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Case TitleAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. United States Department of Justice
DistrictSouthern District of New York
CityFoley Square
Case Number1:2012cv04093
Date Filed2012-05-23
Date Closed2012-11-09
JudgeJudge Harold Baer
PlaintiffAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation
DefendantUnited States Department of Justice including components Criminal Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, & Office of Information Policy, & US Marshals Service
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2012-05-231COMPLAINT against United States Department of Justice. (Filing Fee $ 350.00, Receipt Number 9119)Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.(ama) (Entered: 05/24/2012)
2012-05-23SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (ama) (Entered: 05/24/2012)
2012-05-23Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman is so designated. (ama) (Entered: 05/24/2012)
2012-05-23Case Designated ECF. (ama) (Entered: 05/24/2012)
2012-06-042NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Tomoko Onozawa on behalf of United States Department of Justice (Onozawa, Tomoko) (Entered: 06/04/2012)
2012-06-053AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint served on United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney General, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York on May 24, 2012. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. (Crump, Catherine) (Entered: 06/05/2012)
2012-06-224Letter addressed to Ms. Crump from Linda Eckhouse, Judicial Assistant to the Honorable Harold Baer, Jr. dated 6/20/2012 re: There will be a Pre-Trial Conference on this case at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 7/17/2012 in Chambers, Room 2230. It is your responsibility to notify your adversary(ies) of the date and time of the Pre-Trial Conference with a copy to us and to forward to your adversary(ies) a copy of Judge Baer's individual rules. (tro) (Entered: 06/26/2012)
2012-06-22Set/Reset Hearings: Pretrial Conference set for 7/17/2012 at 11:30 AM before Judge Harold Baer. (tro) (Entered: 06/26/2012)
2012-07-025ANSWER to 1 Complaint. Document filed by United States Department of Justice.(Onozawa, Tomoko) (Entered: 07/02/2012)
2012-07-116STIPULATION TO ALLOW FILING OF AMENDED COMPLAINT. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and among plaintiff and defendant, through their respective counsel, as follows: 1. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a), the parties hereby stipulate to the filing of the Amended Complaint attached hereto as Exhibit 1. 2. Defendant reserves its right to assert all applicable defenses in this matter, and shall file an answer to the Amended Complaint within twenty-one (21) days after the entry of this Stipulation and the tiling of the Amended Complaint on the docket. (Signed by Judge Harold Baer on 7/11/2012) (rjm) (Entered: 07/11/2012)
2012-07-12***REJECTION OF ATTEMPTED PAPER FILING IN ECF CASE. The following document(s) Rule 7.1 Statement - Catherine Newby Crump, was rejected by the Clerk's Office and must be FILED ELECTRONICALLY on the Court's ECF System. (ft) (Entered: 07/12/2012)
2012-07-127AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 1 Complaint against United States Department of Justice.Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. Related document: 1 Complaint filed by American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.(mro) (ml). (Entered: 07/13/2012)
2012-07-138FILING ERROR - WRONG PDF FILE ASSOCIATED WITH DOCKET ENTRY - SECOND RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.(Crump, Catherine) Modified on 7/16/2012 (lb). (Entered: 07/13/2012)
2012-07-169RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.(Crump, Catherine) (Entered: 07/16/2012)
2012-07-17Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Harold Baer: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 7/17/2012. (rjm) (Entered: 07/19/2012)
2012-07-3110STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DOCUMENT SEARCHES AND PRODUCTION BY DEFENDANT: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED as follows: DOJ's Office of Information Policy ("OJP") and Criminal Division wil1 search for the reports submitted to Congress pursuant to the Pen Register Act for calendar years 2010 and 2011, and for records "regarding whether these requests were submitted to Congress and the reasons for any failure to submit reports" as further set forth within this Order. (Signed by Judge Harold Baer on 7/31/2012) (jfe) (Entered: 07/31/2012)
2012-08-0311ANSWER to 7 Amended Complaint. Document filed by United States Department of Justice.(Onozawa, Tomoko) (Entered: 08/03/2012)
2012-08-1312ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Harold Baer from Catherine Crump dated 8/9/2012 re: counsel writes on behalf of both parties to respectful1y request that the status conference currently scheduled for August 23, 2012 be rescheduled to September 20, 2012, or a date thereafter. ENDORSEMENT: Adj. to Sept. 20th at 2:30. (Signed by Judge Harold Baer on 8/13/2012) (pl) Modified on 8/13/2012 (pl). (Entered: 08/13/2012)
2012-08-13Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 9/20/2012 at 02:30 PM before Judge Harold Baer. (pl) (Entered: 08/13/2012)
2012-09-1813ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Harold Baer from Catherine Crump dated 9/7/2012 re: Joint request to adjourn the 9/20/2012 status conference and to hold the matter in abeyance until 12/1/2012. ENDORSEMENT: Adjournment granted but PTC scheduled on 10/25/2012 at 4:30 pm. ( Pretrial Conference reset for 10/25/2012 at 04:30 PM before Judge Harold Baer.) (Signed by Judge Harold Baer on 9/17/2012) (cd) Modified on 9/20/2012 (cd). (Entered: 09/18/2012)
2012-10-2514ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Harold Baer from Tomoko Onozawa dated 10/23/2012 re: The parties request that the October 25 conference be adjourned without date so that the parties may negotiate and submit a proposed stipulation and order of dismissal for the Court's endorsement. ENDORSEMENT: Adjourned to November 15, 2012 at 3:30 P.M. unless a Stipulation of Discontinuance is in Chambers 48 hours prior thereto., ( Pretrial Conference set for 11/15/2012 at 03:30 PM before Judge Harold Baer.) (Signed by Judge Harold Baer on 10/24/2012) (lmb) (Entered: 10/25/2012)
2012-11-0915STIPULATION AND ORDER OF SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL: that pursuant to Rule 41 (a)(l)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this action is dismissed with prejudice. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Court has endorsed and docketed this Stipulation and Order, Defendant shall pay to Plaintiff the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in attorneys' fees and litigation costs, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E), which sum Plaintiff agrees to accept as full payment of any attorneys' fees and costs it has incurred in this action. Additional relief as set forth in this Order. (Signed by Judge Harold Baer on 11/9/2012) (pl) (Entered: 11/09/2012)
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