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Case TitleELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2006cv00029
Date Filed2006-01-10
Date Closed2006-07-28
JudgeJudge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
PlaintiffELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER
Case DescriptionEPIC submitted a FOIA request to the FBI and the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General for records concerning possible intelligence misconduct. EPIC also submitted a FOIA request to the Office of Public Affairs. The Inspector General told EPIC it found no records. EPIC also requested expedited processing. After hearing nothing further from the FBI or the Office of Public Affairs, EPIC filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Expedited processing, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2006-01-101COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Filing fee $ 250) filed by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER.(rje) (Entered: 01/11/2006)
2006-01-102LCvR 7.1 - CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER (rje) (Entered: 01/11/2006)
2006-01-10SUMMONS (3) Issued as to DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (rje) (Entered: 01/11/2006)
2006-01-183NOTICE of Appearance by Marcia Kay Sowles on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Sowles, Marcia) (Entered: 01/18/2006)
2006-01-234NOTICE of Appearance by Claire M. Whitaker on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Whitaker, Claire) (Entered: 01/23/2006)
2006-02-095Defendant's ANSWER to 1 Complaint for Injunctive Relief by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Sowles, Marcia) Modified on 2/10/2006 (nmw, ). (Entered: 02/09/2006)
2006-02-24MINUTE ORDER (PAPERLESS) requesting that the Parties file a Joint Status Report setting forth a briefing schedule or otherwise indicating how they would like to proceed. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on February 24, 2006. (lcckk1) (Entered: 02/24/2006)
2006-03-066STATUS REPORT by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2)(Hofmann, Marcia) (Entered: 03/06/2006)
2006-03-077MOTION to Compel Expedited Processing of Plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act Request by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Exhibit 8# 9 Exhibit 9# 10 Exhibit 10# 11 Exhibit 11# 12 Exhibit 12# 13 Exhibit 13# 14 Text of Proposed Order)(Hofmann, Marcia) (Entered: 03/07/2006)
2006-03-208Memorandum in opposition to re 7 filed by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Declaration of David M. Hardy# 2 Attachment A to Hardy Decl.# 3 Attachment B to Hardy Decl.# 4 Attachment C to Hardy Decl.# 5 Attachment D to Hardy Decl.# 6 Attachment E to Hardy Decl.# 7 Exhibit Def. Exhibit 2# 8 Exhibit Def. Exhibit 3# 9 Exhibit Def. Exhibit 4# 10 Exhibit Def. Exhibit 5)(Sowles, Marcia) (Entered: 03/20/2006)
2006-03-309REPLY to opposition to motion re 7 MOTION to Compel Expedited Processing of Plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act Request filed by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5)(Hofmann, Marcia) (Entered: 03/30/2006)
2006-05-2910NOTICE of Appearance by David L. Sobel on behalf of ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER (Sobel, David) (Entered: 05/29/2006)
2006-07-1811ORDER granting in part 7 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Expedited Processing of Its Freedom of Information Act Request such that consistent with the representations made by the Defendant to the Court and to Plaintiff, all documents pertaining to Plaintiff's FOIA request must be provided by the FBI to Plaintiff by July 21, 2006. It is also ordered that the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report by July 28, 2006, indicating whether Defendant has complied in full with the Court's Order. Plaintiff shall also indicate if Plaintiff's request for documents has been met in full such that the instant case should be dismissed, and if not, the Parties shall jointly provide a briefing schedule to the Court for the filing of Defendant's dispositive motion, including a Vaughn index. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on July 18, 2006. (lcckk1) (Entered: 07/18/2006)
2006-07-1912MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Processing of Documents by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sowles, Marcia) (Entered: 07/19/2006)
2006-07-24MINUTE ENTRY ORDER (Paperless) granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time to complete processing of documents. Defendant shall have until and including July 26, 2006, to complete processsing of remaining 270 pages of documents. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on July 24, 2006. (SM) (Entered: 07/24/2006)
2006-07-2813STATUS REPORT and Stipulation of Dismissal by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Hofmann, Marcia) (Entered: 07/28/2006)
2006-07-2814STIPULATION of Dismissal by ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Please see Document No. 13 for scanned image. (nmw, ) (Entered: 07/31/2006)
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