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Case TitleOur Childrens' Earth Foundation et al v. National Marine Fisheries Service
DistrictNorthern District of California
CitySan Francisco
Case Number3:2015cv02558
Date Filed2015-06-09
Date Closed2016-03-14
JudgeHon. William H. Orrick
PlaintiffOur Childrens' Earth Foundation a non-profit corporation
PlaintiffEcological Rights Foundation a non-profit corporation
Case DescriptionOur Children's Earth Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the National Marine Fisheries Service for records concerning the agency's oversight of various activities conducted by Stanford University that allegedly were adversely impacting the steelhead, protected under the Endangered Species Act. The request was a follow-up to the Foundation's previous eight requests that are currently in litigation. After the agency failed to respond within the statutory deadline, the Foundation filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantNational Marine Fisheries Service
DefendantPenny Pritzker as Secretary of Commerce
DefendantWilliam Stelle as Regional Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service West Coasts Region
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2015-06-091COMPLAINT against National Marine Fisheries Service, Penny Pritzker, William Stelle (Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-9584361). Filed by Our Childrens' Earth Foundation, Ecological Rights Foundation. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Weisselberg, Patricia) (Filed on 6/9/2015) (Entered: 06/09/2015)
2015-06-092Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (ha, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2015) (Entered: 06/09/2015)
2015-06-093Proposed Summons. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons)(Weisselberg, Patricia) (Filed on 6/9/2015) (Entered: 06/09/2015)
2015-06-114DOCKETING ERROR - WRONG PDF ATTACHMENT - PLEASE DISREGARD AND SEE DOC. NO. 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/3/2015. Case Management Conference set for 9/10/2015 01:30 PM in Courtroom F, 15th Floor, San Francisco. (slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2015) Modified on 6/11/2015 (slhS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/11/2015)
2015-06-115CORRECTED Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/3/2010. Case Management Conference set for 9/10/2015 01:30 PM in Courtroom F, 15th Floor, San Francisco. (slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2015) (Entered: 06/11/2015)
2015-06-116Summons Issued as to National Marine Fisheries Service, Penny Pritzker, William Stelle, U.S. Attorney General (slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2015) (Entered: 06/11/2015)
2015-06-117NOTICE to Relate Case filed by Ecological Rights Foundation, Our Childrens' Earth Foundation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Weisselberg, Patricia) (Filed on 6/11/2015) Modified on 6/12/2015 (aaa, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/11/2015)
2015-06-138CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ecological Rights Foundation, Our Childrens' Earth Foundation (Weisselberg, Patricia) (Filed on 6/13/2015) (Entered: 06/13/2015)
2015-07-149STIPULATION Jont Stipulation Extending Time to Answer or Respond to Complaint filed by National Marine Fisheries Service, Penny Pritzker, William Stelle. (Wall, Robin) (Filed on 7/14/2015) (Entered: 07/14/2015)
2015-07-1610NOTICE of Substitution of Counsel by Sabita Jyotindra Soneji (Soneji, Sabita) (Filed on 7/16/2015) (Entered: 07/16/2015)
2015-07-2011ORDER RELATING CASES C14-1130 SC, C14-4365 SC, and C15-2558 JSC. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 07/20/2015. (tmiS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/20/2015) (Entered: 07/20/2015)
2015-07-21Case reassigned to Hon. Samuel Conti. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley no longer assigned to the case. (ha, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/21/2015) (Entered: 07/21/2015)
2015-08-0512ANSWER to 1 Complaint byNational Marine Fisheries Service, Penny Pritzker, William Stelle. (Soneji, Sabita) (Filed on 8/5/2015) Modified on 8/6/2015 (aaaS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/05/2015)
2015-10-2113ORDER re (12 in 3:14-cv-04365-SC) Motion for Summary Judgment; (17 in 3:14-cv-04365-SC) Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on FOIA Claims and Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment . Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on October 21, 2015. (sclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/21/2015) (Entered: 10/21/2015)
2015-11-0314ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Hon. William H. Orrick for all further proceedings. Judge Hon. Samuel Conti no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 11/3/15. (sv, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/3/2015) (Entered: 11/03/2015)
2016-02-1615STIPULATED JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 02/16/2016. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/16/2016) (Entered: 02/16/2016)
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