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Case TitleTOBIAS v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2019cv03649
Date Filed2019-12-06
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Jia M. Cobb
PlaintiffJIMMY TOBIAS
Case DescriptionJimmy Tobias, a reporter, submitted 16 FOIA requests to the Department of the Interior for records concerning the title transfer of the Central Valley Project. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Tobias filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
DefendantBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
DefendantUNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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2019-12-061COMPLAINT against BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6626981) filed by JIMMY TOBIAS. (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 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N, # 15 Exhibit O, # 16 Exhibit P, # 17 Exhibit Q, # 18 Exhibit R, # 19 Exhibit S, # 20 Exhibit T, # 21 Exhibit U, # 22 Exhibit V, # 23 Civil Cover Sheet, # 24 Summons)(Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 12/06/2019)
2019-12-062NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Hart Burday on behalf of JIMMY TOBIAS (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 12/06/2019)
2019-12-09Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (zsb) (Entered: 12/09/2019)
2019-12-093SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 12/09/2019)
2020-01-154ANSWER to Complaint by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.(Taaffe, Damon) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-15MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall confer and submit a proposed briefing schedule by January 29, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/15/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-15Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 1/29/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-155RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT served on 12/16/2019 (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-156RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY served on 12/16/2019 (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-157RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/17/2019. (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-158RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/17/2019. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 1/16/2020. (Burday, Joshua) (Entered: 01/15/2020)
2020-01-169NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Brenda A. Gonzalez on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Damon Taaffe (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 01/16/2020)
2020-01-2910Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 01/29/2020)
2020-01-30MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 10 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by March 6, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/30/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 01/30/2020)
2020-01-30Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/6/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 01/31/2020)
2020-03-0411Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 03/04/2020)
2020-03-04MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 11 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 20, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/4/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 03/04/2020)
2020-03-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 4/20/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 03/06/2020)
2020-04-1712Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Gonzalez, Brenda) (Entered: 04/17/2020)
2020-04-17MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 12 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by June 22, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/17/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 04/17/2020)
2020-04-17Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/22/2020. (nbn) (Entered: 04/20/2020)
2020-06-2213Joint STATUS REPORT by JIMMY TOBIAS. (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 06/22/2020)
2020-06-2214NOTICE of Appearance by Michael A. Tilghman on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 06/22/2020)
2020-06-22MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 13 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by September 22, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/22/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 06/22/2020)
2020-06-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/22/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 06/23/2020)
2020-09-2215Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 09/22/2020)
2020-09-23MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 15 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by December 22, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 09/23/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 09/23/2020)
2020-09-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/22/2020. (znbn) (Entered: 09/23/2020)
2020-12-2216Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 12/22/2020)
2020-12-23MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 16 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by March 22, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/23/2020. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 12/23/2020)
2020-12-23Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/22/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 12/23/2020)
2021-03-2217Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 03/22/2021)
2021-03-22MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 17 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by June 21, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/22/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 03/22/2021)
2021-03-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/21/2021. (nbn) (Entered: 03/23/2021)
2021-06-2118Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 06/21/2021)
2021-06-21MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 18 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by September 20, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/21/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 06/21/2021)
2021-06-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/20/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 06/22/2021)
2021-09-2019Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 09/20/2021)
2021-09-21MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 19 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by December 20, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/21/2021. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 09/21/2021)
2021-09-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 12/20/2021. (znbn) (Entered: 09/22/2021)
2021-10-01ENTERED IN ERROR.....Case directly reassigned to Judge Florence Y. Pan. Judge James E. Boasberg is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) Modified on 10/1/2021 (rj). (Entered: 10/01/2021)
2021-11-15Case directly reassigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. Judge James E. Boasberg is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 11/15/2021)
2021-12-2020Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 12/20/2021)
2021-12-20MINUTE ORDER: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report 20 and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by March 21, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on December 20, 2021. (lcjmc1) (Entered: 12/20/2021)
2022-03-1821NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Loevy on behalf of JIMMY TOBIAS (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 03/18/2022)
2022-03-2122Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 03/21/2022)
2022-03-21MINUTE ORDER re 22 Status Report filed by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY: The Court has reviewed the Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another Joint Status Report by June 20, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on March 21, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 03/21/2022)
2022-06-1623NOTICE of Appearance by Dedra Seibel Curteman on behalf of All Defendants (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 06/16/2022)
2022-06-1624Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 06/16/2022)
2022-06-1625NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. Attorney Brenda A. Gonzalez Horowitz terminated. (Gonzalez Horowitz, Brenda) (Entered: 06/16/2022)
2022-06-17MINUTE ORDER re 24 by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY: The Court has reviewed the Parties' Joint Status Report and directs the Parties to file another joint status report by August 15, 2022. It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall file joint status reports every 90 days thereafter until further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on August 15, 2022. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 06/17/2022)
2022-07-0526NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. Attorney Dedra Seibel Curteman terminated. (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 07/05/2022)
2022-08-1527Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 08/15/2022)
2022-09-0728NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Marsha Wellknown Yee on behalf of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Substituting for attorney Michael A. Tilghman II (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
2022-11-1429Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 11/14/2022)
2023-02-1030Joint STATUS REPORT by BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 02/10/2023)
2023-03-0931NOTICE of Appearance by Merrick Jason Wayne on behalf of JIMMY TOBIAS (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 03/09/2023)
2023-05-1132Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 05/11/2023)
2023-05-1133NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of JIMMY TOBIAS (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 05/11/2023)
2023-05-1134MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Joshua Burday by JIMMY TOBIAS. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 05/11/2023)
2023-05-15MINUTE ORDER granting 34 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. The Motion to Withdraw Appearance of Joshua Hart Burday is hereby GRANTED. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on May 15, 2023. (lcjmc3) (Entered: 05/15/2023)
2023-08-0935Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 08/09/2023)
2023-11-0736Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 11/07/2023)
2024-02-0537Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 02/05/2024)
2024-02-1038NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Diana Viggiano Valdivia on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Marsha Wellknown Yee (Valdivia, Diana) (Entered: 02/10/2024)
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