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Case TitleAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2023cv02673
Date Filed2023-09-12
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Ana C. Reyes
PlaintiffAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
Case DescriptionAmerican Center for Law and Justice submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Justice for records concerning the case of Missouri v. Biden. 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

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2023-09-121COMPLAINT against U S DEPT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-10346067) filed by AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A Find a Contact, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B DktRpt, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C FOIA Request, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit D Make a FOIA Request, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit E Confirmation, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit F Acknowledgement, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet, # 8 Summons DOJ US Atty, # 9 Summons DOJ, # 10 Summons AG)(Monaghan, John) (Attachment 7 replaced on 9/13/2023) (zrtw). (Entered: 09/12/2023)
2023-09-122NOTICE of Appearance by John A. Monaghan on behalf of AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 09/12/2023)
2023-09-123LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 09/12/2023)
2023-09-13Case Assigned to Judge Ana C. Reyes. (zrtw) (Entered: 09/13/2023)
2023-09-134SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zrtw) (Entered: 09/13/2023)
2023-10-165ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 10/16/2023)
2023-10-16MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiff filed this Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") action on September 12, 2023. Dkt 1. Defendant filed its Answer on October 16, 2023. Dkt. 5. Cases filed under FOIA are exempt from the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 16.3. See LCvR 16.3(b)(10). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report on or before October 30, 2023. The Joint Status Report should address, among other things: (1) the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request; (2) the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request; (3) the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff; (4) whether a motion for a stay is likely under Open America v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force , 547 F.2d 605 (D.C. Cir. 1976); and (5) whether the parties anticipate summary judgment briefing and, if so, a proposed briefing schedule. Counsel shall not contact Chambers directly concerning scheduling or other matters, as Chambers personnel will not handle questions relating to the status or scheduling of pending matters, except in case of an emergency. In an emergency, Chambers can be reached at (202) 354-3350. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 10/16/2023. (lcacr1) (Entered: 10/16/2023)
2023-10-16Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 10/30/2023. (zcdw) (Entered: 10/16/2023)
2023-10-236RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/14/2023. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/14/2023. (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 10/23/2023)
2023-10-237RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 10/10/2023. (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 10/23/2023)
2023-10-238RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 10/10/2023 (Monaghan, John) (Entered: 10/23/2023)
2023-10-309Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 10/30/2023)
2023-10-3010ERRATA re 9 Joint STATUS REPORT (Correcting the report filed at docket entry number 9) by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Simon, Jeremy) Modified event title on 10/31/2023 (znmw). (Entered: 10/30/2023)
2023-10-30MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before December 7, 2023. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 10/30/2023.(lcacr1) (Entered: 10/30/2023)
2023-10-30Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 12/7/2023. (zcdw) (Entered: 10/30/2023)
2023-12-0711Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 12/07/2023)
2023-12-07MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before February 7, 2024. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 12/7/2023. (lcacr1) (Entered: 12/07/2023)
2023-12-10Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 2/7/2024. (zcdw) (Entered: 12/10/2023)
2024-02-0712Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 02/07/2024)
2024-02-07MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, it is ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before April 9, 2024 and every 60 days thereafter. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 2/7/2024. (lcacr1) (Entered: 02/07/2024)
2024-02-11Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 4/9/2024. (zcdw) (Entered: 02/11/2024)
2024-04-0913Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 04/09/2024)
2024-06-1014Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 06/10/2024)
2024-08-0915Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 08/09/2024)
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