| Date Filed | Doc # | Docket Text |
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| 2019-02-07 | 1 | COMPLAINT against All Plaintiffs ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5935521) filed by JAMES MADISON PROJECT, Adam Entous. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons State, # 3 Summons AG, # 4 Summons USAO)(Zaid, Mark) (Entered: 02/07/2019) |
| 2019-02-08 | | Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (zef, ) (Entered: 02/08/2019) |
| 2019-02-08 | 2 | ENTERED IN ERROR.....SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zef, ) Modified on 2/11/2019 (zef, ). (Entered: 02/08/2019) |
| 2019-02-11 | | NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re 2 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA was entered in error and corrected summons will be re-issued. (zef, ) (Entered: 02/11/2019) |
| 2019-02-11 | 3 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zef, ) (Entered: 02/11/2019) |
| 2019-02-25 | 4 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 2/11/2019. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit USAG receipt)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 02/25/2019) |
| 2019-02-25 | 5 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 2/11/2019. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 3/13/2019. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit USADC receipt)(Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 02/25/2019) |
| 2019-03-13 | 6 | NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Prescott Moss on behalf of ADAM ENTOUS, JAMES MADISON PROJECT (Moss, Bradley) (Entered: 03/13/2019) |
| 2019-03-13 | 7 | NOTICE of Appearance by William Mark Nebeker on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 03/13/2019) |
| 2019-03-13 | 8 | NOTICE Regarding Service by DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Nebeker, William) (Entered: 03/13/2019) |
| 2019-03-15 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the defendant's notice 8 , it is ORDERED that defendant must respond to plaintiffs' complaint by April 1, 2019. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/15/2019. (lcabj2) (Entered: 03/15/2019) |
| 2019-04-01 | 9 | ANSWER to Complaint by DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Nebeker, William) (Entered: 04/01/2019) |
| 2019-04-01 | 10 | ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of Local Civil Rule 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appear to be inapplicable. Defendant shall file a dispositive motion or, in the alternative, a report setting forth the schedule for the completion of its production of documents to plaintiffs, on or before May 1, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 4/1/2019. (lcabj2) (Entered: 04/01/2019) |
| 2019-05-01 | 11 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 05/01/2019) |
| 2019-05-02 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file a joint status report by July 1, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/2/2019. (lcabj2) (Entered: 05/02/2019) |
| 2019-07-01 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 07/01/2019) |
| 2019-07-08 | 13 | MINUTE ORDER. The parties must meet and confer in an effort to narrow the request for documents and file a status report by August 2, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/8/2019. (lcabj2) (Entered: 07/08/2019) |
| 2019-08-02 | 14 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 08/02/2019) |
| 2019-08-06 | 15 | NOTICE of Filing of Relevant Case Decision by ADAM ENTOUS, JAMES MADISON PROJECT (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - SDNY Court Decision)(Zaid, Mark) (Entered: 08/06/2019) |
| 2019-08-12 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the 14 joint status report, defendant must submit to the Court a declaration regarding the State Department's FOIA resources and its capabilities regarding processing plaintiffs' FOIA request by August 19, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 8/12/2019. (lcabj2) (Entered: 08/12/2019) |
| 2019-08-19 | 16 | NOTICE Of Filing (Declaration of Eric Stein) by DEPARTMENT OF STATE re Order,, Set Deadlines, (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 08/19/2019) |
| 2019-10-07 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file another status report by November 4, 2019. The production may continue at the current rate. The parties are encouraged to continue to work toward narrowing the request given the significant impact that it could have on the total number of records to be reviewed. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 10/7/2019. (lcabj2) (Entered: 10/07/2019) |
| 2019-10-07 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 11/4/2019. (tg) (Entered: 10/07/2019) |
| 2019-11-04 | 17 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 11/04/2019) |
| 2019-11-07 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file another status report by December 19, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 11/7/2019. (lcabj2) (Entered: 11/07/2019) |
| 2019-12-19 | 18 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 12/19/2019) |
| 2019-12-20 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file another status report by February 5, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 12/20/2019. (lcabj2) (Entered: 12/20/2019) |
| 2020-02-05 | 19 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Robert Aaron Caplen on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE Substituting for attorney W. Mark Nebeker (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 02/05/2020) |
| 2020-02-05 | 20 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 02/05/2020) |
| 2020-02-06 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file another status report by March 13, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/6/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 02/06/2020) |
| 2020-03-13 | 21 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/13/2020) |
| 2020-03-18 | | MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file another status report by April 20, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/18/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 03/18/2020) |
| 2020-03-30 | 22 | Unopposed MOTION to Stay by DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Eric F. Stein, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/30/2020) |
| 2020-03-31 | | MINUTE ORDER granting defendant's motion to stay 22 . The case is hereby STAYED until further order of the Court. Defendant must file a status report advising the Court whether FOIA operations have resumed by April 28, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/31/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 03/31/2020) |
| 2020-04-28 | 23 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 04/28/2020) |
| 2020-04-29 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit another status report advising the Court whether FOIA operations have resumed and if so, proposing a schedule to resume processing and production, by May 28, 2020. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 4/29/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 04/29/2020) |
| 2020-05-28 | 24 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 05/28/2020) |
| 2020-05-29 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report on June 29, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/29/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 05/29/2020) |
| 2020-06-29 | 25 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/29/2020) |
| 2020-06-30 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report on July 27, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/30/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 06/30/2020) |
| 2020-07-27 | 26 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 07/27/2020) |
| 2020-07-28 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report on August 26, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/28/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 07/28/2020) |
| 2020-08-26 | 27 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 08/26/2020) |
| 2020-08-28 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report on September 25, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 8/28/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 08/28/2020) |
| 2020-09-23 | 28 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 09/23/2020) |
| 2020-09-28 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report on October 23, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/28/2020. (lcabj2) (Entered: 09/28/2020) |
| 2020-09-28 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 10/23/2020. (ztg) (Entered: 09/28/2020) |
| 2020-10-23 | 29 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 10/23/2020) |
| 2020-10-27 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by November 23, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 10/27/2020. (lcabj1) (Entered: 10/27/2020) |
| 2020-11-23 | 30 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 11/23/2020) |
| 2020-11-24 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by December 23, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 11/24/2020. (lcabj1) (Entered: 11/24/2020) |
| 2020-12-23 | 31 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 12/23/2020) |
| 2020-12-23 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by January 22, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 12/23/2020. (lcabj1) (Entered: 12/23/2020) |
| 2021-01-22 | 32 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 01/22/2021) |
| 2021-01-25 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by February 22, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 1/25/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 01/25/2021) |
| 2021-02-22 | 33 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 02/22/2021) |
| 2021-02-24 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by March 24, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/24/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 02/24/2021) |
| 2021-03-24 | 34 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/24/2021) |
| 2021-03-24 | 35 | ERRATA by DEPARTMENT OF STATE re 34 Status Report filed by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/24/2021) |
| 2021-03-24 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by April 23, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/24/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 03/24/2021) |
| 2021-04-23 | 36 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 04/23/2021) |
| 2021-04-26 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by May 24, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 4/26/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 04/26/2021) |
| 2021-05-24 | 37 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 05/24/2021) |
| 2021-05-25 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit another status report by June 23, 2021. With the next status report, the agency must further explain why it cannot resume FOIA processing when other agencies, including agencies dealing with sensitive national intelligence and/or law enforcement information, are producing records in response to pending FOIA requests at this time. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/25/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 05/25/2021) |
| 2021-06-22 | 38 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/22/2021) |
| 2021-06-22 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by July 23, 2021. The status report must include a proposed schedule for rolling productions beginning no later than August 13, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/22/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 06/22/2021) |
| 2021-06-22 | 39 | NOTICE of Appearance by Kathleene A. Molen on behalf of All Defendants (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 06/22/2021) |
| 2021-07-22 | 40 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 07/22/2021) |
| 2021-07-26 | | MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit a status report by August 31, 2021. The Court notes that the department's half-hearted resumption of FOIA processing falls far short of its obligations given the significant changes in the state of the public health emergency that affected government operations last year. Other agencies with pending FOIA cases before this Court, including cases involving the review of classified information, are back on track, and the Court expects to receive a schedule that reflects a more robust effort to complete the production in this case on August 31. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/26/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 07/26/2021) |
| 2021-08-31 | 41 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 08/31/2021) |
| 2021-09-01 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the information provided in the most recent status report 41 , it is ORDERED that the stay in this case is hereby lifted. It is FURTHER ORDERED that defendant must submit a status report by September 30, 2021. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/1/2021. (lcabj1) Modified on 9/1/2021 to reflect that September 30, 2021 is the correct date for the status report (jth). (Entered: 09/01/2021) |
| 2021-09-30 | 42 | STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 09/30/2021) |
| 2021-10-05 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the status report 42 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by October 29, 2021. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 10/5/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 10/05/2021) |
| 2021-10-29 | 43 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 10/29/2021) |
| 2021-10-29 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent joint status report 43 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by December 3, 2021. The parties may file a notice at any time if they agree that a referral to a neutral would assist their efforts to narrow and prioritize the requests. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 10/29/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 10/29/2021) |
| 2021-11-06 | 44 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Diana Viggiano Valdivia on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE Substituting for attorney Kathleene A. Molen (Valdivia, Diana) (Entered: 11/06/2021) |
| 2021-12-03 | 45 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Valdivia, Diana) (Entered: 12/03/2021) |
| 2021-12-06 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the status report 45 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by February 3, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 12/6/2021. (lcabj1) (Entered: 12/06/2021) |
| 2022-02-03 | 46 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Valdivia, Diana) (Entered: 02/03/2022) |
| 2022-02-04 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the status report 46 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by April 4, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/4/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 02/04/2022) |
| 2022-04-04 | 47 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Valdivia, Diana) (Entered: 04/04/2022) |
| 2022-04-11 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 47 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by June 3, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 4/11/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 04/11/2022) |
| 2022-06-03 | 48 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/03/2022) |
| 2022-06-03 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 48 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by September 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/3/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 06/03/2022) |
| 2022-08-30 | 49 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 08/30/2022) |
| 2022-09-02 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 49 , it is ORDERED that parties submit another joint status report by December 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/2/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 09/02/2022) |
| 2022-11-23 | 50 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 11/23/2022) |
| 2022-11-23 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 50 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by March 1, 2023. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 11/23/2022. (lcabj1) (Entered: 11/23/2022) |
| 2023-02-01 | 51 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by John Bardo on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE Substituting for attorney Robert Caplen (Bardo, John) (Entered: 02/01/2023) |
| 2023-02-01 | | RESOLVED.....NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 51 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by John Bardo on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF STATE Substituting for attorney Robert Caplen (Bardo, John). Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/8/2023. (znmw) Modified on 2/8/2023 (znmw). (Entered: 02/01/2023) |
| 2023-03-01 | 52 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 03/01/2023) |
| 2023-03-03 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 52 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by June 1, 2023. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/3/2023.(lcabj1) (Entered: 03/03/2023) |
| 2023-06-01 | 53 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 06/01/2023) |
| 2023-06-06 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 53 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by September 1, 2023. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/6/2023. (lcabj1) (Entered: 06/06/2023) |
| 2023-09-01 | 54 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 09/01/2023) |
| 2023-09-01 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 54 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by December 1, 2023. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/1/2023.(lcabj1) (Entered: 09/01/2023) |
| 2023-12-01 | 55 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 12/01/2023) |
| 2023-12-04 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 55 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by January 2, 2024. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 12/4/2023. (lcabj1) (Entered: 12/04/2023) |
| 2024-01-02 | 56 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 01/02/2024) |
| 2024-01-03 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 56 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by March 4, 2024. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 1/3/2024. (lcabj1) (Entered: 01/03/2024) |
| 2024-03-04 | 57 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 03/04/2024) |
| 2024-03-05 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 57 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by May 3, 2024. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/5/2024. (lcabj1) (Entered: 03/05/2024) |
| 2024-05-03 | 58 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 05/03/2024) |
| 2024-05-03 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 58 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by July 2, 2024.Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/3/2024. (lcabj1) (Entered: 05/03/2024) |
| 2024-07-02 | 59 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 07/02/2024) |
| 2024-07-02 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 59 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by September 3, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 7/2/2024.(lcabj1) (Entered: 07/02/2024) |
| 2024-09-03 | 60 | Joint STATUS REPORT by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Bardo, John) (Entered: 09/03/2024) |
| 2024-09-04 | | MINUTE ORDER. In light of the most recent status report 60 , it is ORDERED that the parties submit another joint status report by October 3, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/4/2024. (lcabj1) (Entered: 09/04/2024) |
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