| Date Filed | Doc # | Docket Text |
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| 2019-11-08 | 1 | COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6527715) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 11/08/2019) |
| 2019-11-08 | 2 | LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 11/08/2019) |
| 2019-11-08 | 3 | NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Case related to Case No. 19-cv-3058. (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 11/08/2019) |
| 2019-11-13 | | Case Assigned to Judge Christopher R. Cooper. (zrdj) (Entered: 11/13/2019) |
| 2019-11-13 | 4 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zrdj) (Entered: 11/13/2019) |
| 2019-12-05 | 5 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/14/2019. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/14/2019.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/19/2019., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 11/19/2019 (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 12/05/2019) |
| 2019-12-16 | 6 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 12/16/2019) |
| 2019-12-17 | | MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties promptly confer and file a joint proposed schedule for briefing or disclosure by Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/17/2019. (lccrc3) (Entered: 12/17/2019) |
| 2019-12-17 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 1/14/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 12/17/2019) |
| 2020-01-14 | 7 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 01/14/2020) |
| 2020-01-15 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 7 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report on or before January 30, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 01/15/2020. (lccrc3) (Entered: 01/15/2020) |
| 2020-01-15 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/30/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 01/16/2020) |
| 2020-01-30 | 8 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 01/30/2020) |
| 2020-01-31 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 8 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report on or before April 7, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 01/31/2020. (lccrc3) (Entered: 01/31/2020) |
| 2020-02-03 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/7/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 02/03/2020) |
| 2020-04-02 | 9 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 04/02/2020) |
| 2020-04-02 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 9 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further joint status report on or before May 14, 2020. It is further ORDERED that all other deadlines to file joint reports are VACATED. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 04/02/2020. (lccrc3) (Entered: 04/02/2020) |
| 2020-05-14 | 10 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 05/14/2020) |
| 2020-05-18 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 10 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further joint status report on or before July 21, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 05/18/2020. (lccrc3) (Entered: 05/18/2020) |
| 2020-05-18 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/21/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 05/18/2020) |
| 2020-07-21 | 11 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 07/21/2020) |
| 2020-07-21 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of 11 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further joint status report on or before September 16, 2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 07/21/2020. (lccrc3) (Entered: 07/21/2020) |
| 2020-07-22 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/16/2020 (lsj) (Entered: 07/22/2020) |
| 2020-09-16 | 12 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 09/16/2020) |
| 2020-09-17 | | STATUS REPORT ORDER: In light of the 12 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 12/3/2020. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 09/17/2020. (lccrc3) (Entered: 09/17/2020) |
| 2020-12-03 | 13 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 12/03/2020) |
| 2020-12-04 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 13 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ordered that the parties shall file a further Joint Status Report on or before February 3, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/04/2020. (lccrc3) (Entered: 12/04/2020) |
| 2021-02-03 | 14 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 02/03/2021) |
| 2021-02-08 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 14 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ordered that the parties shall file a further Joint Status Report on or before April 23, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 02/08/2021. (lccrc3) (Entered: 02/08/2021) |
| 2021-02-08 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/23/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 02/09/2021) |
| 2021-04-23 | 15 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 04/23/2021) |
| 2021-04-27 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 15 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before July 15, 2021.The next status report should include an update on the State Department's overall ability to process FOIA requests, including those implicating classified information, taking into account the widespread availability of vaccines against COVID-19 and the physical reopening of federal government operations generally. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 04/27/2021. (lccrc3) (Entered: 04/27/2021) |
| 2021-04-29 | 16 | NOTICE of Appearance by Hart W. Wood on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Wood, Hart) (Main Document 16 replaced on 4/30/2021) (ztd). (Entered: 04/29/2021) |
| 2021-04-29 | 17 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Attorney Daniel Alexander McGrath terminated. (McGrath, Daniel) (Entered: 04/29/2021) |
| 2021-07-15 | 18 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 07/15/2021) |
| 2021-07-16 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 18 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before October 14, 2021. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 07/16/2021. (lccrc3) (Entered: 07/16/2021) |
| 2021-08-25 | 19 | MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Sarah M. Colombo, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-8691251. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 08/25/2021) |
| 2021-08-26 | | MINUTE ORDER granting 19 Plaintiff's Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Sarah M. Colombo. Counsel is encouraged to complete the application process to become a member of this Court's Bar expeditiously, upon approval of her application for membership to the District of Columbia Bar. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions . Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 08/26/2021. (lccrc3) (Entered: 08/26/2021) |
| 2021-09-27 | 20 | NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah Colombo on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Colombo, Sarah) (Entered: 09/27/2021) |
| 2021-10-14 | 21 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 10/14/2021) |
| 2021-10-19 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 21 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file their next status report on or before January 14, 2022. In addition to updating the Court regarding plans for processing the remaining documents at issue in this case, the parties shall include the number of pages, if any, that Defendant processes in its next two productions (November 11 and December 21, 2021), and the number of pages remaining to be produced. So Ordered. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/19/2021. (lccrc3) (Entered: 10/19/2021) |
| 2022-01-14 | 22 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 01/14/2022) |
| 2022-01-14 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 22 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before January 24, 2022. The next report shall indicate whether the parties have reached an agreement on the processing rate for the remaining pages, or absent an agreement, the parties' competing proposals for a processing rate. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/14/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 01/14/2022) |
| 2022-01-24 | 23 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 01/24/2022) |
| 2022-01-28 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 23 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file further Joint Status Reports after the March 15, 2022, and April 29, 2022 production of records. The parties shall file those status reports on or before March 16, 2022, and May 2, 2022, respectively. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/28/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 01/28/2022) |
| 2022-02-21 | 24 | NOTICE of Appearance by Johnny Hillary Walker, III on behalf of All Defendants (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 02/21/2022) |
| 2022-03-16 | 25 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 03/16/2022) |
| 2022-04-01 | 26 | Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Colombo, Sarah) (Entered: 04/01/2022) |
| 2022-05-02 | 27 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 05/02/2022) |
| 2022-05-04 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 27 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before July 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 5/4/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 05/04/2022) |
| 2022-05-31 | 28 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Attorney Johnny Hillary Walker, III terminated. (Walker, Johnny) (Entered: 05/31/2022) |
| 2022-07-01 | 29 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 07/01/2022) |
| 2022-07-05 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 29 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before September 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 7/5/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 07/05/2022) |
| 2022-09-01 | 30 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 09/01/2022) |
| 2022-09-06 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 30 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before December 15, 2022. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 09/06/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 09/06/2022) |
| 2022-12-15 | 31 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 12/15/2022) |
| 2022-12-16 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 31 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before March 2, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 12/16/2022. (lccrc3) (Entered: 12/16/2022) |
| 2023-03-02 | 32 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 03/02/2023) |
| 2023-03-03 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 32 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before May 31, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 03/03/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 03/03/2023) |
| 2023-04-18 | 33 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Attorney Sarah Colombo terminated. (Colombo, Sarah) (Entered: 04/18/2023) |
| 2023-05-31 | 34 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 05/31/2023) |
| 2023-05-31 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 34 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before August 31, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 05/31/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 05/31/2023) |
| 2023-07-11 | 35 | NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Marie Anthony on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Anthony, Katherine) (Entered: 07/11/2023) |
| 2023-07-13 | 36 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Attorney Hart W. Wood terminated. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 07/13/2023) |
| 2023-07-13 | 37 | Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Benjamin A. Sparks, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-10204432. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Benjamin A. Sparks, # 2 Exhibit A (Certificate of Good Standing), # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Anthony, Katherine) (Entered: 07/13/2023) |
| 2023-07-17 | | MINUTE ORDER granting 37 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Benjamin A. Sparks. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions . Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 07/17/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 07/17/2023) |
| 2023-07-18 | 38 | NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin A. Sparks on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Sparks, Benjamin) (Main Document 38 flattened & replaced on 7/19/2023.) (ztnr) (Entered: 07/18/2023) |
| 2023-08-31 | 39 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 08/31/2023) |
| 2023-09-01 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 39 Joint Status Report, the parties are hereby directed to file a further Joint Status Report on or before November 3, 2023. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 9/1/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 09/01/2023) |
| 2023-10-10 | 40 | Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Loree Stark, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-10408211. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Loree Stark, # 2 Exhibit A (Certificate of Good Standing), # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Anthony, Katherine) (Entered: 10/10/2023) |
| 2023-10-12 | | MINUTE ORDER granting 40 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Loree Stark. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a) Click for instructions . Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 10/12/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 10/12/2023) |
| 2023-10-13 | 41 | NOTICE of Appearance by Loree Stark on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Stark, Loree) (Main Document 41 replaced on 10/16/2023) (znmw). (Entered: 10/13/2023) |
| 2023-11-03 | 42 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Abbuhl, Joshua) (Entered: 11/03/2023) |
| 2023-11-06 | | MINUTE ORDER: The parties' 42 November 3, 2023 joint status report neglected to include the proposed briefing schedule requested in the Court's September 1, 2023 minute order. With the Department of State having completed the productions in 19-cv-2934 and 19-cv-3058 in May 2023, at the latest, and in 19-cv-3387 this month, at the latest, the Court hereby orders consolidated summary judgment briefing on any remaining disputes to proceed as follows: Defendant's motion for summary judgment shall be due January 5, 2024. Plaintiff's combined opposition and cross-motion, if any, shall be due February 5, 2024. Defendant's combined reply and opposition to the cross-motion shall be due March 6, 2024. Plaintiff's reply in support of the cross-motion shall be due March 20, 2024. SO ORDERED by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 11/6/2023. (lccrc3) (Entered: 11/06/2023) |
| 2024-01-05 | 43 | STIPULATION of Dismissal by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Sparks, Benjamin) (Entered: 01/05/2024) |
| 2024-01-05 | | MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 43 Joint Stipulation of Dismissal, this case is hereby dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 1/5/2024. (lccrc3) (Entered: 01/05/2024) |
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