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Case TitleAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2023cv00608
Date Filed2023-03-06
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Amy Berman Jackson
PlaintiffAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
Case DescriptionThe American Center for Law and Justice submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records concerning the creation of a new position entitled Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs within the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, ACLJ filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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2023-03-061COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES STATE DEPARTMENT ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number CDCDC-9904078) filed by AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A --- FOIA Request, # 2 Exhibit B --- Acknowledgement, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons Attorney General, # 5 Summons US Attorney for DC, # 6 Summons Department of State)(Monaghan, John) (Entered: 03/06/2023)
2023-03-062LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 03/06/2023)
2023-03-063NOTICE of Appearance by John A. Monaghan on behalf of AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 03/06/2023)
2023-03-07Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (zsl) (Entered: 03/07/2023)
2023-03-074SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zrtw) (Entered: 03/07/2023)
2023-04-065NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Silverman on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 04/06/2023)
2023-04-146RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 3/30/2023 (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 04/14/2023)
2023-04-147RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 3/28/2023. (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 04/14/2023)
2023-04-148RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/22/2023. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/21/2023. (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 04/14/2023)
2023-05-01MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiff initiated this action on March 6, 2023, and filed three affidavits of service 6 7 8 on April 14, 2023. Accordingly, the deadline for defendant to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint was April 21, 2023. Nothing has been filed to date. Therefore, defendant is ORDERED to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint by May 15, 2023. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 05/01/2023. (lcabj2) (Entered: 05/01/2023)
2023-05-019ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 05/01/2023)
2023-05-0110NOTICE by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE re Order,, Set Deadlines, (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 05/01/2023)
2023-05-0211ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of Local Civil Rule 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appear to be inapplicable. Defendant shall file a dispositive motion or, in the alternative, a report setting forth the schedule for the completion of its production of documents to plaintiff, on or before May 30, 2023. See Order for details. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 05/02/2023. (lcabj2) (Entered: 05/02/2023)
2023-05-3012STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 05/30/2023)
2023-06-01MINUTE ORDER. In light of 12 defendant's status report, defendant must process records at a rate of 450 potentially responsive pages every six weeks, with a first production by July 1, 2023. Further, the parties are ORDERED to submit a joint status report by July 5, 2023. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 06/01/2023. (lcabj2) (Entered: 06/01/2023)
2023-07-0513Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 07/05/2023)
2023-07-06MINUTE ORDER. In light of the 13 joint status report, the parties must submit another status report by September 5, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 07/06/2023. (lcabj2) (Entered: 07/06/2023)
2023-09-0514Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 09/05/2023)
2023-09-07MINUTE ORDER. In light of the 14 joint status report, the parties must submit another status report by December 5, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 09/07/2023. (lcabj2) (Entered: 09/07/2023)
2023-12-0515Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 12/05/2023)
2023-12-05MINUTE ORDER. In light of the 15 joint status report, the parties must submit another status report by March 5, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 12/5/2023. (lcabj2) (Entered: 12/05/2023)
2024-03-0516Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 03/05/2024)
2024-03-05MINUTE ORDER. In light of the 16 joint status report, the parties must submit another status report by June 5, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/5/2024. (lcabj2) (Entered: 03/05/2024)
2024-06-0517Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 06/05/2024)
2024-06-07MINUTE ORDER. In light of the parties' 17 joint status report, it is ORDERED that the parties must file another status report by September 3, 2024. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/7/2024. (lcabj2) (Entered: 06/07/2024)
2024-09-0318Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Silverman, Bradley) (Entered: 09/03/2024)
2024-09-04STATUS REPORT ORDER. In light of the parties' 18 joint status report, it is ORDERED that the parties must file another status report by December 3, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 9/4/24. (DMK) (Entered: 09/04/2024)
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