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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2018cv01333
Date Filed2018-06-05
Date Closed2019-08-20
JudgeJudge Dabney L. Friedrich
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records concerning all communications sent by former Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Carlin pertaining to Michael Flynn and issues involving the Russia investigation. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit.
Complaint issues: Litigation - Attorney's fees, Adequacy - Search, Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Vaughn index

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2018-06-051COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5518396) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons US Attorney for the District of Columbia, # 3 Summons US Attorney General, # 4 Summons US Department of Justice)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 06/05/2018)
2018-06-052LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 06/05/2018)
2018-06-05Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (zsth) (Entered: 06/06/2018)
2018-06-063SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsth) (Entered: 06/06/2018)
2018-06-264RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/18/2018. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/18/2018.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 06/18/2018., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 6/18/2018 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cristina Rotaru)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 06/26/2018)
2018-07-195NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Patrick Schaefer on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 07/19/2018)
2018-07-196ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 07/19/2018)
2018-07-20MINUTE ORDER requiring the parties to MEET AND CONFER and file a joint status report proposing a schedule for further proceedings. The parties shall file the joint status report on or before August 9, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 20, 2018. (JPF) (Entered: 07/20/2018)
2018-08-097Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 08/09/2018)
2018-08-10MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 7 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before November 8, 2018. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 10, 2018 (lcdlf1) (Entered: 08/10/2018)
2018-11-088Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 11/08/2018)
2018-11-09MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 8 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that (1) the National Security Division, on behalf of the defendant Department of Justice, shall complete the outstanding searches for all four of the plaintiff's requests for records on or before November 30, 2018, (2) the defendant shall provide a final production to the plaintiff on or before November 30, 2018, and (3) the parties shall file another joint status report on or before December 10, 2018 updating the Court on the status of the searches and proposing a further processing schedule for any potentially responsive records that may be located. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on November 9, 2018. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 11/09/2018)
2018-12-079Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 12/07/2018)
2018-12-07MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 9 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before February 14, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on December 7, 2018. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 12/07/2018)
2019-02-1310Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 02/13/2019)
2019-02-14MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 10 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that (1) the defendant shall complete its records processing and issue a final response on or before March 7, 2019, (2) the parties shall file another joint status report on or before March 21, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on February 14, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 02/14/2019)
2019-03-2111Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 03/21/2019)
2019-03-22MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 11 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before April 24, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 22, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 03/22/2019)
2019-03-22Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 4/24/2019. (zcdw) (Entered: 03/24/2019)
2019-04-2412Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 04/24/2019)
2019-04-24MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 12 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before June 14, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 24, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 04/24/2019)
2019-04-24Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 6/14/2019. (zcdw) (Entered: 04/25/2019)
2019-06-1413Joint STATUS REPORT by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 06/14/2019)
2019-06-17MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 13 Joint Status Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before July 15, 2019. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 17, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 06/17/2019)
2019-07-1514Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 07/15/2019)
2019-07-15MINUTE ORDER adopting the proposal in the parties' 14 Joint Status Report. It is thus ORDERED that the parties shall file on or before August 20, 2019 a joint status report that includes the status of the parties' settlement discussions and a proposed schedule for any further proceedings. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 15, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 07/15/2019)
2019-07-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/20/2019. (zcal) (Entered: 07/16/2019)
2019-08-2015STIPULATION of Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/20/2019)
2019-08-20MINUTE ORDER dismissing this case with prejudice in light of the parties' 15 Stipulation of Settlement and Dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). The Court declines the parties' request to retain jurisdiction over this matter. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on August 20, 2019. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 08/20/2019)
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