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Case TitleCOFIELD v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2014cv00055
Date Filed2014-01-15
Date Closed2014-08-20
JudgeJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson
PlaintiffKEENAN K. COFIELD Dr., Individually and . . . to include . . . all others who are similarly situated . . . .
Case DescriptionCofield filed a complaint in state court against President Obama, Congress, and a number of agencies. The House of Representatives filed a notice of removal asking the district court to dismiss it as a defendant.
Complaint issues: N/A

DefendantUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DefendantBARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II President of the United States of America
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DefendantNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
DefendantSMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DefendantINTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBER
DefendantFEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION
DefendantFEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
DefendantCONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DefendantCONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TERMINATED: 02/05/2014
DefendantCONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE
Documents
Docket
Complaint
Complaint attachment 1
Complaint attachment 2
Complaint attachment 3
Opinion/Order [29]
FOIA Project Annotation: Kennan Cofield, a Maryland state prisoner, filed a suit against President Obama and a number of government entities, as well as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The court dismissed the case after finding it did not have jurisdiction over Cofield's claims.
Issues: Litigation - Jurisdiction - Standing
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2014-01-151NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior Court of the District of Columbia, case number 13cv8202 filed by CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Superior Court Document (Complaint), # 2 Exhibit Superior Court Document (Docket), # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Pittard, William) (Entered: 01/15/2014)
2014-01-15Case Assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (kb) (Entered: 01/16/2014)
2014-01-172NOTICE of Appearance by Kimberly J. Duplechain on behalf of CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Duplechain, Kimberly) (Entered: 01/17/2014)
2014-01-173MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Duplechain, Kimberly) (Entered: 01/17/2014)
2014-01-214MOTION to Dismiss by CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Todd B. Tatelman, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Rosenberg, Isaac) (Entered: 01/21/2014)
2014-01-275MOTION to Dismiss defendant United States House of Representatives from this action by KEENAN K. COFIELD (td, ) (Entered: 01/30/2014)
2014-02-056ORDER granting 4 Motion to Dismiss. It is hereby ORDERED that the complaint against defendant United States House of Representatives is DISMISSED. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/5/2014. (lckbj1) (Entered: 02/05/2014)
2014-02-067NOTICE OF AFFIDAVIT FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT by KEENAN K. COFIELD (rdj)"LET THIS BE FILED" by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (Entered: 02/06/2014)
2014-02-068LEAVE TO FILE DENIED- KEENAN K. COFIELD, PLAINTIFF FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS "Leave to file DENIED See LCvR 5.2(9)" by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson This document is unavailable as the Court denied its filing. (rdj) (Entered: 02/06/2014)
2014-02-07MINUTE ORDER DENYING as Premature 7 Notice of Affidavit for Entry of Default. Plaintiff has failed to establish that Defendants Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN, and its President Rod Beckstrom, are in default. Plaintiff alleges that these defendants were served on January 22, 2014, which is less than 20 days before plaintiff filed his notice seeking entry of default. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/7/2014. (lckbj1) (Entered: 02/07/2014)
2014-02-07MINUTE ORDER granting for good cause shown 3 the U.S. Defendants' Motion for an Extension of Time to February 13, 2014, to respond to the Complaint. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/7/14.(ah) (Entered: 02/07/2014)
2014-02-129MOTION to Dismiss or, In the Alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment by CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Declaration Cheney Decl. & Exhibits, # 4 Declaration Burgee Decl. & Exhibits, # 5 Declaration Schecker Decl., # 6 Declaration Bartek Decl. & Exhibits, # 7 Declaration Babcock Decl.)(Duplechain, Kimberly). Added MOTION for Summary Judgment on 2/13/2014 (znmw, ). (Entered: 02/12/2014)
2014-02-1410Receipt on 02/14/2014 of ORIGINAL FILE, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet from Superior Court. Superior Court Number 13ca8202. (Attachments: # 1 Superior Court Documents)(jf, ) (Entered: 02/18/2014)
2014-02-1811Order advising plaintiff to respond by March 21, 2014, to the Federal Defendants' dispositive motion or risk summary dismissal of the case or entry of judgment for the moving defendants on what will be treated as a conceded motion (see attached order for details). Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 2/18/14.(ah) (Entered: 02/18/2014)
2014-02-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 3/21/2014. (gdf) (Entered: 02/18/2014)
2014-02-1812NOTICE of Affidavit for Entry of Default by KEENAN K. COFIELD (jf, ) (Entered: 02/20/2014)
2014-02-2113MOTION for Summary Judgment, MOTION for Default Judgment as to by KEENAN K. COFIELD (jf, ) (Entered: 02/24/2014)
2014-02-2114RESPONSE re 4 MOTION to Dismiss , 9 MOTION to Dismiss or, In the Alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by KEENAN K. COFIELD. (jf, ) (Entered: 02/24/2014)
2014-02-2416SUPPLEMENT to re 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment MOTION for Default Judgment as to, 14 Response to motion filed by KEENAN K. COFIELD. (jf, ) (Entered: 02/26/2014)
2014-02-2515Memorandum in opposition to re 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment MOTION for Default Judgment as to filed by CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Duplechain, Kimberly) (Entered: 02/25/2014)
2014-02-26nt (jf, ) (Entered: 02/26/2014)
2014-02-2617REPLY to opposition to motion re 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment MOTION for Default Judgment as to filed by CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Duplechain, Kimberly) (Entered: 02/26/2014)
2014-02-2618NOTICE by KEENAN K. COFIELD re 10 Receipt of Superior Court Transfer Documents (jf, ) (Entered: 02/27/2014)
2014-03-0619MOTION for Summary Judgment, MOTION for Default Judgment by KEENAN K. COFIELD (jf, ) (Entered: 03/10/2014)
2014-03-1420MOTION to Compel by KEENAN K. COFIELD (jf, ) (Entered: 03/18/2014)
2014-03-2621Memorandum in opposition to re 20 MOTION to Compel PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS filed by CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Duplechain, Kimberly) (Entered: 03/26/2014)
2014-04-1422NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Shuchi Batra on behalf of CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Substituting for attorney Kimberly J. Duplechain (Batra, Shuchi) (Entered: 04/14/2014)
2014-06-0423MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings by KEENAN K. COFIELD (jf, ) (Entered: 06/05/2014)
2014-06-2024RESPONSE re 23 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SENATE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Batra, Shuchi) (Entered: 06/20/2014)
2014-07-1025NOTICE of Appearance by Tara Lynn R. Zurawski on behalf of INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBER (Zurawski, Tara Lynn) (Entered: 07/10/2014)
2014-07-2526ENTERED IN ERROR. . . . . MOTION to Dismiss by INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBER (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Zurawski, Tara Lynn) Modified on 7/28/2014 (td, ). (Entered: 07/25/2014)
2014-07-2527MOTION to Dismiss by INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBER (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Memorandum in Support, # 3 Declaration (Enson), # 4 Declaration (Spearman))(Zurawski, Tara Lynn) (Entered: 07/25/2014)
2014-07-28NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re 26 MOTION to Dismiss was entered in error and counsel refiled said pleading as docket entry no. 27 . (td, ) (Entered: 07/28/2014)
2014-08-2028ORDER granting 9 the Federal Defendants' Motion to Dismiss; denying 13 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Motion for Default Judgment; denying 20 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel; remanding case against the remaining non-federal defendants to the Superior Court, for the reasons stated in the Memorandum Opinion issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 8/20/14.(ah) (Entered: 08/20/2014)
2014-08-2029MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 8/20/14.(ah) (Entered: 08/20/2014)
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