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Case TitleELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2013cv01362
Date Filed2013-09-09
Date Closed2013-10-31
JudgeJudge Reggie B. Walton
PlaintiffELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER
Case DescriptionEPIC requested records on BBG's involvement with Tor Solutions, Inc. and the "Tor Project," an encryption technique considered vulnerable to NSA surveillance. EPIC filed suit after the agency failed to respond to its request within the statutory time limits and to its subsequent administrative appeal. EPIC requested a fee waiver, which was denied by BBG. BBG has told EPIC that it provided Tor Solutions with the responsive records to permit it to comment on whether they were protected under Exemption 4 and that it expected to respond to the request within 15 more business days. It also noted that since it had missed the statutory deadline it would not assess fees.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantBROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
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Date FiledDoc #Docket Text
2013-09-091COMPLAINT against BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3460449) filed by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Rotenberg, Marc) (Entered: 09/09/2013)
2013-09-092LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER (Rotenberg, Marc) (Entered: 09/09/2013)
2013-09-09Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (md, ) (Entered: 09/10/2013)
2013-09-103ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED (3) as to BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons 2nd, # 2 Summons 3rd, # 3 Notice of Consent, # 4 Consent Form)(md, ) (Entered: 09/10/2013)
2013-10-294STIPULATION of Dismissal by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Rotenberg, Marc) (Entered: 10/29/2013)
2013-10-29MINUTE ORDER. In light of the Joint Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice filed in this case, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is CLOSED. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on October 29, 2013. (lcrbw1, ) (Entered: 10/29/2013)
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