2023-11-21Received e-mail from the United States District Court - District of Columbia acknowledging receipt of transferred case. Assigned Case Number: 1:23-cv-03446, filed on 11/21/23. (nb) (Entered: 11/21/2023)
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