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Case TitleEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv03103
Date Filed2019-10-16
Date Closed2022-01-12
JudgeJudge Florence Y. Pan
PlaintiffEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND
Case DescriptionEverytown for Gun Safety submitted two FOIA requests to the Department of Justice. Its first FOIA request asked for records concerning communications between DOJ officials and the National Rifle Association, the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, or the National Shooting Sports Association since February 2018. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and divided the request into four separate requests. Everytown's second FOIA request asked for records concerning communications between DOJ officials and certain gun lobbying organizations and gun industry members pertaining to the failure of legislative initiatives in 2015 and 2016 to curb gun violence. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and divided it into four separate requests. The agency asked Everytown to narrow the scope of its requests, which Everytown rejected because it believed such a narrowing would exclude the third-party communications it was seeking. After the agency failed to respond substantively, Everytown for Gun Safety filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2019-10-161COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6453860) filed by EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Civil Cover Sheet, # 9 Summons to DOJ, # 10 Summons to United States of America per FRCP 4(i)(2))(Hussain, Murad) (Entered: 10/16/2019)
2019-10-162LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND (Hussain, Murad) (Entered: 10/16/2019)
2019-10-17Case assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (zmc) (Entered: 10/17/2019)
2019-10-173REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND.(Hussain, Murad) (Entered: 10/17/2019)
2019-10-174SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, and U.S. Attorney (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmc) (Entered: 10/17/2019)
2019-10-235ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 10/23/19.(DM) (Entered: 10/23/2019)
2019-11-106RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 10/24/2019. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 11/23/2019.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 10/24/2019 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Hussain, Murad) (Entered: 11/10/2019)
2019-11-257NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Leeson Sroka on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 11/25/2019)
2019-11-258Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 11/25/2019)
2019-11-25MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of Defendant's 8 Consent Motion for Leave to File in Fewer than Four Days for an Extension of Time to File Answer. Defendant's Answer was due November 25, 2019. Defendant requests an extension because the DOJ Office of Information Policy received the Complaint only recently and requires additional time to prepare a response. Defendant's Motion is GRANTED nunc pro tunc. Defendant's response to Plaintiff's Complaint is due DECEMBER 9, 2019. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 11-25-2019. (lcckk3) (Entered: 11/25/2019)
2019-11-25Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Answer to Complaint 1 due by 12/9/2019. (dot) (Entered: 11/26/2019)
2019-12-099ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 12/09/2019)
2019-12-1010ORDER for Meet and Confer and Joint Status Report. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12-10-2019. (lcckk3) (Entered: 12/10/2019)
2019-12-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Meet & Confer Statement due by 2/14/2020. (dot) (Entered: 12/11/2019)
2020-02-0711NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Paul Cirino on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Substituting for attorney Scott Leeson Sroka (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 02/07/2020)
2020-02-1412Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 02/14/2020)
2020-02-18MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report. This case involves Plaintiff's two April 2018 FOIA requests to the Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy. As to the first FOIA request, Defendant has completed its search and anticipates making a response to Plaintiff by March 31, 2020. As to the second FOIA request, Defendant has completed an initial search and is in the process of attempting to narrow the responsive records requiring review. The Court ORDERS the parties to file a further Joint Status Report on APRIL 14, 2020, and every 60 days thereafter, informing the Court of Defendant's progress in responding to Plaintiff's FOIA requests. If needed, the parties may file additional Joint Status Reports between the deadlines if issues arise which require the Court's attention. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 2-18-2020. (lcckk3) (Entered: 02/18/2020)
2020-02-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/14/2020, and every 60 days thereafter, informing the Court of Defendant's progress in responding to Plaintiff's FOIA requests. (dot) (Entered: 02/19/2020)
2020-04-1413Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 04/14/2020)
2020-06-1514Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 06/15/2020)
2020-08-1415Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
2020-10-1416Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 10/14/2020)
2020-12-1417Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 12/14/2020)
2021-02-1218Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 02/12/2021)
2021-04-1619Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 04/16/2021)
2021-06-1520Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 06/15/2021)
2021-08-1321Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 08/13/2021)
2021-10-01Case directly reassigned to Judge Florence Y. Pan. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr) (Entered: 10/01/2021)
2021-10-1222Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 10/12/2021)
2021-11-1123Joint STATUS REPORT by EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND. (Hussain, Murad) (Entered: 11/11/2021)
2021-12-0124Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 12/01/2021)
2022-01-1225STIPULATION of Dismissal (Joint Stipulation) by EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND. (Hussain, Murad) (Entered: 01/12/2022)
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