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Case TitleTRACY v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2015cv00655
Date Filed2015-04-28
Date Closed2016-06-10
JudgeJudge Randolph D. Moss
PlaintiffROBERT B. TRACY
Case DescriptionRobert Tracy submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records concerning his interview and victim reports submitted to the FBI field office in Las Vegas. The FBI responded that it had no records. Tracy appealed to OIP. When OIP still had not responded to his appeal, Tracy filed suit.
Complaint issues: Adequacy - Search, Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Recovery of Costs

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
AppealD.C. Circuit 16-5187
Documents
Docket
Complaint
Complaint attachment 1
Opinion/Order [28]
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2015-04-281COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 4616069781) filed by ROBERT B. TRACY. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(td, ) (Entered: 05/01/2015)
2015-04-28SUMMONS (3) Issued as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (td, ) (Entered: 05/01/2015)
2015-04-302Case randomly reassigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. Judge Gladys Kessler no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr, ) (Entered: 05/01/2015)
2015-06-043RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 6/2/2015, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 6/2/2015., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/2/2015. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/2/2015.) (rdj) (Entered: 06/08/2015)
2015-06-044MOTION for CM/ECF Password by ROBERT B. TRACY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(rdj) (Entered: 06/08/2015)
2015-06-09MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for CM/ECF password 4 , it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/9/2015. (lcrdm2, ) (Entered: 06/09/2015)
2015-06-295NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Donald Fiorillo on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Fiorillo, Andrew) (Entered: 06/29/2015)
2015-06-306NOTICE of Appearance by Christina Doran Troiani on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Troiani, Christina) (Entered: 06/30/2015)
2015-07-027ANSWER to 1 Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Fiorillo, Andrew) (Entered: 07/02/2015)
2015-07-028SCHEDULING ORDER. See Order for Details. Any motion to join other parties or to amend the pleadings shall be filed on or before August 3, 2015. Any motion for summary judgment shall be filed on or before September 2, 2015. Any opposition shall be filed on or before October 2, 2015. Any reply shall be filed on or before October 16, 2015. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 7/2/2015. (lcrdm2, ) (Entered: 07/02/2015)
2015-07-06Set/Reset Deadlines: Any motion to join other parties or to amend the pleadings shall be filed on or before 8/3/2015; Any motion for summary judgment shall be filed on or before 9/2/2015; Any opposition shall be filed on or before 10/2/2015; Any reply shall be filed on or before 10/16/2015. (kt) (Entered: 07/06/2015)
2015-09-029MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Statement of Facts, # 4 Memorandum in Support, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Fiorillo, Andrew) Modified on 11/2/2015 to replace attachment 1 as not displaying properly.(zrdj). Modified on 11/2/2015 to add language re modification. (ztnr) (Entered: 09/02/2015)
2015-09-0810Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment Combined response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement by ROBERT B. TRACY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit)(TRACY, ROBERT) (Entered: 09/08/2015)
2015-09-0811Memorandum in opposition to re 9 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by ROBERT B. TRACY. (See docket entry 10 to view document)(zrdj) (Entered: 09/08/2015)
2015-09-08NOTICE OF ERROR re 10 Motion for Summary Judgment; emailed to robert.b.tracy@gmail.com, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Reminder that a combined document must be filed using EACH event respectively. NO ACTION (zrdj, ) (Entered: 09/08/2015)
2015-10-1612REPLY to opposition to motion re 9 MOTION for Summary Judgment Combined response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Troiani, Christina) Modified on 10/19/2015 (zrdj). (Entered: 10/16/2015)
2015-10-1613Memorandum in opposition to re 10 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment Combined response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Troiani, Christina) (Entered: 10/16/2015)
2015-10-1614ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff may file a supplemental opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment 9 and a reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment 13 on or before November 6, 2015. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 10/16/2015. (lcrdm2, ) (Entered: 10/16/2015)
2015-10-19Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff may file a supplemental opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment 9 and a reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment 13 on or before 11/6/2015. (kt) (Entered: 10/19/2015)
2015-11-0415Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply REGARDING DOCKET ENTRY #14 by ROBERT B. TRACY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(TRACY, ROBERT) (Entered: 11/04/2015)
2015-11-04MINUTE ORDER: Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time 15 is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiff shall file his supplemental opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment 9 and any reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment 13 on or before November 13, 2015. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 11/4/2015. (lcrdm2, ) (Entered: 11/04/2015)
2015-11-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff shall file his supplemental opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment 9 and any reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment 13 on or before 11/13/2015. (kt) (Entered: 11/04/2015)
2015-11-1216Memorandum in opposition to re 9 MOTION for Summary Judgment Supplemental Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement and combined Cross Motion For Summary Judgement filed by ROBERT B. TRACY. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(TRACY, ROBERT) (Entered: 11/12/2015)
2015-11-1217Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment Supplemental Cross Motion To Docket Entry 9 by ROBERT B. TRACY (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(TRACY, ROBERT) (Entered: 11/12/2015)
2015-11-1218REPLY to opposition to motion re 15 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply REGARDING DOCKET ENTRY #14 This reply is for docket 13, which was unavailable as an option. Plaintiff's reply to Defendant's opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgement filed by ROBERT B. TRACY. (TRACY, ROBERT) (Entered: 11/12/2015)
2015-11-1219Proposed MOTION for Leave to File document under seal by ROBERT B. TRACY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(TRACY, ROBERT) (Entered: 11/12/2015)
2015-11-2420REPLY to opposition to motion re 9 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Fiorillo, Andrew) (Entered: 11/24/2015)
2015-11-2421Memorandum in opposition to re 17 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment Supplemental Cross Motion To Docket Entry 9 filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Fiorillo, Andrew) (Entered: 11/24/2015)
2016-04-1022NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by ROBERT B. TRACY. Case related to Case No. 1:16-cv-00651. (Attachments: # 1 Notice to Counsel/Party)(TRACY, ROBERT) (Entered: 04/10/2016)
2016-05-2023NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by ROBERT B. TRACY. Case related to Case No. 1:16-cv-00651. (Attachments: # 1 Notice to Counsel/Party Related case filing regarding 1:16-cv-00651)(TRACY, ROBERT) (Entered: 05/20/2016)
2016-06-09MINUTE ORDER: Both parties have filed an exhibit attached to their briefs in this case that contains Plaintiff's personal identifying information, including his date of birth and Social Security number. Consistent with Local Rule 5.4(f), the Court directs the Clerk of Court to seal (1) Defendant's motion for summary judgment 9 , (2) Plaintiff's original opposition to Defendant's motion for summary judgment and cross-motion for summary judgment 10 , and (3) Plaintiff's supplemental opposition to Defendant's motion for summary judgment and cross-motion for summary judgment 16 17 . The Clerk shall redact Plaintiff's personal identifying information and shall file redacted versions of these briefs on the public record. The parties are reminded that such information should be excluded or redacted from all documents filed in this Court. See D.D.C. Civ. R. 5.4(f). Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/9/2016. (lcrdm2, ) Modified on 6/9/2016 to change linked document number, relating to Defendant' motion for summary judgment, from "7" to "9"(kt). (Entered: 06/09/2016)
2016-06-0924REDACTED DOCUMENT- to 9 MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (zrdj) (Entered: 06/09/2016)
2016-06-0925REDACTED DOCUMENT- to 10 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment Combined response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement by ROBERT B. TRACY (zrdj) (Entered: 06/09/2016)
2016-06-0926REDACTED DOCUMENT- to 16 Memorandum in Opposition, by ROBERT B. TRACY (zrdj) (Entered: 06/09/2016)
2016-06-0927REDACTED DOCUMENT- to 17 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment Supplemental Cross Motion To Docket Entry 9 by ROBERT B. TRACY (zrdj) (Entered: 06/09/2016)
2016-06-1028MEMORANDUM OPINION: For the reasons stated in this Memorandum Opinion, the Court will grant the FBI's motion for summary judgment, deny Tracy's motion for summary judgment, and deny Tracy's motion for leave to file records under seal. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/10/2016. (lcrdm2, ) (Entered: 06/10/2016)
2016-06-1029ORDER: For the reasons stated in the Court's concurrently issued Memorandum Opinion 28 , the Court hereby ORDERS that (1) the FBI's motion for summary judgment 9 is hereby GRANTED; (2) Tracy's cross-motions for summary judgment 10 17 are hereby DENIED; and (3) Tracy's motion for leave to file documents under seal 19 is hereby DENIED. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 6/10/2016. (lcrdm2, ) (Entered: 06/10/2016)
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