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Case TitleFEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM v. USCIS
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2023cv03429
Date Filed2023-11-15
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Jia M. Cobb
PlaintiffFEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Case DescriptionFederation for American Immigration Reform submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for records concerning email correspondence between USCIS and Tania Mattos, director of advocacy and policy at the Envision Freedom Fund from January 2021 to May 2022. FAIR also requested a fee waiver. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency asked FAIR to clarify its request. FAIR objected to narrowing the request any further. After hearing nothing further from the agency, FAIR filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
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2023-11-151COMPLAINT against USCIS ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-10495909) filed by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet civil cover sheet, # 2 Summons summons to USAO, # 3 Summons summons to AG, # 4 Summons summons to USCIS)(O'Brien, Matthew) (Entered: 11/15/2023)
2023-11-152NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew James O'Brien on behalf of FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (O'Brien, Matthew) (Entered: 11/15/2023)
2023-11-153LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM (O'Brien, Matthew) (Entered: 11/15/2023)
2023-11-15Case Assigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. (zdp) (Entered: 11/15/2023)
2023-11-154SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zdp) (Entered: 11/15/2023)
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