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Case TitleOram v. Wilkie et al
DistrictWestern District of Washington
CitySeattle
Case Number2:2021cv00075
Date Filed2021-01-20
Date Closed2021-10-28
JudgeJudge Ricardo S. Martinez
PlaintiffCyril David Daniel Oram, Jr
Case DescriptionCyril Oram submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Veterans Affairs for records about his veterans' benefits. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Oram filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit

DefendantRobert Wilkie Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
DefendantRobert Wilkie Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
TERMINATED: 04/12/2021
DefendantWilliam A Hudson, Jr General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs
DefendantWilliam A Hudson, Jr General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs
TERMINATED: 04/12/2021
DefendantUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs
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2021-01-201APPLICATION to Proceed in Forma Pauperis by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 PROPOSED Complaint, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Exhibit A1, # 4 Exhibit A2, # 5 Exhibit A3, # 6 Exhibit B, # 7 Exhibit C, # 8 Exhibit D, # 9 Summons Wilkie, # 10 Summons Hudson, # 11 Summons AUSA, # 12 Summons Attorney General, # 13 Email transmittal)(CDA) (Entered: 01/21/2021)
2021-01-212LETTER sent re IFP deficiency; - Signature is missing from the document(s). Please sign as appropriate. Filer has until 2/22/2021 to correct NOTE: The Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis and the Complaint need correct signatures (not typed signatures). Enclosed are the pages to sign from both documents. (CDA)cc plaintiff via US Mail (Entered: 01/21/2021)
2021-01-264CORRECTED MOTION for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, filed by Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (PM) (Entered: 01/26/2021)
2021-01-265ORDER granting Plaintiff's 4 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. However, the Court recommends the complaint be reviewed under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) before issuance of summons. Signed by Hon. Michelle L. Peterson. (PM) cc: Plaintiff via USPS (Entered: 01/26/2021)
2021-01-266COMPLAINT and JURY DEMAND against defendant(s) William A Hudson, Jr, Robert Wilkie (Receipt # IFP Granted), filed by Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A1, # 2 Exhibit A2, # 3 Exhibit A3, # 4 Exhibit B, # 5 Exhibit C, # 6 Exhibit D) (PM) (Entered: 01/26/2021)
2021-01-267Summons(es) Electronically Issued as to defendant(s) William A Hudson, Jr, Robert Wilkie (Attachments: # 1 Summons Robert Wilkie, # 2 Summons William A Hudson, Jr, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons AUSA, # 5 Pro Se Instruction Sheet)(PM) cc: Letter, Summons, Pro Se Instruction Sheet sent to Plaintiff via USPS (Entered: 01/26/2021)
2021-02-018NOTICE: Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr has registered to electronically file and receive electronic service in this case. (KB) (Entered: 02/01/2021)
2021-02-019Unopposed MOTION to Amend Order dated Jan 26, 2021 (Dkt #5) , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Amended Order Proposal) Noting Date 2/1/2021, (Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 02/01/2021)
2021-02-0110ORDER granting Plaintiff's 9 Motion for Service of Summonses by USMO. DIRECTING SERVICE Packet with documents to be served on Robert Wilkie, William A Hudson, Jr., U.S. Attorney WDWA, U.S. Attorney General. Documents hand delivered to the US Marshal's Office on 2/1/2021. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM) (Entered: 02/01/2021)
2021-02-0411RETURN OF SERVICE by US Marshal's Office re: Service of Summons and Complaint upon U.S. Attorney, Seattle on 2/2/2021. (PM) (Entered: 02/05/2021)
2021-03-0412NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Katie Denise Fairchild on behalf of Defendants William A Hudson, Jr, Robert Wilkie. (Fairchild, Katie) (Entered: 03/04/2021)
2021-03-0413ANSWER to 6 Complaint, by William A Hudson, Jr, Robert Wilkie.(Fairchild, Katie) (Entered: 03/04/2021)
2021-03-1514REPLY BRIEF to the Defendants Answer by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 03/15/2021)
2021-03-2415Proposed MOTION for Leave to Supplement complaint (Dkt # 6) & reply (Dkt #14) , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit Y) Noting Date 4/2/2021, (Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 03/24/2021)
2021-03-2516ORDER granting 15 Motion for Leave (Supplement), which the Court interprets as a Motion for leave to amend. Plaintiff may file an amended complaint once as a matter of course under Rule 15(a)(1) no later than tomorrow, i.e., one day after the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (LH) (Entered: 03/25/2021)
2021-03-2617AMENDED COMPLAINT of the Initial Complaint against All Defendants, filed by Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1)(Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 03/26/2021)
2021-04-0918ANSWER to 17 Amended Complaint by William A Hudson, Jr, Robert Wilkie United States Department of Veterans Affairs.(Fairchild, Katie) Modified on 4/12/2021 to correct name of defendant(PM). (Entered: 04/09/2021)
2021-04-12Party Department of Veterans Affairs added. Parties William A Hudson, Jr (General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs) and Robert Wilkie (Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs) terminated, per 17 First Amended Complaint. (PM) (Entered: 04/12/2021)
2021-05-2719MOTION for Summary Judgment of the Ammended Complaint dated 5/25/2021 , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Attachment A, # 2 Exhibit Attachment B) Noting Date 6/18/2021, (Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 05/27/2021)
2021-06-1420Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment AND OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT , filed by Defendant United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Noting Date 7/23/2021, (Fairchild, Katie) (Entered: 06/14/2021)
2021-06-1421DECLARATION of Marvis Harvey filed by Defendant United States Department of Veterans Affairs re 20 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment AND OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Fairchild, Katie) (Entered: 06/14/2021)
2021-06-1422EXHIBIT EXHIBITS 1-5 re 21 Declaration by Defendant United States Department of Veterans Affairs (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2, # 2 Exhibit 3, # 3 Exhibit 4, # 4 Exhibit 5)(Fairchild, Katie) (Entered: 06/14/2021)
2021-06-15NOTICE REGARDING LACK OF PROPER SIGNATURE. The 21 Declaration was improperly signed by Marvis Harvey . Signatures must comply with ECF Filing Procedures . Please file corrected signature page using Praecipe to Attach event and link to original filing. (LH) (Entered: 06/15/2021)
2021-06-1623PRAECIPE re 21 Declaration of Marvis Harvey by Defendant United States Department of Veterans Affairs (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Declaration of Marvis Harvey)(Fairchild, Katie) (Entered: 06/16/2021)
2021-07-1924CROSS MOTION AND RESPONSE re 20 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment AND OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit 3) Noting Date 8/6/2021, (Oram, Cyril) Modified on 7/20/2021 to reflect this is not a motion but a response (PM). (Entered: 07/19/2021)
2021-07-20***Motion terminated: 24 CROSS MOTION AND RESPONSE re 20 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment AND OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT filed by Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. Motion terminated as this filing is a response to the Motion at Dkt. #20 and does not in itself move for new relief from the Court. (COB) (Entered: 07/20/2021)
2021-07-2025REPLY RESPONSE (Duplicate of dkt. 24 except for change in document title), filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr, TO RESPONSE to 20 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment AND OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit 3)(Oram, Cyril) Modified on 7/20/2021 (PM). (Entered: 07/20/2021)
2021-07-20NOTICE of Docket Text Modification. Re: 24 CROSS MOTION AND RESPONSE. Clerk edited text to clarify this is a response and not a motion. Re: 25 Reply to Response to Motion. Text modified to indicate this is a response - not a reply, and to reflect that the filing is a duplicate of dkt. 24 with the exception of a slight change in the title. (PM) (Entered: 07/20/2021)
2021-07-2326REPLY, filed by Defendant United States Department of Veterans Affairs, TO RESPONSE to 20 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment AND OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Fairchild, Katie) (Entered: 07/23/2021)
2021-07-2627MOTION for Sanctions to Strike the Defendants Reply at Dkt #26 , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2) Noting Date 7/26/2021, (Oram, Cyril) Modified on 7/27/2021 to correct title of document(PM). (Entered: 07/26/2021)
2021-07-2728MINUTE ORDER, Motions terminated: 27 MOTION for Sanctions to Strike the Defendants Reply at Dkt #26 filed by Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr.The following MINUTE ORDER is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez, Chief United States District Judge: By local rule, requests to strike material contained in or attached to submissions of opposing parties shall not be presented in a separate motion to strike, but shall instead be included in the responsive brief, and will be considered with the underlying motion. LCR 7(g). The single exception to this rule is for requests to strike material contained in or attached to a reply brief, in which case the opposing party may file a surreply requesting that the court strike the material. However, before filing a surreply, a notice of intent to file a surreply must be filed. LCR 7(g)(1). The surreply "shall be strictly limited to addressing the request to strike" and "extraneous argument... will not be considered." LCR 7(g)(2). The surreply shall not exceed three pages. LCR 7(g)(3). Plaintiff has filed a Motion to strike a reply brief without filing a notice, the filing includes extraneous argument, and it exceeds three pages. Accordingly, the Court STRIKES this Motion as procedurally improper and will not consider it. No further briefing on the parties' Motions for Summary Judgment is permitted without leave of the Court. (COB) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-2729MOTION for Reconsideration re 27 MOTION for Sanctions to Strike the Defendants Reply at Dkt #26 , 28 Minute Order,,,,,, Terminate Motions,,,,, , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. Noting Date 7/27/2021, (Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-2730MOTION for Reconsideration re 29 MOTION for Reconsideration re 27 MOTION for Sanctions to Strike the Defendants Reply at Dkt #26 , 28 Minute Order,,,,,, Terminate Motions,,,,, CORRECTION TO CITE LCR#7(g)(5) , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. Noting Date 7/27/2021, (Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 07/27/2021)
2021-07-28***Motion terminated: 29 MOTION for Reconsideration filed by Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. Corrected Motion filed at dkt. # 30 . (PM) (Entered: 07/28/2021)
2021-07-2931ORDER denying Plaintiff's 29 30 Motions for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM) (Entered: 07/29/2021)
2021-07-2932MOTION For Clarification re 31 Order on Motion for Reconsideration , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. Noting Date 7/29/2021, (Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 07/29/2021)
2021-07-2933MOTION for Leave to File Response to Agency Reply In Support of Its Cross Motion at Dkt #20 , filed by Plaintiff Cyril David Daniel Oram, Jr. Noting Date 7/29/2021, (Oram, Cyril) (Entered: 07/29/2021)
2021-08-0934RESPONSE, by Defendant United States Department of Veterans Affairs, to 32 MOTION For Clarification re 31 Order on Motion for Reconsideration , 33 MOTION for Leave to File Response to Agency Reply In Support of Its Cross Motion at Dkt #20 . (Fairchild, Katie) (Entered: 08/09/2021)
2021-10-2835ORDER denying Plaintiff's 19 Motion for Summary Judgment and granting Defendant's 20 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff's 33 Motion for Leave to File Response to Agency Reply is DENIED as the requested relief is procedurally improper under Local Civil Rule 7. All other pending Motions are DENIED as MOOT. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SB) (Entered: 10/28/2021)
2021-10-2836JUDGMENT BY COURT. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, Dkt. # 19 , is DENIED. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, Dkt. # 20 , is GRANTED. All of Plaintiff's claims are DISMISSED. (SB) (cc: finance) (Entered: 10/28/2021)
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