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Case TitleELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2010cv00755
Date Filed2010-05-11
Date Closed2011-06-17
JudgeJudge Robert L. Wilkins
PlaintiffELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
DefendantDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2010-05-111COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 4616029607) filed by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(td, ) (Entered: 05/12/2010)
2010-05-11SUMMONS (3) Issued as to DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (td, ) (Entered: 05/12/2010)
2010-05-112LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION identifying Corporate Parent NONE for ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION. (td, ) (Entered: 05/12/2010)
2010-05-143Case randomly reassigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. Judge Paul L. Friedman no longer assigned to the case. (gt, ) (Entered: 05/14/2010)
2010-05-194ORDER Establishing Procedures for Electronic Filing for Cases Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, signed on May 19, 2010. (SM) (Entered: 05/19/2010)
2010-05-205NOTICE of Appearance by Marina Utgoff Braswell on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Braswell, Marina) (Entered: 05/20/2010)
2010-06-096NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Attorney Marina Utgoff Braswell terminated. (Braswell, Marina) (Entered: 06/09/2010)
2010-06-107NOTICE of Appearance by Kyle Renee Freeny on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Freeny, Kyle) (Entered: 06/10/2010)
2010-06-108ANSWER to 1 Complaint by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Freeny, Kyle) (Entered: 06/10/2010)
2010-06-149ORDER. The parties shall confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule should address the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, etc. The parties shall file the schedule not later than June 28, 2010. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on June 14, 2010. (lcckk1) (Entered: 06/14/2010)
2010-06-2810STATUS REPORT (Joint) by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Freeny, Kyle) (Entered: 06/28/2010)
2010-06-30MINUTE ORDER (paperless). The parties have filed a 10 Joint Status Report and Schedule indicating that Defendant will complete processing of Plaintiffs FOIA request on or before November 15, 2010. Following the completion of processing, the parties shall confer in an effort to narrow any disputed issues and submit a further Joint Status Report with a proposed schedule for proceeding by no later than November 30, 2010. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on June 30, 2010.(lcckk1) (Entered: 06/30/2010)
2010-11-3011STATUS REPORT and Proposed Schedule (Joint) by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Freeny, Kyle) (Entered: 11/30/2010)
2010-12-0212ORDER: Pursuant to the Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule filed by the parties on November 30, 2010, the Court approves the proposed schedule which is adopted and incorporated in the attached Scheduling Order. Accordingly, Defendant's motion for summary judgment shall be due on or before February 28, 2011; Plaintiff's opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment shall be due on or before March 30, 2011; Defendant's reply and opposition brief shall be due on or before April 19, 2011; and Plaintiff's reply brief shall be due on or before May 9, 2010. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on December 2, 2010. (SM, ) (Entered: 12/02/2010)
2010-12-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff's Cross Motions due by 3/30/2011. Response to Cross Motions due by 4/19/2011. Reply to Cross Motions due by 5/9/2011. Defendant's Summary Judgment motions due by 2/28/2011. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 3/30/2011. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 4/19/2011. (dot ) (Entered: 12/18/2010)
2011-01-20Case reassigned to U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly no longer assigned to the case. (ds) (Entered: 01/20/2011)
2011-02-1813Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Summary Judgment Motion by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Freeny, Kyle) (Entered: 02/18/2011)
2011-02-23MINUTE ORDER granting 13 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. Accordingly, the deadlines set in the briefing schedule on December 2, 2010, have been extended as follows: Defendant shall have until March 4, 2011, to file its Motion for Summary Judgment; Plaintiff shall have until April 5, 2011, to file its Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and Cross Motion for Summary Judgment; Defendant shall have until April 25, 2011, to file its Reply in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment; and Plaintiff shall have until May 13, 2011, to file its Reply in support of its Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. Set/Reset Deadlines: Motion for Summary Judgment due by 3/4/2011; Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 4/5/2011; Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 4/25/2011. Cross Motion for Summary Judgment due by 4/5/2011; Response to Cross Motion due by 4/25/2011; Reply to Cross Motion due by 5/13/2011. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on February 23, 2011, on behalf of newly appointed Judge Wilkins. (SM) (Entered: 02/23/2011)
2011-03-0414MOTION for Summary Judgment by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Affidavit Declaration of David M. Hardy, # 3 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 1), # 4 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 2), # 5 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 3), # 6 Errata Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 4), # 7 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 5), # 8 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 6), # 9 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 7), # 10 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 8), # 11 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 9), # 12 Exhibit Exhibits to Declaration (Pt. 10), # 13 Text of Proposed Order)(Freeny, Kyle) (Entered: 03/04/2011)
2011-04-0515Memorandum in opposition to re 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Partial) filed by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Statement of Facts, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Sobel, David) (Entered: 04/05/2011)
2011-04-0516Cross MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Statement of Facts, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Sobel, David) (Entered: 04/05/2011)
2011-04-2217REPLY to opposition to motion re 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Dennis J. Argall), # 2 Exhibit 2)(Freeny, Kyle) (Entered: 04/22/2011)
2011-04-2218Memorandum in opposition to re 16 Cross MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment filed by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Dennis J. Argall), # 2 Exhibit 2)(Freeny, Kyle) (Entered: 04/22/2011)
2011-05-1119NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas David Zimpleman on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Zimpleman, Thomas) (Entered: 05/11/2011)
2011-05-1120Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sobel, David) (Entered: 05/11/2011)
2011-05-1221ORDER granting 20 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply; it is further ordered that plaintiff shall have until June 7,2011, to file its reply in support of plaintiffs cross-motion for partial summary judgment. Signed by Judge Robert L. Wilkins on 5/12/2011. (tcb) (Entered: 05/12/2011)
2011-06-0722Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sobel, David) (Entered: 06/07/2011)
2011-06-0823ORDER granting 22 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply; and plaintiff shall have until June 28,2011, to file its reply in support of plaintiffs cross-motion for partial summary judgment. Signed by Judge Robert L. Wilkins on 6/8/2011. (tcb) (Entered: 06/08/2011)
2011-06-1624NOTICE of Settlement Agreement and Release by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (Sobel, David) (Entered: 06/16/2011)
2011-06-1625STIPULATION of Dismissal by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION. (Sobel, David) (Entered: 06/16/2011)
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