| Date Filed | Doc # | Docket Text |
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| 2016-08-05 | 1 | COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4629403) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Department of State, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney General)(Bekesha, Michael) (Entered: 08/05/2016) |
| 2016-08-05 | 2 | LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Bekesha, Michael) (Entered: 08/05/2016) |
| 2016-08-05 | | Case Assigned to Judge Richard J. Leon. (jd) (Entered: 08/05/2016) |
| 2016-08-05 | 3 | SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Consent Forms)(jd) (Entered: 08/05/2016) |
| 2016-08-18 | 4 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/12/2016. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/11/2016.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 8/12/16., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 8/12/2016 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of C. Rotaru)(Bekesha, Michael) (Entered: 08/18/2016) |
| 2016-08-18 | 5 | NOTICE of Appearance by Damon William Taaffe on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Taaffe, Damon) (Entered: 08/18/2016) |
| 2016-09-12 | 6 | ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Lee, Jason) (Entered: 09/12/2016) |
| 2016-09-13 | 7 | STANDING ORDER. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 09/13/16. (lcrjl1) (Entered: 09/13/2016) |
| 2016-09-13 | 8 | NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Attorney Damon William Taaffe terminated. (Taaffe, Damon) (Entered: 09/13/2016) |
| 2016-10-26 | 9 | MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Lee, Jason) (Entered: 10/26/2016) |
| 2016-10-29 | | MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Meet and Confer Statement, it is hereby ORDERED that defendant the Department of State produce all non-exempt documents responsive to the first part of plaintiff Judicial Watch's FOIA request by 11/02/16. The parties are further ORDERED to file a joint status report on or before 11/16/16 to apprise the Court of the status of the case and to update the Court as to the necessity of dispositive motions. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 10/29/16. (lcrjl1) (Entered: 10/29/2016) |
| 2016-10-31 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/16/2016. (tb) (Entered: 10/31/2016) |
| 2016-11-16 | 10 | Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Lee, Jason) (Entered: 11/16/2016) |
| 2016-11-28 | | MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the Joint Status Report filed by the parties on 11/16/16, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file either a joint status report updating the Court on the status of the case or a document dismissing this action on or before 12/16/16. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 11/28/16. (lcrjl1) (Entered: 11/28/2016) |
| 2016-11-28 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report updating the Court on the status of the case or a document dismissing this action due by 12/16/2016. (tb) (Entered: 11/28/2016) |
| 2016-11-29 | 11 | NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Bekesha, Michael) (Entered: 11/29/2016) |
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