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Case TitlePUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY v. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv00927
Date Filed2021-04-06
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Tanya S. Chutkan
PlaintiffPUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Case DescriptionPublic Employees for Environmental Responsibility submitted a FOIA request to NASA for records concerning the Santa Susana Field Lab. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and denied PEER's request for a fee waiver and required it to pay an advance fee of $5,741. PEER filed an administrative appeal of the agency's denial of its fee waiver request. After hearing nothing further from the agency, PEER filed suit.
Complaint issues: Litigation - Attorney's fees, Failure to respond within statutory time limit

DefendantNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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2021-04-061COMPLAINT against NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8353138) filed by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet cover sheet, # 2 Declaration 26.1 Certificate of Disclosure, # 3 Summons Agency Summons, # 4 Summons AG Summons, # 5 Summons USAO summons)(Dinerstein, Paula) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-04-06NOTICE OF ERROR re 1 Complaint; emailed to pdinerstein@peer.org, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Pleading filed as attachment. Please file pleading as separate entry., 2. Missing 26.1 Disclosure(s). Please submit using the event LCvR 26.1 Certificate of Disclosure-Corporate Affiliations/Financial Interests., 3. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (zsb, ) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-04-062LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (Dinerstein, Paula) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-04-06Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zsb) (Entered: 04/06/2021)
2021-04-073SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 04/07/2021)
2021-06-234NOTICE of Appearance by Sian Jones on behalf of All Defendants (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 06/23/2021)
2021-06-235ANSWER to Complaint by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.(Jones, Sian) (Entered: 06/23/2021)
2021-07-21MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues no later than 8/30/21. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 7/21/21. (DJS) (Entered: 07/21/2021)
2021-07-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/30/2021. (tb) (Entered: 07/22/2021)
2021-08-306Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 08/30/2021)
2021-10-267Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 10/26/2021)
2021-10-28MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' joint status report 7 , it is hereby ordered that the parties shall file another joint report by 12/21/21 and every 60 days thereafter. To the extent the report contains a proposal for changing the status quo, the report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 10/28/21. (DJS) (Entered: 10/28/2021)
2021-11-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/21/2021. (tb) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
2021-12-218Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 12/21/2021)
2022-02-229Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-04-2510Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 04/25/2022)
2022-06-2411Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 06/24/2022)
2022-08-2312Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 08/23/2022)
2022-10-2413Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 10/24/2022)
2022-12-2314Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Jones, Sian) (Entered: 12/23/2022)
2023-01-1215NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by L'Shauntee J. Robertson on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Sian Jones (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 01/12/2023)
2023-02-2116Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 02/21/2023)
2023-04-2417Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 04/24/2023)
2023-06-2618STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 06/26/2023)
2023-08-2819Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 08/28/2023)
2024-01-1920STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 01/19/2024)
2024-01-21MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the Defendant's status report 20 indicating that the only outstanding issue for the parties to resolve is the matter of attorneys' fees, it is hereby ordered that this action is dismissed without prejudice. Until the fee matter has been resolved, the parties shall continue to file status reports every 90 days. Next status due 4/18/2024. To the extent the parties propose a briefing schedule on the fee matter, the report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 01/21/2024. (lcd) (Entered: 01/21/2024)
2024-01-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 4/18/2024. (zcll) (Entered: 01/22/2024)
2024-04-1821Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 04/18/2024)
2024-04-22MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 21 Joint Status Report, this case is hereby DISMISSED based on the parties' representation that all responsive documents have been released and the fee issue has been resolved. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 04/22/2024. (lcd) (Entered: 04/22/2024)
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