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Case TitleJUDICAL WATCH, INC., v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2002cv00348
Date Filed2002-02-22
Date Closed2008-01-03
JudgeJudge Emmet G. Sullivan
PlaintiffJUDICAL WATCH, INC.
DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DefendantUNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT
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2002-02-22SUMMONS (4) Issued as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ; UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT , U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (td, ) (Entered: 02/25/2002)
2002-02-221COMPLAINT for declaratory and injunctive relief against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT ( Filing fee $150 ). Filed by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(td, ) (Entered: 02/25/2002)
2002-02-222LCvR 26.1 - CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by plaintiff Judicial Watch Inc (td, ) (Entered: 02/25/2002)
2002-03-224ATTORNEY APPEARANCE by Sherri Evans Harris on behalf of defendants. (td, ) Modified on 3/26/2002 (td, ). (Entered: 03/26/2002)
2002-03-263ATTORNEY APPEARANCE. (Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 03/26/2002)
2002-04-085Defendants' ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 04/08/2002)
2002-04-106Calendar Entry, Set/Reset Deadlines:, Set/Reset Hearings: Initial Conference set for 5/9/2002 10:00 AM before Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. Attorney Meet and Confer Conference due by 4/25/2002. Meet & Confer Statement due by 5/2/2002. (clv, ) (Entered: 04/10/2002)
2002-05-027Proposed Pretrial Order PARTIES? JOINT LOCAL RULE 16.3 REPORT by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 05/02/2002)
2002-05-09Minute Entry: Meet and Confer Hearing held on 5/9/2002 before Emmet G. Sullivan Status Conference set for 7/12/2002 10:30 AM in Courtroom 1. chambers to issue order;(Court Reporter Frank Rangus.) (clv, ) (Entered: 05/09/2002)
2002-07-12Minute Entry: Status Conference held on 7/12/2002 before Emmet G. Sullivan Status Conference set for 9/6/2002 11:00 AM in Courtroom 1.(Court Reporter Frank Rangus.) (clv, ) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
2002-07-158ORDER. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 7/15/2002. (lcegs2, ) (Entered: 07/15/2002)
2002-09-059ATTORNEY APPEARANCE. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 09/05/2002)
2002-09-06Minute Entry: Status Conference held on 9/6/2002 before Emmet G. Sullivan Status Conference set for 10/25/2002 10:15 AM in Courtroom 1. before Judge Emmet G. Sullivan; chambers to issue an order;(Court Reporter Frank Rangus.) (clv, ) (Entered: 09/06/2002)
2002-09-0910ORDER. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 09/06/02.(lcegs2) (Entered: 09/09/2002)
2002-09-13ORDER. Consent motion for admission of Jason B. Aldrich, Esquire as counsel in this action pro hac vice is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on September 6, 2002. (lcegs2) (Entered: 09/13/2002)
2002-10-25Minute Entry: Status Conference held on 10/25/2002 before Emmet G. Sullivan Summary Judgment motions due by 12/15/2002. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/15/2003. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/29/2003.; chambers to electronically issue an order;(Court Reporter Jackie Wood.) (clv, ) (Entered: 10/25/2002)
2002-10-2811ORDER. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on October 25, 2002. (lcegs2) (Entered: 10/28/2002)
2002-12-1612Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Briefs by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 12/16/2002)
2002-12-16ORDER granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time to File motions for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on December 16, 2002. (lcegs2) (Entered: 12/16/2002)
2003-01-1713Second MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motions for Summary Judgment by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 01/17/2003)
2003-01-22ORDER granting 13 Second Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File motions for Summary Judgment. Summary Judgment Motions shall be filed by no later than February 28, 2003, responses thereto by no later than March 14, 2003, and replies by no later than March 28, 2003. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on January 22, 2003. (lcegs2) (Entered: 01/22/2003)
2003-02-2414Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Extend Briefing Schedule by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 02/24/2003)
2003-02-25ORDER granting 14 Consent Motion for Extension of Time. The briefing schedule for motions for summary judgment is extended one week. Motions shall be filed by no later than March 7, 2003, oppositions by no later than March 21, 2003, and replies by no later than April 7, 2003. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on February 25, 2003. (lcegs2) (Entered: 02/25/2003)
2003-03-0715Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Briefs by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 03/07/2003)
2003-03-14MINUTE ORDER granting 15 Consent Motion for Revision of Briefing Schedule; Defendants' Summary Judgment Motion is due 3/14/03; Plaintiff's opposition and cross-motion due 3/28/03; Defendants' opposition/reoply due 4/11/03; Plaintiff's reply to opposition due 4/25/03. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on March 14, 2003. (GK, ) (Entered: 03/14/2003)
2003-03-1416First MOTION for Summary Judgment by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A: OIP Declaration (I of III)# 2 Exhibit Exhibit A: OIP Declaration (Part 2 of 3)# 3 Exhibit Exhibit A: OIP Declaration (Part 3 of 3)# 4 Exhibit Exhibit B: Civil Declaration# 5 Exhibit Exhibit C: OGC Declaration# 6 Exhibit Exhibit D: OFAC Declaration# 7 Exhibit Exhibit E: OSG Declaration# 8 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 03/14/2003)
2003-03-1417First MOTION for Reconsideration by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 03/14/2003)
2003-03-2818Memorandum in opposition to motion re 16 summary judgment filed by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 03/28/2003)
2003-03-2819Memorandum in opposition to motion re 17 reconsider order filed by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 03/28/2003)
2003-04-0320REPLY in support of motion re 17 for reconsideration filed by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 04/03/2003)
2003-04-1121Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 04/11/2003)
2003-04-14ORDER granting 21 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re 16 First MOTION for Summary Judgment. Response due by 4/18/2003 Reply due by 5/2/2003. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on April 14, 2003. (lcegs2) (Entered: 04/14/2003)
2003-04-1622REPLY in support of motion re 16 Summary Judgment filed by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Supplemental Declaration of Melanie Ann Pustay)(Khandelwal, Sharad) (Entered: 04/16/2003)
2003-05-0223REPLY to opposition to motion re 16 Partial Summary Judgment filed by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 05/02/2003)
2003-08-1424NOTICE of Appearance by Steven Y. Bressler and withdrawal of Sharad S. Khandelwal on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT (nmw, ) (Entered: 08/15/2003)
2003-11-2525NOTICE of Appearance by James F. Peterson on behalf of JUDICAL WATCH, INC., (Peterson, James) (Entered: 11/25/2003)
2003-11-2626NOTICE of Appearance by Paul J. Orfanedes on behalf of JUDICAL WATCH, INC., (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 11/26/2003)
2004-03-08MINUTE ORDER. Defendants are directed to inform the Court, via ECF submission, of the length, in pages, of the currently withheld documents that are the subject of the pending motion for reconsideration, by no later than noon on March 9, 2004.Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on March 8, 2004. (lcegs2) (Entered: 03/08/2004)
2004-03-0927RESPONSE to the Court's Order of March 8, 2004 filed by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Bressler, Steven) (Entered: 03/09/2004)
2004-03-0928ORDER denying 17 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on March 9, 2004. (lcegs2) (Entered: 03/09/2004)
2004-03-1129NOTICE by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT re 28 Order on Motion for Reconsideration Defendants are submitting 13 pages of withheld documents for ex parte, in camera inspection (Bressler, Steven) (Entered: 03/11/2004)
2004-03-3130ORDER granting in part and denying in part 16 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on March 31, 2004. (lcegs2) (Entered: 03/31/2004)
2004-04-0531ENTERED IN ERROR. . . .MOTION for Reconsideration re 30 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Bressler, Steven) Modified on 4/7/2004 (td, ). (Entered: 04/05/2004)
2004-04-0532MOTION for Reconsideration re 30 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the alternative MOTION to Stay pending appeal by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(td, ) (Entered: 04/07/2004)
2004-04-0833ORDER staying March 31, 2004, Order and setting forth further instructions to counsel.Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on April 8, 2004. (lcegs2) (Entered: 04/08/2004)
2004-04-1934Memorandum in opposition to motion re 32 Reconsideration filed by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 04/19/2004)
2004-04-3035REPLY to opposition to motion re 32 reconsideration filed by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Bressler, Steven) (Entered: 04/30/2004)
2004-09-0236ORDER denying 32 Motion for Reconsideration, finding as moot 32 Motion to Stay in light of the Court's earlier grant of a stay.Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on September 2, 2004. (lcegs2) (Entered: 09/02/2004)
2004-09-1037MOTION to Stay re 30 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment pending appeal by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT. (Bressler, Steven) (Entered: 09/10/2004)
2004-09-10ORDER. Plaintiffs shall submit any response to 37 Motion to Stay Order on Motion for Summary Judgment pending appeal by no later than September 14, 2004; defendant shall file any reply no later than September 16, 2004. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on September 10, 2004. (lcegs2, ) (Entered: 09/10/2004)
2004-09-1438Memorandum in opposition to motion re 37 Stay Pending Appeal filed by JUDICAL WATCH, INC.,. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 09/14/2004)
2004-10-0739MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER. The Court's 36 Order denying 32 Motion for Reconsideration, dated 9/2/04, is hereby reissued--without any substantive changes--for the purposes of publication. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on October 7, 2004. (lcegs2) (Entered: 10/07/2004)
2004-10-07MINUTE ORDER granting 37 Defendant's Motion to Stay, pending appeal, 30 the Court's Order on Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on October 7, 2004. (lcegs2) (Entered: 10/07/2004)
2004-10-2740ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Appeal by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE re 30 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, 36 Order on Motion for Reconsideration, Order on Motion to Stay (Bressler, Steven) Modified on 12/14/2004 (rje, ). (Entered: 10/27/2004)
2004-10-2741NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 30 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, 36 Order on Motion for Reconsideration, Order on Motion to Stay by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Filing fee $ 0.00. (rje, ) (Entered: 12/14/2004)
2004-12-14NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY. Document No. 40 was entered in error and counsel is notified not to refile as Notice of Appeal are to be filed by the Court. (rje, ) (Entered: 12/14/2004)
2004-12-14Transmission of Notice of Appeal and Docket Sheet to US Court of Appeals re 41 Notice of Appeal (rje, ) (Entered: 12/14/2004)
2005-01-03USCA Case Number 04-5444 for 41 Notice of Appeal filed by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,. (rje, ) (Entered: 01/04/2005)
2005-08-11MINUTE ORDER. In view of the ongoing stay pending appeal of 30 this Court's Order on motion for summary judgment, the Clerk is directed to remove this case from the active calendar until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on August 11, 2005. (lcegs2) (Entered: 08/11/2005)
2006-02-2842USCA JUDGMENT (certified copy) as to 41 Notice of Appeal filed by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; It is hereby ordered and adjudged that the judgment of the District Court appealed from in this cause is hereby reversed; USCA#04-5444 (jsc) (Entered: 03/09/2006)
2008-01-02MINUTE ORDER. In light of the Judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued on December 27, 2005 and resolving all matters before this Court, this case is administratively closed and plaintiff's claims are DISMISSED with prejudice, absent a motion for further relief for good cause shown to be filed by no later than January 17, 2008. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on January 2, 2008. (AS) (Entered: 01/02/2008)
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