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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2017cv02489
Date Filed2017-11-17
Date Closed2019-12-10
JudgeJudge James E. Boasberg
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for communications between the agency and the Podesta Group. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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2017-11-171COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5210794) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Attorney, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons U.S. Department of State)(Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 11/17/2017)
2017-11-172LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 11/17/2017)
2017-11-20Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (zsb) (Entered: 11/20/2017)
2017-11-203SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 11/20/2017)
2017-12-114RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/11/2017. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 1/10/2018.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/11/2017., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 12/11/2017 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Rothstein)(Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 12/11/2017)
2017-12-185NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Leeson Sroka on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 12/18/2017)
2018-01-106ANSWER to 1 Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Sroka, Scott) Modified to add link on 1/11/2018 (znmw). (Entered: 01/10/2018)
2018-01-10MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall meet, confer, and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by January 24, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 01/10/2018. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 01/10/2018)
2018-01-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 1/24/2018. (nbn) (Entered: 01/11/2018)
2018-01-257Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
2018-01-25MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 7 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that the parties shall submit a further Joint Status Report on or before February 7, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/25/2018. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
2018-01-25Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/7/2018. (nbn) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
2018-02-078Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 02/07/2018)
2018-02-08MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report on or before March 7, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/8/2018. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 02/08/2018)
2018-02-08Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/7/2018. (nbn) (Entered: 02/08/2018)
2018-03-079Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 03/07/2018)
2018-03-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/14/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 03/08/2018)
2018-03-08MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that the parties shall submit a further Joint Status Report on or before May 14, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/7/2018. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 03/08/2018)
2018-05-1410Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
2018-05-14MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that they shall submit a further Joint Status Report on or before June 21, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/14/2018. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
2018-05-14Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/21/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 05/15/2018)
2018-06-2111Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 06/21/2018)
2018-06-22MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall appear for a status hearing scheduled for August 3, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 25. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/22/2018.(lcjeb2) (Entered: 06/22/2018)
2018-06-22Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 8/3/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 25 before Judge James E. Boasberg. (znbn) (Entered: 06/22/2018)
2018-08-03Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge James E. Boasberg: Status Conference held on 8/3/2018. Joint Status Report due by 10/29/2018. (Court Reporter Lisa Griffith) (nbn) (Entered: 08/03/2018)
2018-08-03MINUTE ORDER: As discussed at today's status hearing, the Court ORDERS that: 1) The Government shall make rolling productions from the Executive Secretariat as proposed in the 11 Joint Status Report; and 2) The parties shall submit a further joint status report by October 29, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/3/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 08/03/2018)
2018-10-2912Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 10/29/2018)
2018-10-30MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 12 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by January 4, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/30/2018. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 10/30/2018)
2018-10-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/4/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 10/31/2018)
2019-01-0213Unopposed MOTION to Stay , MOTION for Extension of Time to in Light of Lapse of Appropriations by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Hudak, Brian) (Entered: 01/02/2019)
2019-01-03MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Defendant's 13 Motion to Stay. The Court ADOPTS Defendant's proposal to extend the deadlines in this matter and ORDERS that the parties shall file a Joint Status Report within seven days after Congress has appropriated funds for DOJ and State. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/3/2019. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 01/03/2019)
2019-02-0114NOTICE of Appearance by Paul J. Orfanedes on behalf of JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 02/01/2019)
2019-02-0115Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 02/01/2019)
2019-02-04MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 15 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by March 29, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/4/2019. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 02/04/2019)
2019-02-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/29/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 02/04/2019)
2019-03-2916Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 03/29/2019)
2019-03-29MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 16 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by August 8, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/29/2019. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 03/29/2019)
2019-03-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/8/2019 (lsj) (Entered: 03/29/2019)
2019-08-0817Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 08/08/2019)
2019-08-09MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 17 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by October 11, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/9/2019. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
2019-08-09Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/11/2019 (lsj) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
2019-10-1118Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 10/11/2019)
2019-10-15MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 18 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by December 10, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/15/2019. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 10/15/2019)
2019-10-15Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/10/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 10/15/2019)
2019-12-0919STIPULATION of Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Burke, Lauren) (Entered: 12/09/2019)
2019-12-10MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 19 Stipulation, the Court ORDERS that the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/10/2019. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 12/10/2019)
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