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Case TitleAmericans for Immigrant Justice v. United States Customs and Border Protection et al
DistrictSouthern District of Florida
CityMiami
Case Number1:2014cv20945
Date Filed2014-03-13
Date Closed2015-09-10
JudgeJudge Kathleen M. Williams
PlaintiffAmericans for Immigrant Justice
Case DescriptionAmericans for Immigrant Justice submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for records concerning its policies for short-term detention. AI Justice also requested a fee waiver. After hearing nothing from the agency, AI Justice filed an appeal of its constructive denial. Hearing nothing further from the agency, AI Justice filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUnited States Customs and Border Protection
DefendantUnited States Department of Homeland Security
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2014-03-131COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filing fees $ 400.00 receipt number 113C-6563918, filed by Americans for Immigrant Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summon(s) to CBP, # 3 Summon(s) to DHS, # 4 Summon(s) to DOJ, # 5 Summon(s) to USAO SDFL)(Anderson, Joseph) (Entered: 03/13/2014)
2014-03-132Judge Assignment to Judge Kathleen M. Williams (ail) (Entered: 03/13/2014)
2014-03-133Summons Issued as to United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (ail) (Entered: 03/13/2014)
2014-04-034Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer RE: Complaints re 1 Complaint, by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. Attorney Carlos Javier Raurell added to party United States Customs and Border Protection(pty:dft), Attorney Carlos Javier Raurell added to party United States Department of Homeland Security(pty:dft). (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 04/03/2014)
2014-04-035PAPERLESS ORDER granting 4 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer RE: Complaint. Defendants shall file their response to Plaintiff's Complaint on or before May 30, 2014. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 4/3/2014. (sh00) (Entered: 04/03/2014)
2014-04-046Case Reassignment of Paired Magistrate Judge pursuant to Administrative Order(s) 2013-63 to Magistrate Judge Andrea M. Simonton. Magistrate Judge William C. Turnoff no longer assigned to case. (dm) (Entered: 04/04/2014)
2014-06-047Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer RE: Complaints re 1 Complaint, by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 06/04/2014)
2014-06-048PAPERLESS ORDER granting 7 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer RE: Complaints. Defendants shall file their response to Plaintiff's Complaint on or before July 7, 2014. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 6/4/2014. (sh00) (Entered: 06/04/2014)
2014-07-079Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer RE: Complaints re 1 Complaint, by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 07/07/2014)
2014-07-0710PAPERLESS ORDER granting 9 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer RE: Complaint. Defendants shall file their response to Plaintiff's Complaint on or before August 8, 2014. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 7/7/2014. (sh00) (Entered: 07/07/2014)
2014-07-2911NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jennie Santos-Bourne on behalf of Americans for Immigrant Justice. Attorney Jennie Santos-Bourne added to party Americans for Immigrant Justice(pty:pla). (Santos-Bourne, Jennie) (Entered: 07/29/2014)
2014-08-0712Defendant's MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer RE: Complaints re 1 Complaint, by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 08/07/2014)
2014-08-0713PAPERLESS ORDER granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer RE: Complaints. Defendants shall file their responses to Plaintiff's Complaint on or before September 8, 2014. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 8/7/2014. (sh00) (Entered: 08/07/2014)
2014-09-0814ANSWER to Complaint by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 09/08/2014)
2014-09-0915Order Requiring Joint Pre-Trial Scheduling Report -Joint Pre-Trial Scheduling Report due by 9/29/2014 Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 9/8/2014. (ail) (Entered: 09/09/2014)
2014-09-2616NOTICE by Americans for Immigrant Justice Joint Pre-Trial Conference Report (Santos-Bourne, Jennie) Modified to re-docket, see 17 Joint Pre-Trial Scheduling Report on 9/29/2014 (asl). (Entered: 09/26/2014)
2014-09-2617Joint Pre-Trial SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Americans for Immigrant Justice. See 16 for image (asl) (Entered: 09/29/2014)
2014-09-2918Clerks Notice to Filer re 16 Notice (Other). Wrong Event Selected ; ERROR - The Filer selected the wrong event. The document was re-docketed by the Clerk, see 17 . It is not necessary to refile this document. (asl) (Entered: 09/29/2014)
2014-10-2419SCHEDULING ORDER: ( Jury Trial set for 6/29/2015 before Judge Kathleen M. Williams., Calendar Call set for 6/23/2015 11:00 AM in Miami Division before Judge Kathleen M. Williams., Amended Pleadings due by 10/31/2014., Discovery due by 3/27/2015., Expert Discovery due by 3/27/2015., Joinder of Parties due by 10/31/2014., Mediation Deadline 5/1/2015., In Limine Motions due by 5/26/2015., Dispositive Motions due by 4/10/2015., Joint Pretrial Stipulation due by 5/26/2015.), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. ( Mediation Deadline 5/1/2015.), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Andrea M. Simonton for Pretrial Non-Dispositive Matters Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 10/24/2014. (ots) (Entered: 10/27/2014)
2014-12-0120Unopposed MOTION to be Excused from Mediation by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 12/01/2014)
2014-12-0321ORDER granting 20 Unopposed MOTION to be Excused from Mediation. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 12/2/2014. (ail) (Entered: 12/03/2014)
2015-04-0622Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motions and for Removal of Case from Trial Calendar by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. Responses due by 4/23/2015 (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 04/06/2015)
2015-04-1023Plaintiff's MOTION for Summary Judgment and Memorandum of Law in Support by Americans for Immigrant Justice. Responses due by 4/27/2015 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-D)(Santos-Bourne, Jennie) (Entered: 04/10/2015)
2015-04-1024Defendant's MOTION for Summary Judgment by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. Responses due by 4/27/2015 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit AI Justice FOIA Request, # 2 Exhibit CBP Written March 9, 2015 Response, # 3 Exhibit AI Justice March 20 Reply, # 4 Exhibit CBP's April 1, 2015 Response to AIJ, # 5 Exhibit Index of Records Produced, # 6 Exhibit Declaration of Patrick Howard)(Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 04/10/2015)
2015-04-1025ORDER granting 22 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motions and for Removal of Case from Trial Calendar. Dispositive Motions due by 6/26/2015. Calendar Call set for 9/15/2015 11:00 AM in Miami Division before Judge Kathleen M. Williams. Jury Trial reset for 9/21/2015 in Miami Division before Judge Kathleen M. Williams. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 4/10/2015. (ls) (Entered: 04/13/2015)
2015-04-1326WITHDRAWAL of Motion by United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Customs and Border Protection re 23 Plaintiff's MOTION for Summary Judgment and Memorandum of Law in Support filed by Americans for Immigrant Justice, 24 Defendant's MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 04/13/2015)
2015-06-1627Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to file dispositive motions, if necessary, re 25 Order on Motion for Extension of Time, ( Responses due by 7/6/2015), MOTION to Stay Case Pending Parties' efoorts to Resolve Issues by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 06/16/2015)
2015-06-1728ORDER granting 27 Second Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motions and for Removal of Case from Trial Calendar. ( Dispositive Motions due by 8/26/2015., Calendar Call set for 11/10/2015 11:00 AM in Miami Division before Judge Kathleen M. Williams., Jury Trial reset for 11/16/2015 in Miami Division before Judge Kathleen M. Williams.). Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 6/17/2015. (ls) (Entered: 06/17/2015)
2015-08-2629Joint MOTION for Removal of Case from Trial Calendar by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 08/26/2015)
2015-08-2630PAPERLESS ORDER setting telephonic hearing on 29 the Parties' joint motion for removal of case from trial calendar. The hearing is set for August 31, 2015 at 3:00 PM by telephone before Judge Kathleen M. Williams. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 8/26/2015. (lky) (Entered: 08/26/2015)
2015-08-3131PAPERLESS Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Kathleen M. Williams: Telephone Conference held on 8/31/2015. Order to follow. Counsel of Record present at hearing. Court Reporter: Patricia Sanders, 305-523-5548 / Patricia_Sanders@flsd.uscourts.gov (ag) (Entered: 08/31/2015)
2015-08-3132ORDER Requesting Parties to File a Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order by 5:00 p.m. on 9/8/2015. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 8/31/2015. (ls) (Entered: 09/01/2015)
2015-09-0833STIPULATION of Mootness by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security (Raurell, Carlos) (Entered: 09/08/2015)
2015-09-1034ORDER DISMISSING CASE re 33 Joint Stipulation filed by United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security; Dismissing Case; Closing Case. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 9/9/2015. (ls) NOTICE: If there are sealed documents in this case, they may be unsealed after 1 year or as directed by Court Order, unless they have been designated to be permanently sealed. See Local Rule 5.4 and Administrative Order 2014-69. (Entered: 09/10/2015)
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