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Case TitleENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2018cv00923
Date Filed2018-04-19
Date Closed2018-09-06
JudgeJudge Amy Berman Jackson
PlaintiffENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT
Case DescriptionThe Environmental Integrity Project submitted a FOIA request to the EPA for records concerning EPA photographer Eric Vance, including photographs uploaded to the agency's intranet site. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. EIP contacted the agency several times to check the status of the request and learned only that the request had been assigned to a different processor. After hearing nothing more from the agency, EIP filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Public Interest Fee Waiver, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20004
DefendantUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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2018-04-191COMPLAINT Environmental Integrity Project against UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5431631) filed by Environmental Integrity Project. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 14 Summons EPA, # 15 Summons US AG, # 16 Summons USAO)(Greene, Mary) (Entered: 04/19/2018)
2018-04-192Corporate Disclosure Statement by Environmental Integrity Project. (Greene, Mary) (Entered: 04/19/2018)
2018-04-233ENTERED IN ERROR.....CIVIL COVER SHEET by ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT filed by ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet resending Civil Cover Sheet)(Greene, Mary) (Entered: 04/23/2018)
2018-04-234CIVIL COVER SHEET Corrected by ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT filed by ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT. (Greene, Mary) (Entered: 04/23/2018)
2018-04-24Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (zsb) (Entered: 04/24/2018)
2018-04-245SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 04/24/2018)
2018-05-296NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander Daniel Shoaibi on behalf of UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Shoaibi, Alexander) (Entered: 05/29/2018)
2018-05-297ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.(Shoaibi, Alexander) (Entered: 05/29/2018)
2018-05-308ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of Local Civil Rule 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appear to be inapplicable. Defendant shall file a dispositive motion or, in the alternative, a report setting forth the schedule for the completion of its production of documents to plaintiff, on or before June 27, 2018. See Order for details. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 5/30/2018. (lcabj2) (Entered: 05/30/2018)
2018-06-259NOTICE of Appearance by Sylvia Lam on behalf of ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT (Lam, Sylvia) (Entered: 06/25/2018)
2018-06-2610STATUS REPORT Regarding Production Schedule by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Shoaibi, Alexander) (Entered: 06/26/2018)
2018-06-28MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by August 14, 2018. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 6/28/2018. (lcabj2) (Entered: 06/28/2018)
2018-07-2311NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Rhonda Lisa Campbell on behalf of UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Substituting for attorney Alexander D. Shoaibi (Campbell, Rhonda) (Entered: 07/23/2018)
2018-08-1412Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Campbell, Rhonda) (Entered: 08/14/2018)
2018-08-14MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by September 10, 2018. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 8/14/2018. (lcabj2) (Entered: 08/14/2018)
2018-09-0613NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT (Greene, Mary) (Entered: 09/06/2018)
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