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Case TitleAMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN v. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv02989
Date Filed2020-10-17
Date Closed2021-03-11
JudgeChief Judge Beryl A. Howell
PlaintiffAMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN
Case DescriptionThe American Wild Horse Campaign submitted four FOIA requests to the Bureau of Land Management for records concerning the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program RFI/SS Mare Sterilization Methods Market Research Questionnaire. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, American Wild Horse Campaign filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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2020-10-171COMPLAINT against BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7725058) filed by AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 10/17/2020)
2020-10-19Case Assigned to Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. (zsb) (Entered: 10/19/2020)
2020-10-202SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 10/20/2020)
2020-10-203STANDING ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 20, 2020. (lcbah3) (Entered: 10/20/2020)
2020-11-244NOTICE of Appearance by Paul A. Mussenden on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 11/24/2020)
2020-11-245ANSWER to Complaint by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.(Mussenden, Paul) (Entered: 11/24/2020)
2020-12-086Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. (Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 12/08/2020)
2020-12-08MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 6 Joint Status Report, the parties to file, by February 8, 2021, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties, and if so, proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on December 8, 2020. (lcbah3) (Entered: 12/08/2020)
2020-12-09Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/8/2021 (ztg) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
2021-02-027NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Heather D. Graham-Oliver on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Substituting for attorney Paul A. Mussenden (Graham-Oliver, Heather) (Entered: 02/02/2021)
2021-02-088Joint STATUS REPORT & Proposed Order by AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN. (Stotter, Daniel) (Entered: 02/08/2021)
2021-02-09MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 8 Joint Status Report, the parties to file, by March 10, 2021, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties, and if so, proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 9, 2021. (lcbah3) (Entered: 02/09/2021)
2021-02-11Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/10/2021. (ztg) (Entered: 02/11/2021)
2021-03-099STIPULATION of Dismissal (Joint) by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Graham-Oliver, Heather) (Entered: 03/09/2021)
2021-03-10MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DISMISSING the case, with prejudice, in light of the parties' 9 Stipulation of Dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 10, 2021. (lcbah3) (Entered: 03/10/2021)
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