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Case TitleCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv03104
Date Filed2019-10-16
Date Closed2020-03-09
JudgeJudge Rudolph Contreras
PlaintiffCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON
Case DescriptionCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records concerning calendar entries for Attorney General William Barr pertaining to appointments of any kind with John Durham, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut who had been appointed to investigate the propriety of the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. CREW also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and told CREW its request was being placed on the complex track for processing. After hearing nothing further from the agency, CREW filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2019-10-161COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6452977) filed by CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Attorney General, # 3 Summons U.S. Dep't of Justice, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney)(Weismann, Anne) (Entered: 10/16/2019)
2019-10-162LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON (Weismann, Anne) (Entered: 10/16/2019)
2019-10-17Case assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (zmc) (Entered: 10/17/2019)
2019-10-173SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmc) (Entered: 10/17/2019)
2019-10-254RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 10/23/2019, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 10/23/19., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 10/23/2019. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 11/22/2019.) (Weismann, Anne) (Entered: 10/25/2019)
2019-11-225NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Thomas Craigmyle on behalf of All Defendants (Craigmyle, Bradley) (Main Document 5 replaced on 11/25/2019) (ztth). (Entered: 11/22/2019)
2019-11-226ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Craigmyle, Bradley) (Entered: 11/22/2019)
2019-11-22MINUTE ORDER directing the parties to meet, confer, and jointly submit a proposed briefing schedule by December 6, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on November 22, 2019. (lcrc3) (Entered: 11/22/2019)
2019-11-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 12/6/2019 (tj) (Entered: 11/22/2019)
2019-12-067Joint STATUS REPORT and Request to Defer Briefing Schedule by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Craigmyle, Bradley) (Entered: 12/06/2019)
2019-12-06MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 7 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report by January 17, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on December 6, 2019. (lcrc3) (Entered: 12/06/2019)
2019-12-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 1/17/2020. (tj) (Entered: 12/10/2019)
2020-01-178Joint STATUS REPORT by CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON. (Weismann, Anne) (Entered: 01/17/2020)
2020-01-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 8 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further status report by March 6, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on January 21, 2020. (lcrc3) (Entered: 01/21/2020)
2020-01-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 3/6/2020 (tj) (Entered: 01/29/2020)
2020-03-069STIPULATION of Dismissal by CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON. (Weismann, Anne) (Entered: 03/06/2020)
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