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Case TitleBISTRAIN v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2021cv01554
Date Filed2021-06-08
Date Closed2024-08-29
JudgeJudge Rudolph Contreras
PlaintiffPETER BISTRAIN
Case DescriptionPeter Bistrian submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for records concerning Bistrian's previous FOIA request for records concerning the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Bistrian filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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2021-06-081COMPLAINT against FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8511237) filed by PETER BISTRAIN. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Summons FBI, # 7 Summons US Attorney - Channing, # 8 Summons US Attorney General)(Sandweg, John) (Entered: 06/08/2021)
2021-06-08Case Assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (adh, ) (Entered: 06/08/2021)
2021-06-082SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 06/08/2021)
2021-06-153RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION served on 6/14/2021 (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 06/15/2021)
2021-06-154RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/14/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/14/2021. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 06/15/2021)
2021-06-175RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 6/15/2021. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 06/17/2021)
2021-07-146NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Patrick Schaefer on behalf of FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 07/14/2021)
2021-07-147ANSWER to Complaint by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 07/14/2021)
2021-07-148STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 07/14/2021)
2021-07-239RESPONSE re 8 STATUS REPORT Response by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John); Modified text and added docket entry relationship on 7/26/2021 (ztth). (Entered: 07/23/2021)
2021-07-23MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 8 Defendant's Status Report and 9 Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet, confer, and file a joint status report on or before August 6, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7/23/2021. (lcrc3) (Entered: 07/23/2021)
2021-08-0610Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sandweg, John) (Entered: 08/06/2021)
2021-08-06MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 10 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another Joint Status Report on or before August 13, 2021, that includes either: (1) a mutually agreeable processing and production schedule; or (2) separate position statements and proposed schedules if no agreement on a joint schedule can be reached. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 8/6/2021. (lcrc3) (Entered: 08/06/2021)
2021-08-1311Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sandweg, John) (Entered: 08/13/2021)
2021-08-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 11 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that with respect to the approximately 1,600 pages located in the FBI's search that are potentially responsive to Plaintiff's April 23, 2021, FOIA request, by agreement of the parties, Defendant will process a minimum of 500 pages of potentially responsive records per month, and make interim monthly productions of any non-exempt portions of those records to Plaintiff, with the first production to be made on or before October 15, 2021; at the conclusion of Defendant's productions of records responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, Defendant will provide Plaintiff with a Vaughn index and the parties will meet and confer to determine whether there are any issues remaining in the litigation; and the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 22, 2021, and every 60 days thereafter until processing and production is complete in this matter. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 8/14/2021. (lcrc3) (Entered: 08/14/2021)
2021-10-2212Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 10/22/2021)
2021-12-2113Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 12/21/2021)
2022-02-2214Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-04-2515MOTION for Extension of Time by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) Modified event on 4/27/2022 (znmw). (Entered: 04/25/2022)
2022-04-26MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 15 the parties' joint motion for extension of time, it is hereby ORDERED that the deadline for the parties joint status report is extended until April 28, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 4/26/2022. (lcrc3) (Entered: 04/26/2022) (Entered: 04/26/2022)
2022-04-2816Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 04/28/2022)
2022-04-29MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 16 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant produce a draft Vaughn index by July 15, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 4/29/2022. (lcrc3) (Entered: 04/29/2022)
2022-06-2717STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-08-2618Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Schaefer, Daniel) (Entered: 08/26/2022)
2022-08-26MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 18 the parties' Joint Status Report, the following schedule shall govern further proceedings in this matter: the parties are directed to file an additional joint status report on or before September 26, 2022, that includes a further update from the parties on their efforts to resolve the matter and a joint proposed schedule for further proceedings, or alternative proposed schedule if the parties cannot agree on a joint proposed schedule. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 8-26-2022. (lcrc3) (Entered: 08/26/2022)
2022-09-2819Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report and to File Joint Status Report Instanter by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 09/28/2022)
2022-09-2820Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 09/28/2022)
2022-09-28MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 19 the parties' Joint Motion for Extension of Time and 20 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that that the parties are directed to file another joint status report on or before October 28, 2022, that includes a further update from the parties on their efforts to resolve the matter and a joint proposed schedule for further proceedings, or alternative proposed schedule if the parties cannot agree on a joint proposed schedule. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 9-28-2022. (lcrc3) (Entered: 09/28/2022)
2022-10-1821NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Marsha Wellknown Yee on behalf of FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Substituting for attorney Daniel P. Schaefer (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 10/18/2022)
2022-10-2822Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 10/28/2022)
2022-10-31MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 22 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report before or on December 6, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 10-31-2022. (lcrc3) (Entered: 10/31/2022)
2022-12-0623Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 12/06/2022)
2022-12-06MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 23 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before January 26, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 12-6-2022. (lcrc3) (Entered: 12/06/2022)
2023-01-2624Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 01/26/2023)
2023-01-26MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 24 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before March 22, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 1-26-2023. (lcrc3) (Entered: 01/26/2023)
2023-03-2125Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 03/21/2023)
2023-03-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 25 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before May 17, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3-21-2023. (lcrc3) (Entered: 03/21/2023)
2023-05-1726Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 05/17/2023)
2023-05-17MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 26 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before July 14, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 5-17-2023. (lcrc3) (Entered: 05/17/2023)
2023-05-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 7/14/2023 (tj) (Entered: 05/23/2023)
2023-07-1427Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 07/14/2023)
2023-07-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 27 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before August 15, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7-14-2023. (Entered: 07/14/2023)
2023-08-1528Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 08/15/2023)
2023-08-15MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 28 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before September 21, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 8-15-2023. (Entered: 08/15/2023)
2023-09-2129Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 09/21/2023)
2023-09-21MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 29 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before November 17, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 9-21-2023. (lcrc3) (Entered: 09/21/2023)
2023-11-1730Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 11/17/2023)
2023-11-17MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 30 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before January 25, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 11-17-2023. (lcrc3) (Entered: 11/17/2023)
2024-01-2531Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 01/25/2024)
2024-01-25MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 31 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before February 27, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 1-24-2024. (lcrc3) (Entered: 01/25/2024)
2024-02-1032NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Brian P. Hudak on behalf of FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Substituting for attorney Marsha Yee (Hudak, Brian) (Entered: 02/10/2024)
2024-02-2733Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 02/27/2024)
2024-02-27MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 33 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before March 27, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 2-27-2024. (lcrc3) (Entered: 02/27/2024)
2024-03-1234NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Kimberly Stratton on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Brian Hudak (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 03/12/2024)
2024-03-2735Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 03/27/2024)
2024-03-27MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 35 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before April 26, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3-27-2024. (lcrc3) (Entered: 03/27/2024)
2024-04-2636Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 04/26/2024)
2024-04-26MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 36 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before June 14, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 4-26-2024. (lcrc3) (Entered: 04/26/2024)
2024-06-1437Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 06/14/2024)
2024-07-1538Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (Stratton, Kimberly) (Entered: 07/15/2024)
2024-07-16MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 38 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before August 14, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7/16/2024. (lcrc3) (Entered: 07/16/2024)
2024-08-1439Joint STATUS REPORT by PETER BISTRAIN. (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 08/14/2024)
2024-08-14MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 39 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before August 28, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 8/14/2024. (lcrc3) (Entered: 08/14/2024)
2024-08-2840NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by PETER BISTRAIN (Sandweg, John) (Entered: 08/28/2024)
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