Center for Food Safety v. Department of the Interior
District
Northern District of California
City
Oakland
Case Number
3:2020cv08718
Date Filed
2020-12-09
Date Closed
Open
Judge
Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu
Plaintiff
Center for Food Safety
Case Description
The Center for Food Safety submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Interior for records concerning the involvement of Assistant Deputy Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Aurelia Skipworth in the 2018 decision to reverse the 2014 ban on the use of GE crops and neonicotinoid pesticides in the Refuge System. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, CFS filed suit. Complaint issues: Litigation - Vaughn index, Adequacy - Search, Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees
COMPLAINT against Department of the Interior ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0971-15296816.). Filed byCenter for Food Safety. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Yundt, Victoria) (Filed on 12/9/2020) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
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Proposed Summons. (Yundt, Victoria) (Filed on 12/9/2020) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
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Certificate of Interested Entities by Center for Food Safety (Yundt, Victoria) (Filed on 12/9/2020) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
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Corporate Disclosure Statement by Center for Food Safety (Yundt, Victoria) (Filed on 12/9/2020) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
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Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 12/24/2020. (haS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/10/2020) (Entered: 12/10/2020)
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Summons Issued as to Department of the Interior. (cjlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/10/2020) (Entered: 12/10/2020)
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Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 3/10/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/17/2021 01:30 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 4, 3rd Floor. (cjlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/10/2020) (Entered: 12/10/2020)
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