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Case TitleAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION et al v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2020cv03031
Date Filed2020-10-21
Date Closed2024-08-20
JudgeJudge Royce C. Lamberth
PlaintiffAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
PlaintiffAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
Case DescriptionThe ACLU submitted FOIA requests to the Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services for records. The request to BOP asked for records concerning communications discussing the risk of the corona virus to staff or prisoners at BOP facilities. The ACLU also requested expedited processing. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and granted the ACLU's request for expedited processing. The agency directed the ACLU to its website for generic information and continued to process the request. The ACLU sent a request to the Department of Justice for records similar to those requested from BOP. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and granted the ACLU's request for expedited processing. The agency told the ACLU that it was processing the request. The ACLU also sent a FOIA request to the Centers for Disease Control. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and granted the ACLU's request for expedited processing. After hearing nothing further from either agency, the ACLU filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Fees, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantFEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
DefendantBUREAU OF PRISONS
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DefendantDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DefendantHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2020-10-211COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7738212) filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. A - BOP FOIA request, # 2 Exhibit Ex. B - DOJ FOIA request, # 3 Exhibit Ex. C - BJS FOIA request, # 4 Exhibit Ex. D - BJA FOIA request, # 5 Exhibit Ex. E - NCJRC FOIA request, # 6 Exhibit Ex. F - OJP FOIA request, # 7 Exhibit Ex. G - OLC FOIA request, # 8 Exhibit Ex. H - CDC FOIA request, # 9 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 10 Summons BOP Summons, # 11 Summons DOJ Summons, # 12 Summons HHS Summons)(Hentoff, Thomas) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-21Case Assigned to Judge Royce C. Lamberth. (adh, ) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-212SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-213NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas G. Gamse on behalf of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION (Gamse, Nicholas) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-214LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION (Gamse, Nicholas) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-215NOTICE of Appearance by David L. Sobel on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Sobel, David) (Main Document 5 replaced on 10/22/2020) (zjf). (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-216MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Ezekiel Edwards, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7741928. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gamse, Nicholas) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-217NOTICE of Appearance by Arthur B. Spitzer on behalf of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION (Spitzer, Arthur) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
2020-10-278ORDER granting 6 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for ins tructions . Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 10/27/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 10/27/2020)
2020-11-179NOTICE of Appearance by Kathleene A. Molen on behalf of All Defendants (Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 11/17/2020)
2020-11-1810RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS served on 10/26/2020; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES served on 10/26/2020; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 10/26/2020, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 10/26/2020. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 11/25/2020.) (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Affidavit of Mailing)(Hentoff, Thomas) (Entered: 11/18/2020)
2020-11-1811NOTICE of Appearance by Suraj Kumar on behalf of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION (Kumar, Suraj) (Entered: 11/18/2020)
2020-11-2012MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 11/20/2020)
2020-12-1613ANSWER to Complaint by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 12/16/2020)
2020-12-1714ORDER directing the Government to file a Vaughn index and any supporting dispositive motions by 1/16/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 12/17/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
2020-12-17MINUTE ORDER granting nunc pro tunc 12 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 12/17/2020. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
2020-12-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Vaughn Index due by 1/16/2021 (lsj) (Entered: 12/18/2020)
2021-01-1515MOTION for Extension of Time to File Vaughn Indices and Dispositive Motions by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 01/15/2021)
2021-01-2216ORDER granting 15 Motion for Extension of Time to file Vaughn Indices and Supporting Dispositive Motions; Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 2/16/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 1/22/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 01/22/2021)
2021-02-1617Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 02/16/2021)
2021-02-2218ORDER: Defendants shall begin producing non-exempt responsive records by 3/16/2021. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a Joint Status Report by 3/16/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 2/22/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 02/22/2021)
2021-03-1619Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 03/16/2021)
2021-03-1920ORDER:The parties shall file a Joint Status Report by 4/16/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 3/19/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/19/2021)
2021-04-1621Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 04/16/2021)
2021-04-2022ORDER: The parties shall file a Joint Status Report by 5/17/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 4/20/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 04/20/2021)
2021-04-2123MOTION to Compel a Volume Estimate and Expedited Processing by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E)(Kumar, Suraj). Added MOTION to Expedite on 4/22/2021 (zjf). (Entered: 04/21/2021)
2021-05-0524Memorandum in opposition to re 23 MOTION to Compel a Volume Estimate and Expedited Processing MOTION to Expedite filed by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Eugene E. Baime, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 05/05/2021)
2021-05-1225REPLY to opposition to motion re 23 MOTION to Compel a Volume Estimate and Expedited Processing MOTION to Expedite filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - NPR v. Dep't of Treasury)(Kumar, Suraj) (Entered: 05/12/2021)
2021-05-1726Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 05/17/2021)
2021-05-2627ORDER: The parties shall file a Joint Status Report by 6/17/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 5/26/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 05/26/2021)
2021-05-27Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 6/17/2021. (nbn) (Entered: 05/28/2021)
2021-06-1728Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 06/17/2021)
2021-07-1629Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 07/16/2021)
2021-08-1330Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 08/13/2021)
2021-09-1431Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 09/14/2021)
2021-09-2132ORDER denying 23 Motion to Compel and Expedite. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 09/21/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 09/21/2021)
2021-09-2133ORDER: The parties shall file a Joint Status Report on 10/14/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 09/21/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 09/21/2021)
2021-10-1434Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Molen, Kathleene) (Entered: 10/14/2021)
2021-10-2035ORDER: The parties shall file a further joint status report no later than 11/12/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 10/20/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 10/20/2021)
2021-11-0836NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Anna Davis Walker on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Kathleen A. Molen (Walker, Anna) (Entered: 11/08/2021)
2021-11-0937NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Douglas C. Dreier on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Anna D. Walker (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 11/09/2021)
2021-11-1238Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 11/12/2021)
2021-11-1939NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION. Attorney Suraj Kumar terminated. (Kumar, Suraj) (Entered: 11/19/2021)
2021-11-1940ORDER: Joint Status Report due by 12/13/2021. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/19/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 11/19/2021)
2021-12-1341Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 12/13/2021)
2021-12-1442ORDER: Joint Status Report due by 1/14/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 12/14/2021. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 12/14/2021)
2022-01-1343NOTICE of Appearance by Jamie Wolfe on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Wolfe, Jamie) (Entered: 01/13/2022)
2022-01-1444Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 01/14/2022)
2022-01-20MINUTE ORDER: Joint Status Report due by 2/11/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 1/20/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 01/20/2022)
2022-02-1145Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 02/11/2022)
2022-02-1646ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 3/14/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 02/16/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 02/16/2022)
2022-03-1447Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 03/14/2022)
2022-03-1548ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 4/15/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 3/15/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/15/2022)
2022-04-1549Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 04/15/2022)
2022-04-2050ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 5/20/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 4/20/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 04/20/2022)
2022-04-2851NOTICE of Change of Address by Jamie Wolfe (Wolfe, Jamie) (Entered: 04/28/2022)
2022-05-1952Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 05/19/2022)
2022-05-2753ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 6/24/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 5/27/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 05/27/2022)
2022-06-2454Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 06/24/2022)
2022-06-2755ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 7/29/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 6/27/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-07-2956Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 07/29/2022)
2022-07-2957ORDER: The parties shall file a further Joint Status Report by 9/2/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 7/29/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 07/29/2022)
2022-09-0258Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 09/02/2022)
2022-09-13MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further status report by 10/14/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 09/13/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 09/13/2022)
2022-10-1459Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 10/14/2022)
2022-10-2460ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 11/18/2022. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 10/24/2022. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 10/24/2022)
2022-11-1861Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 11/18/2022)
2023-01-0562NOTICE of Appearance by Maria Morris on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Morris, Maria) (Main Document 62 replaced on 1/9/2023) (ztth). (Entered: 01/05/2023)
2023-01-0663Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 01/06/2023)
2023-01-09MINUTE ORDER; Set/Reset Deadlines: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 02/24/2023. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 01/09/2023. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 01/09/2023)
2023-02-2464Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 02/24/2023)
2023-03-0165ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 04/14/2023. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 02/28/2023. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/01/2023)
2023-04-1466Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 04/14/2023)
2023-04-2767ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 06/15/2023. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 04/25/2023. (lcrcl3) Modified on 4/27/2023 (zsmc). (Entered: 04/27/2023)
2023-06-1568Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 06/15/2023)
2023-07-0569ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 08/01/2023. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 07/05/2023. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 07/05/2023)
2023-08-0170Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 08/01/2023)
2023-08-02MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 10/6/2023. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 08/02/2023. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 08/02/2023)
2023-10-0671Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 10/06/2023)
2023-10-1772ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 01/11/2024. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 10/16/2023. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 10/17/2023)
2023-12-1273NOTICE of Change of Address by Arthur B. Spitzer (Spitzer, Arthur) (Entered: 12/12/2023)
2024-01-1174Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 01/11/2024)
2024-01-1775ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a further Joint Status Report by 03/11/2024. This case will be reportable as having been pending 3 years as of 3/31/24 so the Court hopes to conclude it, if possible. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 01/16/2024. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 01/17/2024)
2024-03-1176Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 03/11/2024)
2024-03-13MINUTE ORDER: The parties shall file a Joint Status Report by 06/14/2024, updating the Court on the processing of plaintiffs' FOIA requests. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 03/13/2024. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/13/2024)
2024-06-1377NOTICE of Appearance by James Montgomery on behalf of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION (Montgomery, James) (Entered: 06/13/2024)
2024-06-1478Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 06/14/2024)
2024-07-0979STATUS REPORT ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Status Report 78 , it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a Joint Status Report on or before 08/01/2024, updating the Court on the processing of plaintiffs' FOIA requests. The Joint Status Report shall also apprise the Court of the parties' positions on the feasibility of a schedule for filing a Vaughn index and filing and briefing dispositive motions---or a manner of resolving the disputed issues without summary judgment briefing---such that the Court may dispose of this case by 09/30/2024. Otherwise, this case will appear on the list of cases pending over three years that the Court must report on that date. See 28 U.S.C. § 476. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 07/09/2024. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 07/09/2024)
2024-08-0180Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 08/01/2024)
2024-08-1981STIPULATION of Dismissal by FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 08/19/2024)
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