| Date Filed | Doc # | Docket Text |
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| 2017-04-04 | 1 | COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4900293) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Department of Justice, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney General)(Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 04/04/2017) |
| 2017-04-04 | 2 | LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 04/04/2017) |
| 2017-04-04 | | Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (sb) (Entered: 04/04/2017) |
| 2017-04-04 | 3 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Consent Form)(sb) (Entered: 04/04/2017) |
| 2017-04-04 | 4 | ORDER Establishing Procedures for Cases Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on April 4, 2017. (NS) (Entered: 04/04/2017) |
| 2017-04-14 | 5 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/10/2017. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/10/2017.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 4/10/2017., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 4/10/2017 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 04/14/2017) |
| 2017-05-09 | 6 | NOTICE of Appearance by Melanie Dyani Hendry on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 05/09/2017) |
| 2017-05-09 | 7 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 05/09/2017) |
| 2017-05-10 | 8 | ORDER. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report not later than June 12, 2017. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 5/10/2017. (lcckk1) (Entered: 05/10/2017) |
| 2017-05-10 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/12/2017. (kt) (Entered: 05/10/2017) |
| 2017-06-12 | 9 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 06/12/2017) |
| 2017-06-16 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' 9 Joint Proposed Schedule and Status Report. Therein, the parties relay that Defendants anticipate making a series of document productions beginning on July 14, 2017, and request an opportunity to review the productions and to meet and confer with the intention of amicably resolving this litigation. For good cause shown, that request is GRANTED. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report by September 8, 2017, advising the Court of their progress, and proposing a briefing schedule if necessary. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 6/16/2017. (lcckk1) (Entered: 06/16/2017) |
| 2017-06-16 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/8/2017. (dot) (Entered: 06/20/2017) |
| 2017-09-06 | 10 | STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 09/06/2017) |
| 2017-09-07 | 11 | STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 09/07/2017) |
| 2017-09-20 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' respective Status Reports. ECF Nos. 10 and 11. Defendant indicates that it intends to complete its final production by November 14, 2017. Accordingly, the parties shall file a Joint Status Report by DECEMBER 14, 2017, advising the Court of how they intend to proceed, and proposing a briefing schedule if necessary. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 9/20/2017. (lcckk1) (Entered: 09/20/2017) |
| 2017-09-20 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/14/2017. (dot) (Entered: 09/20/2017) |
| 2017-12-12 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 12/12/2017) |
| 2017-12-15 | 13 | SCHEDULING AND PROCEDURES ORDER. See order for details. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on December 15, 2017. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/15/2017) |
| 2017-12-15 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Summary Judgment motion due by 2/15/2018. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 3/15/2018. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 4/16/2018. Plaintiff's Cross Motion due by 3/15/2018. Response to Cross Motion due by 4/16/2018. Reply to Cross Motion due by 5/3/2018. (dot) (Entered: 12/18/2017) |
| 2018-02-15 | 14 | MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Peter J. Chisholm, # 2 Statement of Facts)(Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 02/15/2018) |
| 2018-03-13 | 15 | Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 03/13/2018) |
| 2018-03-13 | 16 | Memorandum in opposition to re 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts)(Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 03/13/2018) |
| 2018-04-11 | 17 | Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 15 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 04/11/2018) |
| 2018-04-12 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received Defendant's 17 Consent Motion to Amend Briefing Schedule, requesting an extension in the summary judgment briefing schedule. With Plaintiff's consent, the Court GRANTS the 17 Consent Motion for good cause shown. The Court's 13 Scheduling and Procedures Order shall be amended as follows: Defendant shall file its Reply in support of its 14 Motion for Summary Judgment and its Opposition to Plaintiff's 15 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by no later than MAY 1, 2018 . Plaintiff shall file its Reply in support of its 15 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by no later than MAY 23, 2018 . This is the first request by either party for extension of the briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on April 12, 2018. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/12/2018) |
| 2018-04-12 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Response to Cross Motion 15 due by 5/1/2018. Plaintiff's Reply to Cross Motion 15 due by 5/23/2018. Defendant's Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment 14 due by 5/1/2018. (dot) (Entered: 04/12/2018) |
| 2018-05-01 | 18 | REPLY to opposition to motion re 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Supplemental Declaration of Peter J. Chisholm)(Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 05/01/2018) |
| 2018-05-01 | 19 | RESPONSE re 15 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Supplemental Declaration of Peter J. Chisholm, # 2 Response to Plaintiff's Statement of Facts)(Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 05/01/2018) |
| 2018-05-15 | 20 | REPLY to opposition to motion re 15 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 05/15/2018) |
| 2018-05-15 | 21 | MOTION to Stay re 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 15 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 05/15/2018) |
| 2018-05-15 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received Plaintiff's 21 Motion to Stay, which seeks a stay of this case pending Defendant's response to a new FOIA request that Plaintiff asserts could moot this case, including the pending cross-motions. Plaintiff indicates that Defendant opposes this motion. Defendant shall file its opposition by MAY 29, 2018 . Plaintiff shall file its reply, if any, by JUNE 5, 2018 . Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on May 15, 2018. (lcckk1) (Entered: 05/15/2018) |
| 2018-05-15 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant shall file Response to 21 by 5/29/2018. Plaintiff's Reply due by 6/5/2018. (dot) (Entered: 05/15/2018) |
| 2018-05-16 | 22 | ERRATA -- Table of Authorities by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. 20 Reply to opposition to Motion filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 05/16/2018) |
| 2018-05-24 | 23 | Consent MOTION to Amend Briefing Schedule by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Hendry, Melanie) Modified text on 5/25/2018 (ztd). (Entered: 05/24/2018) |
| 2018-05-30 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received Defendant's 23 Consent Motion to Amend Briefing Schedule, which indicates that Plaintiff consents. For good cause shown, the Court shall GRANT nunc pro tunc Defendant's 23 Consent Motion and adjust the briefing schedule for Plaintiff's 21 Motion to Stay. Defendant shall file its opposition to Plaintiff's 21 Motion to Stay by JUNE 19, 2018 . Plaintiff shall file its reply, if any, by JUNE 26, 2018 . Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on May 30, 2018. (lcckk1) (Entered: 05/30/2018) |
| 2018-05-30 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Response to 21 due by 6/19/2018. Plaintiff's Reply to 21 due by 6/26/2018. (dot) (Entered: 05/31/2018) |
| 2018-06-25 | 24 | REPLY to opposition to motion re 21 MOTION to Stay re 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 15 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 06/25/2018) |
| 2018-06-25 | 25 | Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 21 MOTION to Stay re 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 15 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment (Nunc Pro Tunc) by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Stay)(Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 06/25/2018) |
| 2018-06-27 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received Defendant's 25 Consent Motion for Nunc Pro Tunc Extension of Deadline to File Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Stay, which indicates that Defendant's non-compliance with the deadline for its response was inadvertent. With Plaintiff's consent, the Court shall GRANT Defendant's 25 Consent Motion, for good cause shown, and extend nunc pro tunc the deadline for the filing of Defendant's response until JUNE 25, 2018 . Because Defendant's [25-1] Response was attached to its 25 Consent Motion, the Court has received Defendant's [25-1] Response in a timely fashion pursuant to the revised deadline. Plaintiff's reply to Defendant's [25-1] Response is due no later than JULY 5, 2018 . Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on June 27, 2018. (lcckk1) (Entered: 06/27/2018) |
| 2018-06-27 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff's reply to Defendant's [25-1] Response due by 7/5/2018. (kt) (Entered: 06/27/2018) |
| 2018-07-02 | 26 | REPLY to opposition to motion re 25 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 21 MOTION to Stay re 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 15 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment (Nunc Pro Tunc) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 07/02/2018) |
| 2018-07-16 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received Plaintiff's 26 Reply to Opposition to Motion to Stay. Plaintiff's 21 Motion to Stay requests a stay while Defendant processes Plaintiff's separate FOIA request seeking documents that Defendant has determined to be nonresponsive to the FOIA request at issue in this litigation. However, responsiveness of these documents is among the issues in the parties' 14 15 Motions for Summary Judgment as to the FOIA request in this case. A decision that the documents are not responsive would facilitate the resolution of this case. A decision that the documents are in fact responsive would result in an order that Defendant release the documents as part of this litigation. The Court finds that it is more efficient to resolve the responsiveness issue by deciding these motions for summary judgment than to wait an indefinite period of time for Defendant's full resolution of the separate FOIA request, or to wait some shorter period for one or more piecemeal updates on its status. Accordingly, in an exercise of the Court's discretion to efficiently manage this case, the Court shall DENY Plaintiff's 21 Motion to Stay. The Court shall proceed to evaluate the parties' 14 15 Motions for Summary Judgment. In the event that Defendant's processing of Plaintiff's separate FOIA request affects the pending motions prior to the Court's decision, the parties shall file a Joint Status Report identifying the developments and proposing the way in which the Court should handle the pending motions. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on July 16, 2018. (lcckk1) (Entered: 07/16/2018) |
| 2018-09-20 | 27 | ORDER that this case shall be STAYED until January 18, 2019, at which time the parties shall filed a Joint Status Report. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 09/20/18. (DM) (Entered: 09/20/2018) |
| 2018-09-20 | | Case STAYED. (kt) (Entered: 09/20/2018) |
| 2019-01-16 | 28 | Joint MOTION to Stay Status Report Deadline by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 01/16/2019) |
| 2019-01-17 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received the parties' 28 Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings Due to the Lapse of Appropriations. In an exercise of the Court's discretion, the Court shall GRANT the parties' 28 Motion. The Court shall continue to STAY this case, including the deadline for the parties' Joint Status Report otherwise due by January 18, 2019. The Court shall not extend deadlines commensurate with this already lengthy lapse in appropriations. Rather, the parties shall file a notice within five business days of the restoration of the U.S. Department of Justice's funding and the resumption of its operations, and the Court shall set any further deadlines at that time. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on January 17, 2019. (lcckk1) (Entered: 01/17/2019) |
| 2019-02-04 | 29 | NOTICE of Restoration of Funding by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 02/04/2019) |
| 2019-02-05 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received Plaintiff's 29 Notice of Restoration of Funding. This case was originally stayed to permit parallel proceedings regarding Plaintiff's second FOIA request. See Order, ECF No. 27 , at 3; Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice , No. 18-cv-2218. Because of the lapse in appropriations, proceedings in that case lagged, and now the parties are due to update the Court by February 14, 2019. Accordingly, notwithstanding the restoration of appropriations, the Court shall continue to STAY this matter pending further information about case No. 18-cv-2218. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report in this case by FEBRUARY 15, 2019 , regarding the status of Defendant's processing of the second FOIA request and how the parties want to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on February 5, 2019. (lcckk1) (Entered: 02/05/2019) |
| 2019-02-05 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/15/2019, regarding the status of Defendant's processing of the second FOIA request and how the parties want to proceed in this case. (dot) (Entered: 02/05/2019) |
| 2019-02-14 | 30 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Hendry, Melanie) (Entered: 02/14/2019) |
| 2019-02-15 | | MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received the parties' 30 Joint Status Report, in which they agree to a continued stay while proceedings in Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice , No. 18-cv-2218, are ongoing. Accordingly, the Court shall continue to STAY this case. The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by APRIL 9, 2019 , regarding their remaining interests in this matter. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on February 15, 2019. (lcckk1) (Entered: 02/15/2019) |
| 2019-02-15 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/9/2019, regarding their remaining interests in this matter. (dot) (Entered: 02/21/2019) |
| 2019-04-05 | 31 | STIPULATION of Dismissal (Joint) by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Fedeli, Chris) (Entered: 04/05/2019) |
| 2019-04-05 | 32 | ORDER. This case is DISMISSED. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on April 5, 2019. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/05/2019) |
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