Case Detail

FOIA Project Annotation: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has ruled that once former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philippe Reines provided the State Department with 20 boxes of emails he sent or received on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server the agency had no further obligation to determine whether or not Reines had indeed provided all his emails that might qualify as agency records. In a case brought by Gawker Media, Jackson noted that "the FOIA imposes no obligation on an agency to solicit or produce documents held solely by a former agency official, at least in the absence of evidence indicating that the agency or its former employee maintained the documents outside the agency's custody in an attempt to thwart FOIA obligations." She pointed out that "information regarding the scope and nature of a former official's initial records review is irrelevant to resolving the issue of the adequacy of the agency's search for records. What is more, the additional search-related details that Plaintiffs request in their discovery motion are well beyond the scope of what a court ordinarily considers in a typical case â€" i.e., when evaluating the adequacy of an agency's search of its own files â€"which means that such information likewise plays no role in this Court's assessment of whether State has conducted a reasonable search for records and is entitled to summary judgment." The case involved a 2012 request by Gawker Media for email communications between Reines and a list of 34 different media outlets. Two months later, State told Gawker Media that it had searched the two agency record systems most likely to have such records and had found no records. In the aftermath of revelations that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her staff had used a private email server, Gawker Media filed an administrative appeal, providing evidence that such emails did exist. State remanded the request for a further search, including 20 boxes of records Reines had provided in response to a letter from the State Department requesting that he and other senior officials return any agency records as required by the Federal Records Act. State processed Reines' records and filed a motion for summary judgment. In order to challenge the adequacy of State's search, Gawker Media asked Jackson to allow it to conduct discovery into the steps Reines took in determining which of his records constituted agency records. Gawker Media argued that State's search could not be adequately assessed without a better understanding of how Reines made his determination as to what records to return. Jackson disagreed. She noted that "but that contention rests on the mistaken premise that State's FOIA duty to make reasonable efforts to locate and produce records in response to a document request extends to records that are outside of the agency's immediate possession and control." Indeed, she pointed out that "the requested details about Reines's threshold search for records have no bearing on the question of the adequacy of State's FOIA search, and in any event, Plaintiffs are seeking information that is far beyond what courts typically consider when they answer this FOIA question." For Jackson, the Supreme Court's ruling in Kissinger v. Reporters Committee, 445 U.S. 136 (1980), holding that the State Department was not obligated to retrieve former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's records in response to FOIA requests, but was only required to process records in the agency's physical control, custody, and possession, was dipositive. Jackson pointed out that "Plaintiffs have failed to identify any affirmative obligation on State's part to retrieve records from former employees in the course of responding to a FOIA request and they have not explained how, absent any such duty to search and retrieve the records that Reines maintained outside of State's custody, any failure of Reines to search adequately, or tender properly, the government-related emails contained in his private email account has any bearing whatsoever on the question of whether State has conducted an adequate search of its records for FOIA purposes." She continued that "put another way, it is clear to this Court that the FOIA obligates State â€" not Reines â€" to search for any responsive records that are in the agency's possession or control, and here, State has proffered a declaration that details the methods that the agency employed to search both the documents that were originally in its custody and the documents that the agency came to possess when Reines returned them. Plaintiffs have not shown that this Court's analysis of State's summary judgment motion requires anything more." Having dismissed Gawker Media's allegation that State needed to justify the adequacy of Reines' original determination of what did or did not constitute an agency record, Jackson reflected on the merits of Gawker Media's claims. She explained that "an agency's threshold determination regarding which records to retain in its files is entirely distinct from the agency's subsequent search of maintained records pursuant to the FOIA â€" and these two duties should not be conflated." She observed that "with respect to the initial retention decision, State has policies that require individual employees to determine whether a document (including an email) qualifies as a federal record that must be retained, or is instead a non-federal record that need not be retained. State does not directly oversee or inspect its employees' retention determinations, nor does it ever require employees to provide, in the FOIA context, a declaration explaining how they reached these retention decisions. Instead, the employees' individual retention decisions, taken together, effectively create the universe of records that State maintains, and eventually searches, when the agency receives a FOIA request." She pointed out that "even when a court is evaluating the adequacy of the agency's search of records that have always remained under the agency's control, the affidavits that the agency provides in support of any motion for summary judgment describes only how its agent or employee conducted a search of the records that have been retained and never addresses how each individual employee reached the threshold retention decision with respect to the records that were searched." Jackson explained that "Plaintiffs may, of course, challenge the adequacy of [the agency's] methodology; such challenges to an agency's search of the records in its possession are commonplace at the summary judgment stage. What will not be countenanced is Plaintiffs' extraordinary attempt to mount an adequacy challenge on the grounds that the threshold retention decisions may have been improper." Jackson added that "Plaintiffs may reasonably be concerned that Reines should have undertaken his retention responsibilities prior to his departure from State, but the fact that he failed to search his private email account for federal records before leaving the government does not change the fundamental nature of his task, nor does it alter the reality that State employees are not ordinarily required to provide an account of their retention decisions in a FOIA affidavit."
Issues: Adequacy - Search

Date Filed	Doc #	Docket Text
2015-03-13	1	COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4021651), REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE by John Cook, Gawker Media, LLC filed by John Cook, Gawker Media, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 03/13/2015)
2015-03-13		Case Assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (sth, ) (Entered: 03/16/2015)
2015-03-16	2	SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons)(sth, ) (Entered: 03/16/2015)
2015-03-19	3	GENERAL ORDER AND GUIDELINES FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON. The Court will hold the parties and counsel responsible for following these directives; failure to conform to this Order may, when appropriate, result in the imposition of sanctions. See attached Order for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 03/19/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 03/19/2015)
2015-03-20	4	NOTICE of Appearance by Mark S. Zaid on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Zaid, Mark) (Entered: 03/20/2015)
2015-03-23	5	NOTICE of Proof of Service by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Proof of Service (State), # 2 Exhibit 2 - Proof of Service (USADC), # 3 Exhibit 3 - Proof of Service (USAG))(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 03/23/2015)
2015-03-24	6	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 3/20/2015 (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 03/24/2015)
2015-03-24	7	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/23/2015. (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 03/24/2015)
2015-03-24	8	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/23/2015. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/22/2015. (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 03/24/2015)
2015-04-17	9	Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, Request for Summons to Issue,, by DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Olson, Lisa) (Entered: 04/17/2015)
2015-04-20		MINUTE ORDER granting, for good cause shown, 9 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint by 6/8/2015. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 04/20/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 04/20/2015)
2015-06-08	10	ANSWER to Complaint by DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Olson, Lisa) (Entered: 06/08/2015)
2015-06-10		MINUTE ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall promptly confer and file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure, by 6/24/2015. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 06/10/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 06/10/2015)
2015-06-24	11	RESPONSE TO ORDER OF THE COURT re Order, Set Deadlines,, Joint Proposed Production Schedule filed by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Olson, Lisa) (Entered: 06/24/2015)
2015-06-26		MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations made in the parties' 11 Joint Proposed Production Schedule, it is hereby ORDERED that by 8/3/2015, defendant shall complete the process of gathering records potentially responsive to plaintiff's request and establish a reasonable timetable for the production of non-exempt portions of responsive records, and the parties shall file a status report containing a proposed schedule for production of non-exempt portions of responsive records. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 06/26/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 06/26/2015)
2015-07-30	12	NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen McCoy Elliott on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 07/30/2015)
2015-08-03	13	STATUS REPORT (Joint) by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 08/03/2015)
2015-08-04		MINUTE ORDER. Based on the representations made in the parties' 13 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant shall file a status report proposing a schedule for the production of non-exempt, responsive records from its initial search for potentially responsive materials by 8/13/2015. It is FURTHER ORDERED that a Status Conference is set for 9/8/2015 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 17 before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson; Defendant shall scan and preliminarily review the 20 boxes of records it recently received in the time leading up to this status conference. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 08/04/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 08/04/2015)
2015-08-13	14	STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 08/13/2015)
2015-08-20	15	NOTICE of Related District Court Actions by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 08/20/2015)
2015-08-26	16	NOTICE of New Information by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 08/26/2015)
2015-09-03	17	NOTICE Regarding Defendant's Motion for Designation of Coordinating Judge by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 United States Department of State's Motion for Designation of Coordinating Judge and Memorandum in Support)(Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 09/03/2015)
2015-09-03	18	MOTION to Stay Pending Resolution of Defendant's Motion for Designation of Coordinating Judge by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 09/03/2015)
2015-09-04	19	NOTICE of Court Order in Miscellaneous Case Number 15-1188 by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Order, Misc. No. 15-1188)(Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 09/04/2015)
2015-09-04		MINUTE ORDER. In light of the Order entered today in In Re: U.S. Department of State FOIA Litigation Regarding Emails of Certain Former Officials, 15-mc-1188, it is hereby ORDERED that the Status Conference currently set for 9/8/2015 is VACATED and RESET for 9/24/2015 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 17 before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 09/04/2015. (lckbj1, ) (Entered: 09/04/2015)
2015-09-10	20	Memorandum in opposition to re 18 MOTION to Stay Pending Resolution of Defendant's Motion for Designation of Coordinating Judge filed by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 09/10/2015)
2015-09-14		MINUTE ORDER. In light of the Papal Visit to Capitol Hill on 9/24/2015, it is hereby ORDERED that the Status Conference currently set for 9/24/2015 is VACATED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall submit, by 9/21/2015, a Status Report that proposes three agreed-upon dates and times on or after 10/1/2015 for the Status Conference to be held. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 09/14/2015. (lckbj1, ) (Entered: 09/14/2015)
2015-09-20	21	Joint STATUS REPORT Proposing Dates for Status Conference by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Olson, Lisa) (Entered: 09/20/2015)
2015-09-21		NOTICE of Hearing: Status Conference set for 10/23/2015 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 17 before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (gdf) (Entered: 09/21/2015)
2015-09-21	22	REPLY to opposition to motion re 18 MOTION to Stay Pending Resolution of Defendant's Motion for Designation of Coordinating Judge filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Olson, Lisa) (Entered: 09/21/2015)
2015-10-07		MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that the Status Conference currently set for 10/23/2015 at 10:00 AM is VACATED and RESET for 10/23/2015 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 17 before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 10/7/2015. (lckbj1) (Entered: 10/07/2015)
2015-10-19		MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's 18 Motion to Stay is DENIED AS MOOT, because the Chief Judge of this Court denied Defendant's Motion for Designation of Coordinating Judge on October 8, 2015 (see In Re: U.S. Dep't of State FOIA Litig. Regarding Emails of Certain Former Officials, No. 15-mc-01188, ECF No. 41). It is FURTHER ORDERED that, at the status conference that has been scheduled for October 23 in the instant matter, Defendant shall be prepared to address (1) whether Defendant has, to date, produced any documents pursuant to the proposed production schedule outlined in the 14 Status Report that Defendant filed on August 13, 2015, and if not, why not, and (2) what schedule Defendant proposes regarding production of responsive documents from the 20 boxes of material it received from Mr. Reines, in light of the governments representations in Leopold v. Dep't of State (15-cv-123-RC) that much of that material is now electronically searchable (see id., ECF No. 34, at 3). Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on October 19, 2015. (lckbj3, ) (Entered: 10/19/2015)
2015-10-23		Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Status Conference held on 10/23/2015. New Status Conference set for 12/10/2015 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 17 before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Court Reporter Barbara DeVico) (gdf) (Entered: 10/23/2015)
2015-10-28	23	TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson held on 10-23-15; Page Numbers: 1-19. Date of Issuance:10-28-15. Court Reporter/Transcriber Barbara DeVico, Telephone number (202)354-3118, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the <a href=http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/dcd/node/2189>Transcript Order Form.</a><P></P><P></P>For the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, PDF or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.<P> NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov.<P></P> Redaction Request due 11/18/2015. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/28/2015. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/26/2016.(DeVico, Barbara) (Entered: 10/28/2015)
2015-11-18	24	MOTION to Compel by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 11/18/2015)
2015-12-06	25	NOTICE of Concession by Defendant Department of State by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 12/06/2015)
2015-12-07	26	RESPONSE re 24 MOTION to Compel filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 12/07/2015)
2015-12-09	27	REPLY to opposition to motion re 24 MOTION to Compel filed by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC. (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 12/09/2015)
2015-12-10		Minute Order: Status Conference held before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 12/10/2015. Denying 24 Motion to Compel. (Court Reporter Barbara DeVico) (gdf) (Entered: 12/10/2015)
2015-12-17	28	TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson held on 12-10-15; Page Numbers: 1-40. Date of Issuance:12-17-15. Court Reporter/Transcriber Barbara DeVico, Telephone number (202)354-3118, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the <a href=http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/dcd/node/2189>Transcript Order Form.</a><P></P><P></P>For the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, PDF or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.<P> NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov.<P></P> Redaction Request due 1/7/2016. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 1/17/2016. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/16/2016.(DeVico, Barbara) (Entered: 12/17/2015)
2016-01-06		MINUTE ORDER requiring the parties to submit a joint report regarding the status of production of documents in response to Plaintiff's FOIA request by 2/1/2016, and every 60 days thereafter. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 1/6/2016. (lckbj1) (Entered: 01/06/2016)
2016-02-01	29	ENTERED IN ERROR.....Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Olson, Lisa) Modified on 2/1/2016 (jf). (Entered: 02/01/2016)
2016-02-01		NOTICE OF ERROR re 29 Status Report; emailed to lisa.olson@usdoj.gov, cc'd 8 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Invalid attorney signature (jf, ) (Entered: 02/01/2016)
2016-02-01	30	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Olson, Lisa) (Entered: 02/01/2016)
2016-03-21	31	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Attorney Lisa Ann Olson terminated. (Olson, Lisa) (Entered: 03/21/2016)
2016-04-01	32	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 04/01/2016)
2016-05-31	33	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 05/31/2016)
2016-05-31		MINUTE ORDER requiring Defendant to file a a status report on June 30, 2016, updating the Court as to the amount of time it needs to finish processing the remaining materials. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on May 31, 2016. (lckbj3, ) (Entered: 05/31/2016)
2016-06-30	34	STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 06/30/2016)
2016-09-12	35	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 09/12/2016)
2016-09-15		MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations made in the parties' 35 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before 10/3/2016, which shall contain a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 09/15/2016. (lckbj1) (Entered: 09/15/2016)
2016-10-03	36	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 10/03/2016)
2016-10-11	37	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 10/11/2016)
2016-10-12		MINUTE ORDER. Based on the representations in the parties' Joint 37 Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further Joint Status Report on or before 11/14/2016, which shall contain a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 10/12/2016. (lckbj1) (Entered: 10/12/2016)
2016-11-14	38	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 11/14/2016)
2016-11-17		MINUTE ORDER. Based on the representations in the parties' 38 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further Joint Status Report on or before 12/19/2016, which shall contain a proposed schedule for further proceedings if litigation is going to be necessary. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 11/17/2016. (lckbj3) (Entered: 11/17/2016)
2016-12-19	39	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 12/19/2016)
2016-12-21		MINUTE ORDER ADOPTING the parties' joint proposed schedule for briefing summary judgment in this matter. It is hereby ORDERED that the following briefing schedule is set: Defendant's motion for summary judgment is due on or before 1/31/2017; Plaintiffs' consolidated opposition thereto and cross-motion for summary judgment is due on or before 2/28/2017; Defendant's consolidated summary judgment reply and cross-motion opposition is due on or before 3/28/2017; Plaintiffs' cross-motion reply is due on or before 4/11/2017. The Court will entertain a motion to stay this briefing schedule and to extend the time to respond to a motion for discovery if and when any such motion for discovery is filed. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 12/21/2016. (lckbj1) (Entered: 12/21/2016)
2017-01-25	40	NOTICE of Appearance by Dena Michal Roth on behalf of All Defendants (Roth, Dena) (Entered: 01/25/2017)
2017-01-31	41	MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Memorandum in Support, # 3 Statement of Facts, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Roth, Dena) (Entered: 01/31/2017)
2017-02-22	42	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 02/22/2017)
2017-02-23		MINUTE ORDER granting 42 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Response re 41 Motion for Summary Judgment. It is hereby ORDERED that the briefing schedule in this matter is amended as follows: Plaintiffs' consolidated opposition to 41 and cross-motion for summary judgment is due on or before 3/14/2017; Defendant's consolidated summary judgment reply and cross-motion opposition is due on or before 4/11/2017; Plaintiffs' cross-motion reply is due on or before 4/25/2017. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 02/23/2017. (lckbj1) (Entered: 02/23/2017)
2017-03-10	43	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 03/10/2017)
2017-03-13		MINUTE ORDER granting 43 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Response re 41 Motion for Summary Judgment. It is hereby ORDERED that the briefing schedule in this matter is amended as follows: Plaintiffs' consolidated opposition to 41 and cross-motion for summary judgment is due on or before 3/24/2017; Defendant's consolidated summary judgment reply and cross-motion opposition is due on or before 4/21/2017; Plaintiffs' cross-motion reply is due on or before 5/9/2017. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 3/13/2017. (lckbj3) (Entered: 03/13/2017)
2017-03-15		Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motions due by 3/24/2017. Response to Cross Motions due by 4/21/2017. Reply to Cross Motions due by 5/9/2017. (gdf) (Entered: 03/15/2017)
2017-03-24	44	Cross MOTION for Discovery by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit Declaration of Bradley P. Moss, Esq., # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 03/24/2017)
2017-04-07	45	Memorandum in opposition to re 44 Cross MOTION for Discovery filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Elliott, Stephen) (Entered: 04/07/2017)
2017-04-17	46	REPLY to opposition to motion re 44 Cross MOTION for Discovery filed by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC. (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 04/17/2017)
2017-04-17	47	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Discovery (nunc pro tunc) by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 04/17/2017)
2017-04-17		MINUTE ORDER granting, nunc pro tunc, Plaintiffs' 47 Motion for Extension of Time. The contemporaneously-filed 46 Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' 44 Cross-Motion for Discovery is deemed to be timely. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 4/17/2017. (lckbj3) (Entered: 04/17/2017)
2017-04-17		MINUTE ORDER. In light of Plaintiffs' 44 Cross-Motion for Discovery, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs' obligation to respond to Defendant's 41 Motion for Summary Judgment is STAYED until further order of the Court. It is FURTHER ORDERED that a Motion Hearing regarding Plaintiffs' 44 Cross-Motion for Discovery is set for June 20, 2017 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 17 before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 4/17/2017. (lckbj3) (Entered: 04/17/2017)
2017-06-20		Minute Entry for Motion Hearing held on 6/20/17, before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Oral arguments heard on the Cross Motion 44 for Discovery and motion taken under advisement. (Court Reporter Patricia Kaneshiro-Miller.) (gdf) (Entered: 06/20/2017)
2017-07-17	48	MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying Plaintiffs' 44 Cross-Motion for Discovery and setting a briefing schedule on Defendant's 41 Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached document for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 7/17/2017. (lckbj3) (Entered: 07/17/2017)
2017-08-05	49	NOTICE of Concession by JOHN COOK, GAWKER MEDIA, LLC (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 08/05/2017)
2017-08-07	50	ORDER construing 49 Notice of Concession as a motion for voluntary dismissal, granting motion, and dismissing case. See attached Order for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 08/07/2017. (lckbj1) (Entered: 08/07/2017)
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