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Case TitlePUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2023cv03565
Date Filed2023-11-30
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Jia M. Cobb
PlaintiffPUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Case DescriptionPublic Employees for Environmental Responsibility submitted FOIA requests to Bureau of Land Management for records concerning various inlets. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. After hearing nothing further from the agency, PEER filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
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2023-11-301COMPLAINT against FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-10527777) filed by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Summons for Agency, # 3 Summons Summons for AG, # 4 Summons Summons for USATTY DC)(Mercola, Monica) (Entered: 11/30/2023)
2023-11-30Case Assigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. (zrtw) (Entered: 11/30/2023)
2023-11-302SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zrtw) (Entered: 11/30/2023)
2023-11-303LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (Mercola, Monica) (Entered: 11/30/2023)
2023-12-294NOTICE of Appearance by Kenneth A. Adebonojo on behalf of UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (Adebonojo, Kenneth) (Entered: 12/29/2023)
2024-01-085Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond by UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. (Adebonojo, Kenneth) (Entered: 01/08/2024)
2024-01-09MINUTE ORDER granting 5 Motion for Extension: Having considered the motion, and for good cause shown, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion. It is further ORDERED that Defendant shall respond to the complaint in this action by March 8, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 9, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 01/09/2024)
2024-01-256NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Peter T. Jenkins on behalf of All Plaintiffs Substituting for attorney Monica Mercola (Jenkins, Peter) (Entered: 01/25/2024)
2024-03-087ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.(Adebonojo, Kenneth) (Entered: 03/08/2024)
2024-03-11MINUTE 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 March 25, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on March 11, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 03/11/2024)
2024-03-258ENTERED IN ERROR.....Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. (Adebonojo, Kenneth) Modified on 3/26/2024 (zdp). (Entered: 03/25/2024)
2024-03-26NOTICE OF ERROR regarding 8 Status Report. The following error(s) need correction: Invalid attorney signature- signature on document must match PACER login. Please refile. (zdp) (Entered: 03/26/2024)
2024-03-269Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. (Adebonojo, Kenneth) (Entered: 03/26/2024)
2024-03-27MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the Parties' 9 joint status report, the Court agrees with the Parties' joint proposal and hereby ORDERS that the Parties shall file another joint status report by June 28, 2024. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on March 27, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 03/27/2024)
2024-06-2810Joint STATUS REPORT by PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Jenkins, Peter) (Entered: 06/28/2024)
2024-07-02MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the Parties' 10 joint status report, the Court ORDERS that the Parties shall file a joint status report on August 30, 2024, and every 90 days thereafter until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on July 2, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 07/02/2024)
2024-09-06MINUTE ORDER: The Court previously ordered the parties to file a joint status report by August 30, 2024. That date has passed with no such filing. The Court therefore ORDERS the parties to file a joint status report by September 20, 2024. The schedule otherwise remains unchanged: the parties shall file a joint status report every 90 days from August 30, 2024 onward. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on September 6, 2024. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 09/06/2024)
2024-09-2011STIPULATION of Dismissal by UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. (Adebonojo, Kenneth) (Entered: 09/20/2024)
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