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Case TitleAMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv01167
Date Filed2022-04-27
Date Closed2024-08-08
JudgeJudge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
PlaintiffAMERICAN OVERSIGHT
Case DescriptionAmerican Oversight submitted FOIA requests to the CIA and the Department of State for records concerning communications of various senior officials. The agencies acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, American Oversight filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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2022-04-271COMPLAINT against CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE with Jury Demand ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9199547) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons as to US Attorney, # 5 Summons as to Attorney General, # 6 Summons as to Central Intelligence Agency, # 7 Summons as to U.S. Department of State)(Rasheed, Mehreen) (Entered: 04/27/2022)
2022-04-272LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Rasheed, Mehreen) (Entered: 04/27/2022)
2022-04-29Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (zsb) (Entered: 04/29/2022)
2022-04-293SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 04/29/2022)
2022-05-034ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 5/3/2022. (DM) (Entered: 05/03/2022)
2022-05-315RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY served on 5/9/2022; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 5/9/2022, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 05/09/2022., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 5/25/2022. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/24/2022.) (Rasheed, Mehreen) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
2022-06-166NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Aaron Caplen on behalf of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/16/2022)
2022-06-167Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/16/2022)
2022-06-16MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of Defendants' 7 Consent Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants seek an extension of time until July 29, 2022 to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint to allow newly-assigned counsel to "familiarize himself with the issues involved, confer with agency counsel, and prepare a responsive pleading." Plaintiff consents to the requested extension. The court GRANTS Defendants' motion and ORDERS Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint by no later than JULY 29, 2022. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 6/16/22. (lcckk3) (Entered: 06/16/2022)
2022-06-16Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint by no later than 7/29/2022. (dot) (Entered: 06/17/2022)
2022-07-298ANSWER to Complaint by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 07/29/2022)
2022-07-319ORDER requiring the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status report by SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 7/31/22. (lcckk3) (Entered: 07/31/2022)
2022-07-31Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Meet & Confer Statement due by 9/30/2022. (dot) (Entered: 08/01/2022)
2022-09-2910Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 09/29/2022)
2022-09-29MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, in which the parties report that the CIA issued a Glomar response to Plaintiff's FOIA request on September 22, 2022. The State Department's email search for potentially responsive records yielded 84,200 potentially responsive documents. The State Department requested that Plaintiff propose parameters to narrow the request. The parties propose filing a further joint status report by October 31, 2022 to allow additional time to confer about narrowing Plaintiff's request. As proposed, the Court ORDERS the parties to submit a joint status report by no later than OCTOBER 31, 2022, updating the Court on the status of Defendants' response to Plaintiffs FOIA request and proposing next steps for proceeding. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 9/29/22. (lcckk3) (Entered: 09/29/2022)
2022-09-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/31/2022, updating the Court on the status of Defendants' response to Plaintiffs FOIA request and proposing next steps for proceeding. (dot) (Entered: 10/01/2022)
2022-10-3111Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 10/31/2022)
2022-10-31MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of the 11 Joint Status Report, in which the parties indicate that discussions between the State Department and Plaintiff about ways to narrow Plaintiff's FOIA request remain ongoing. Per the parties' proposal, the Court ORDERS that the parties shall file another Joint Status Report by NOVEMBER 29, 2022 updating the Court on the status of Defendants' response to Plaintiff's FOIA request and proposing next steps for proceeding. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 10/31/22. (lcckk3) (Entered: 10/31/2022)
2022-10-31Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/29/2022, updating the Court on the status of Defendants' response to Plaintiff's FOIA request and proposing next steps for proceeding. (dot) (Entered: 10/31/2022)
2022-11-2312Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 11/23/2022)
2022-11-23MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report. The parties indicate that they "continue to confer about ways to narrow Plaintiff's [FOIA] request" and that "discussions remain ongoing." The Court ORDERS that the parties shall file their next status report by no later than JANUARY 12, 2023 and every 30 days thereafter, updating the Court on the status of Defendant's response to Plaintiff's FOIA request and whether any further proceedings are necessary. If the parties require more immediate attention, they may file a status report between deadlines. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 11/23/22. (lcckk3) (Entered: 11/23/2022)
2022-11-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/12/2023 and every 30 days thereafter, updating the Court on the status of Defendant's response to Plaintiff's FOIA request and whether any further proceedings are necessary. (dot) (Entered: 11/30/2022)
2023-01-0613NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Lshauntee J. Robertson on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Robert A. Caplen (Robertson, Lshauntee) (Entered: 01/06/2023)
2023-01-1114Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 01/11/2023)
2023-02-0915Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 02/09/2023)
2023-03-1316Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 03/13/2023)
2023-04-1217Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 04/12/2023)
2023-05-1218Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 05/12/2023)
2023-06-1219Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 06/12/2023)
2023-06-2020NOTICE of Appearance by Khahilia Y. Shaw on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Shaw, Khahilia) (Entered: 06/20/2023)
2023-07-1121Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 07/11/2023)
2023-08-1522Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 08/15/2023)
2023-09-1123Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 09/11/2023)
2023-09-11MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of the 23 Joint Status Report, in which the parties explain that the State Department will continue to make rolling productions of any responsive, non-exempt material every six weeks. The parties state that "[g]iven this production cycle, the parties respectfully request that the Court modify the schedule to allow the parties to file a status report every 60 days, with the next report due by November 10, 2023." Currently, reports are due every thirty days. The Court ORDERS that the parties shall file their next status report by no later than NOVEMBER 10, 2023 and every sixty (60) days thereafter, updating the Court on the status of Defendant's response to Plaintiff's FOIA request and whether any further proceedings are necessary. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 9/11/23. (lcckk3) (Entered: 09/11/2023)
2023-09-11Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/10/2023 and every sixty (60) days thereafter, updating the Court on the status of Defendant's response to Plaintiff's FOIA request and whether any further proceedings are necessary. (dot) (Entered: 09/12/2023)
2023-11-1024Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 11/10/2023)
2024-01-1025Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 01/10/2024)
2024-02-0726NOTICE of Appearance by Taylor Stoneman on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Stoneman, Taylor) (Main Document 26 replaced on 2/8/2024) (zjm). (Entered: 02/07/2024)
2024-02-0827NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Attorney Mehreen A Rasheed terminated. (Rasheed, Mehreen) (Entered: 02/08/2024)
2024-03-1128Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 03/11/2024)
2024-05-1029Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 05/10/2024)
2024-07-1130Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Robertson, L'Shauntee) (Entered: 07/11/2024)
2024-08-0831STIPULATION of Dismissal by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Stoneman, Taylor) (Entered: 08/08/2024)
2024-08-0832ORDER dismissing case without prejudice. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 8/8/2024. (lcckk3) (Entered: 08/08/2024)
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