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Case TitleJUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2014cv00047
Date Filed2014-01-13
Date Closed2014-04-30
JudgeJudge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
PlaintiffJUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case DescriptionJudicial Watch submitted a request to the Air Force for records concerning Michelle Obama's trip to Ireland. Having heard nothing more from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit after the statutory time limit expired.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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2014-01-131COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3590188) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Attorney for DC, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons Department of Defense)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/13/2014)
2014-01-132LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/13/2014)
2014-01-13Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (kb) (Entered: 01/14/2014)
2014-01-143ELECTRONIC SUMMONS (3) Issued as to DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Consent, # 2 Consent Form)(kb) (Entered: 01/14/2014)
2014-01-144ENTERED IN ERROR.....ORDER Establishing Procedures for Filing for Cases Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, signed on January 14, 2014. (SM) Modified on 1/15/2014 (znmw, ). (Entered: 01/14/2014)
2014-01-145ERRATA - ORDER: This Order serves to replace docket entry #4, Order Establishing Procedures for Filing for Cases Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, signed on January 14, 2014. (SM) (Entered: 01/14/2014)
2014-01-15NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Docket Entry 4 Order was entered in error and has been refiled as Docket Entry 5 Order. (znmw, ) (Entered: 01/15/2014)
2014-01-236RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 1/22/2014. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 2/21/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of C. Rotaru)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/23/2014)
2014-01-237RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 01/22/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of C. Rotaru)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/23/2014)
2014-01-238RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE served on 1/22/2014 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of C. Rotaru)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 01/23/2014)
2014-02-079ORDER Establishing Procedures for Filing for Cases Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, signed on February 7, 2014. (SM) (Entered: 02/07/2014)
2014-02-0710NOTICE of Appearance by Jason B. Aldrich on behalf of JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 02/07/2014)
2014-02-2111ANSWER to Complaint by DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.(Fields, Rhonda) (Entered: 02/21/2014)
2014-02-2712ORDER. The parties shall confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in thismatter. The schedule should address the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, etc. The parties shall file theschedule not later than March 26, 2014. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 2/27/2014. (lcckk3) (Entered: 02/27/2014)
2014-03-2613STATUS REPORT Joint status Report and Proposed Schedule by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 03/26/2014)
2014-03-27MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the Parties Joint Status Report filed on March 26, 2014, Defendant shall make its final response to Plaintiff by April 11, 2014, and upon Plaintiffs review of Defendants production, the Parties shall confer and file an additional status report by no later than Friday, April 25, 2014. If the case has not been resolved by that time, the Parties shall include with this subsequent status report a proposed briefing schedule for proceeding in this matter. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on March 27, 2014. (SM) (Entered: 03/27/2014)
2014-03-27Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant shall make its final response to Plaintiff due by 4/11/2014 Parties shall confer and file an additional status report due by 4/25/2014 (tcb) (Entered: 03/27/2014)
2014-04-2514STATUS REPORT Parties' Supplemental Joint Status Report by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 04/25/2014)
2014-04-3015STIPULATION of Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Aldrich, Jason) (Entered: 04/30/2014)
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