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Case Title

CALLIMACHI v. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

District

District of Columbia

City

Washington, DC

Case Number

1:2020cv00552

Date Filed

2020-02-25

Date Closed

Open

Judge

Judge Rudolph Contreras

Plaintiff

RUKMINI CALLIMACHI

Case Description

Rukmini Callimachi, an international investigative reporter for the New York Times, submitted a FOIA request to the Clinton Presidential Library, part of the National Archives and Records Administration, for records concerning her step-father, Mihail Horia Botez, who was deceased. The Clinton Library acknowledged receipt of the request. The Clinton Library told Callimachi that it located 98 responsive pages but told her that 65 pages were being withheld under Exemption 1 (national security) and Exemption 6 (invasion of privacy). The Clinton Library also told her that it had located an additional 409 pages which it would process over the next year. Callimachi filed an administrative appeal. The agency acknowledged receipt of the appeal. Two months later, it declassified some of the 65 pages previously withheld under Exemption 1. After hearing nothing further from the Clinton Library, Callimachi filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

Defendant

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

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Date Filed	Doc #	Docket Text

2020-02-25	1	COMPLAINT against NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-6862227) filed by RUKMINI CALLIMACHI. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet, # 8 Summons)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
2020-02-25	2	NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of RUKMINI CALLIMACHI (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
2020-02-26		Case Assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (adh, ) (Entered: 02/26/2020)
2020-02-26	3	SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Main Document 3 replaced on 3/9/2020) (adh, ). (Entered: 02/26/2020)
2020-03-27	4	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION served on 3/4/2020 (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 03/27/2020)
2020-03-27	5	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 3/6/2020. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 03/27/2020)
2020-03-27	6	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/6/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/5/2020. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 03/27/2020)
2020-04-06	7	NOTICE of Appearance by William Chang on behalf of NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Chang, William) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
2020-04-06	8	ANSWER to Complaint by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.(Chang, William) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
2020-04-06		MINUTE ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet, confer, and jointly submit a proposed briefing schedule on or before April 21, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 4/6/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
2020-04-06		Set/Reset Deadlines: Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 4/21/2020 (tj) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
2020-04-21	9	Consent MOTION to Stay by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Chang, William) (Entered: 04/21/2020)
2020-04-21		MINUTE ORDER granting 9 Defendant's Consent Motion to Stay: It is hereby ORDERED that the proceedings in this case are STAYED until further order from the Court. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report on or before June 22, 2020, and that Defendant shall notify Plaintiff within seven days after the resumption of normal FOIA operations at the National Archives and Records Administration. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 4/21/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 04/21/2020)
2020-04-21		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 6/22/2020. (tj) (Entered: 04/21/2020)
2020-06-22	10	Joint STATUS REPORT by RUKMINI CALLIMACHI. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 06/22/2020)
2020-06-22		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 10 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before August 22, 2020. Consistent with the Court's prior Minute Order (Apr. 21, 2020), Defendant shall also notify Plaintiff within seven days after the resumption of normal FOIA operations at the National Archives and Records Administration. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 6/22/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 06/22/2020)
2020-06-23		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 8/22/2020. (tj) (Entered: 06/23/2020)
2020-08-21	11	Joint STATUS REPORT by RUKMINI CALLIMACHI. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 08/21/2020)
2020-08-22		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 11 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before October 22, 2020. Consistent with the Court's prior Minute Order (Apr. 21, 2020), Defendant shall also notify Plaintiff within seven days after the resumption of normal FOIA operations at the National Archives and Records Administration. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 8/22/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 08/22/2020)
2020-08-24		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 10/22/2020 (tj) (Entered: 08/24/2020)
2020-10-22	12	Joint STATUS REPORT by RUKMINI CALLIMACHI. (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 10/22/2020)
2020-10-22		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 12 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before December 22, 2020. Consistent with the Court's prior Minute Order (Apr. 21, 2020), Defendant shall also notify Plaintiff within seven days after the resumption of normal FOIA operations at the National Archives and Records Administration. SO ORDERED Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 10/22/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 10/22/2020)
2020-10-29		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 12/22/2020 (tj) (Entered: 10/29/2020)
2020-11-03	13	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Robert Aaron Caplen on behalf of NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Substituting for attorney William Chang (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 11/03/2020)
2020-12-21	14	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 12/21/2020)
2020-12-21		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 14 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint status report on or before February 22, 2021. Consistent with the Court's prior Minute Order (Apr. 21, 2020), Defendant shall also notify Plaintiff within seven days after the resumption of normal FOIA operations at the National Archives and Records Administration. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 12/21/2020. (lcrc1) (Entered: 12/21/2020)
2020-12-21		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 2/22/2021. (tj) (Entered: 12/21/2020)
2021-02-18	15	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 02/18/2021)
2021-02-18		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 15 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on April 23, 2021. Consistent with the Court's prior Minute Order (Apr. 21, 2020), Defendant shall also notify Plaintiff within seven days after the resumption of normal FOIA operations at the National Archives and Records Administration. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 2/18/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 02/18/2021)
2021-02-18		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 4/23/2021 (tj) (Entered: 02/18/2021)
2021-04-21	16	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 04/21/2021)
2021-04-21		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 16 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on June 24, 2021. Consistent with the Court's prior Minute Order (Apr. 21, 2020), Defendant shall also notify Plaintiff within seven days after the resumption of normal FOIA operations at the National Archives and Records Administration. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 4/21/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 04/21/2021)
2021-04-22		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 6/24/2021. (tj) (Entered: 04/22/2021)
2021-06-24	17	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/24/2021)
2021-06-24		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 17 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before September 24, 2021. Consistent with the Court's prior Minute Order (Apr. 21, 2020), Defendant shall also notify Plaintiff within seven days after the resumption of normal FOIA operations at the National Archives and Records Administration. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 6/24/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 06/24/2021)
2021-06-24	18	NOTICE of Appearance by Michael A. Tilghman on behalf of NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 06/24/2021)
2021-09-24	19	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 09/24/2021)
2021-09-24		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 19 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before November 23, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 09/24/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 09/24/2021)
2021-11-23	20	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 11/23/2021)
2021-11-23		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 20 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before January 24, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 11/23/2021. (lcrc1) (Entered: 11/23/2021)
2021-11-23		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 1/24/2022 (tj) (Entered: 11/23/2021)
2022-01-24	21	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 01/24/2022)
2022-01-24		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 21 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before March 21, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 01/24/2022. (lcrc1) (Entered: 01/24/2022)
2022-03-18	22	NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Loevy on behalf of RUKMINI CALLIMACHI (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 03/18/2022)
2022-03-21	23	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Tilghman, Michael) (Entered: 03/21/2022)
2022-03-21		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 23 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before June 20, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 03/21/2022. (lcrc1) (Entered: 03/21/2022)
2022-03-22		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 6/20/2022. (tj) (Entered: 03/22/2022)
2022-06-17	24	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/17/2022)
2022-06-17		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 24 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before September 23, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 06/17/2022. (lcrc1) (Entered: 06/17/2022)
2022-09-15	25	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 09/15/2022)
2022-09-15		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 25 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before December 22, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 09/15/2022. (lcrc1) (Entered: 09/15/2022)
2022-12-15	26	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 12/15/2022)
2022-12-15		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 26 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before March 22, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 12/15/2022. (lcrc1) (Entered: 12/15/2022)
2023-02-28	27	NOTICE of Appearance by Merrick Jason Wayne on behalf of RUKMINI CALLIMACHI (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 02/28/2023)
2023-03-15	28	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by M. Jared Littman on behalf of NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Substituting for attorney Joshua Ontell (Littman, M. Jared) (Entered: 03/15/2023)
2023-03-22	29	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Littman, M. Jared) (Entered: 03/22/2023)
2023-03-22		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 29 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before May 26, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/22/2023. (lcrc1) (Entered: 03/22/2023)
2023-05-23	30	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 05/23/2023)
2023-05-24		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 30 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report on or before July 25, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 5/24/2023. (lcrc1) (Entered: 05/24/2023)
2023-05-31		Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 7/25/2023. (tj) (Entered: 05/31/2023)
2023-07-18	31	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 07/18/2023)
2023-07-18		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 31 the parties' Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before August 25, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 7/18/23. (lcrc2) (Entered: 07/18/2023)
2023-08-23	32	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 08/23/2023)
2023-08-24		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 32 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before September 25, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 8/24/2023. (lcrc1) (Entered: 08/24/2023)
2023-09-22	33	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 09/22/2023)
2023-09-22		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 33 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before November 24, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 9/22/2023. (lcrc1) (Entered: 09/22/2023)
2023-11-21	34	NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen Stich Match on behalf of RUKMINI CALLIMACHI (Match, Stephen) (Entered: 11/21/2023)
2023-11-21	35	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 11/21/2023)
2023-11-21		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 34 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before January 23, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 11/21/2023. (lcrc1) (Entered: 11/21/2023)
2024-01-23	36	Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Littman, M.) (Entered: 01/23/2024)
2024-01-23		MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 36 the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit another joint status report on or before March 25, 2024. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 1/23/2024. (lcrc1) (Entered: 01/23/2024)
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