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Case TitleSPARACINO PLLC v. UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv00468
Date Filed2022-02-22
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Jia M. Cobb
PlaintiffSPARACINO PLLC
Case DescriptionThe law firm of Sparacino, PLLC submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Army Central for records concerning the injury or deaths of 298 specified servicemembers or contractors in Iraq. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Sparacino filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL
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2022-02-221COMPLAINT for Violation of the Freedom of Information Act against UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9058951) filed by SPARACINO PLLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons to US Attorney General, # 3 Summons to Civil Process Clerk - US Attorney's Office, # 4 Summons to US Army Central, # 5 Exhibit 1, # 6 Exhibit 2, # 7 Exhibit 3, # 8 Exhibit 4, # 9 Exhibit 5)(Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-02-222LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by SPARACINO PLLC (Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 02/22/2022)
2022-02-23Case Assigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. (zsb) (Entered: 02/23/2022)
2022-03-073SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zjf) (Entered: 03/07/2022)
2022-03-244NOTICE of Appearance by Patricia K. McBride on behalf of UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL (McBride, Patricia) (Entered: 03/24/2022)
2022-03-285NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas M.H. Reddick on behalf of SPARACINO PLLC (Reddick, Nicholas) (Main Document 5 replaced on 3/28/2022) (znmw). (Entered: 03/28/2022)
2022-03-286NOTICE of Appearance by Devin Charles Ringger on behalf of SPARACINO PLLC (Ringger, Devin) (Entered: 03/28/2022)
2022-03-287NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. Attorney Patricia K. McBride terminated. (McBride, Patricia) (Entered: 03/28/2022)
2022-03-288RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL served on 3/11/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service)(Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 03/28/2022)
2022-03-289NOTICE of Appearance by John Haberland on behalf of UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL (Haberland, John) (Entered: 03/28/2022)
2022-03-2810RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/14/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service)(Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 03/28/2022)
2022-03-2811RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/14/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/13/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service)(Gottlieb, Michael) (Entered: 03/28/2022)
2022-04-0812Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 04/08/2022)
2022-04-08MINUTE ORDER granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL: Upon consideration of 12 Motion for Extension of Time, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's Answer is due by May 16, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on April 8, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 04/08/2022)
2022-04-1113ERRATA by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL re 12 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer filed by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 04/11/2022)
2022-04-11MINUTE ORDER granting 13 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to Answer: The Court vacates the May 16, 2022, deadline to Answer which was entered in error with respect to 12 Motion for Extension of Time. The Court hereby directs Defendant to file their Answer by May 13, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on April 11, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 04/11/2022)
2022-05-1314ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL.(Haberland, John) (Entered: 05/13/2022)
2022-05-16MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the Parties confer and submit a joint proposed schedule for further proceedings, which shall include a proposed schedule for the processing and release of responsive records or for briefing dispositive motions, by May 31, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on May 16, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 05/16/2022)
2022-05-3115Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
2022-06-0216ORDER: See document for Scheduling Order. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on June 2, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 06/02/2022)
2022-07-2817Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 07/28/2022)
2022-08-01MINUTE ORDER re 17 Joint Status Report: The Court ORDERS the Parties to file the next joint status report by September 27, 2022, and every 60 daysthereafter regarding the status of the processing of responsive documents. The Court also ORDERS Defendants to begin releasing documents by October 27, 2022, and to release 200 pages of documents every 30 days until the releases are complete. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on August 1, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 08/01/2022)
2022-09-2718Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 09/27/2022)
2022-09-29MINUTE ORDER re 18 Joint Status Report: The Court ORDERS the Parties to file the next joint status report by December 2, 2022, and every 60 days thereafter regarding the status of the processing of responsive documents. The Court also ORDERS Defendant to begin releasing documents by October 27, 2022, and to release 200 pages of documents every 45 days until the releases are complete. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on September 29, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 09/29/2022)
2022-12-0219Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 12/02/2022)
2023-01-3120Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 01/31/2023)
2023-03-0221Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 03/02/2023)
2023-03-3022Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to submit JSR by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 03/30/2023)
2023-03-31MINUTE ORDER re 22 Consent Motion for Extension of Time: Having considered the motion and for good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the motion. The Parties are ORDERED to submit a Joint Status Report by April 12, 2023. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on March 31, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 03/31/2023)
2023-04-1223Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 04/12/2023)
2023-05-1024Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Haberland, John) (Entered: 05/10/2023)
2023-06-0525NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Patrick Doyle on behalf of UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL Substituting for attorney John Haberland (Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 06/05/2023)
2023-06-0926Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
2023-07-0727Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 07/07/2023)
2023-08-0828Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 08/08/2023)
2023-09-0829Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 09/08/2023)
2023-10-0630Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 10/06/2023)
2023-11-0631Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to file Joint Status Report by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 11/06/2023)
2023-11-07MINUTE ORDER granting 31 Motion for Extension of Time: Considering the consent motion, the motion is GRANTED. The Parties shall submit a joint status report by November 13, 2023, and every 30 days afterwards until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on November 7, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 11/07/2023)
2023-11-1332Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 11/13/2023)
2023-12-1333Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 12/13/2023)
2024-01-1234Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 01/12/2024)
2024-02-1235Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 02/12/2024)
2024-03-1336Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 03/13/2024)
2024-04-1237Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 04/12/2024)
2024-05-1338Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Patrick) (Entered: 05/13/2024)
2024-06-1239NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Alane Ballweg on behalf of UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL Substituting for attorney Patrick Doyle (Ballweg, Alane) (Entered: 06/12/2024)
2024-06-1240Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ballweg, Alane) (Entered: 06/12/2024)
2024-07-1241Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ballweg, Alane) (Entered: 07/12/2024)
2024-07-12MINUTE ORDER granting 41 Motion for Extension of Time to File: In light of the consent motion, and finding good cause, the motion is GRANTED. The Parties are DIRECTED to file a joint status report by July 19, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on July 12, 2024. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 07/12/2024)
2024-07-1942Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ballweg, Alane) (Entered: 07/19/2024)
2024-08-1643Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ballweg, Alane) (Entered: 08/16/2024)
2024-09-1644Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ballweg, Alane) (Entered: 09/16/2024)
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