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Case TitleAMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv00986
Date Filed2022-04-11
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeMagistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya
PlaintiffAMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION
Case DescriptionAmerica First Legal Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning funding provided by DHS related to the Domestic Surveillance Strategy. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request and indicated that it was processing it. However, after hearing nothing further from the agency, AFL filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS
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2022-04-111COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9162298) filed by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons, # 9 Summons, # 10 Summons, # 11 Civil Cover Sheet)(Rubinstein, Reed) (Entered: 04/11/2022)
2022-04-12Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zmh) (Entered: 04/12/2022)
2022-04-122SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmh) (Entered: 04/12/2022)
2022-05-093NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen DeGenaro on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 05/09/2022)
2022-05-094Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to the Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 05/09/2022)
2022-05-10MINUTE ORDER: Granting Consent 4 Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint by June 15, 2022. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 5/10/22. (DJS) (Entered: 05/10/2022)
2022-05-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 6/15/2022. (tb) (Entered: 05/10/2022)
2022-05-115NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Ding on behalf of AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION (Ding, Michael) (Entered: 05/11/2022)
2022-06-076RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/14/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/14/2022. (Ding, Michael) (Entered: 06/07/2022)
2022-06-077RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 04/14/2022. (Ding, Michael) (Entered: 06/07/2022)
2022-06-078RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 4/13/2022 (Ding, Michael) (Entered: 06/07/2022)
2022-06-079RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS served on 4/18/2022 (Ding, Michael) (Entered: 06/07/2022)
2022-06-1510ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS.(DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 06/15/2022)
2022-06-1511Consent to Proceed before US Magistrate Judge for All Purposes by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS.. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 06/15/2022)
2022-08-05MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues no later than 9/23/22. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/5/22. (DJS) (Entered: 08/05/2022)
2022-08-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/23/2022. (tb) (Entered: 08/07/2022)
2022-09-2312Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 09/23/2022)
2022-10-26MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ordered that the parties shall file another joint report by November 11, 2022, and every 30 days thereafter. Should the parties anticipate requesting any court action or changes to the status quo, the report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 10/26/2022. (lcja) (Entered: 10/26/2022)
2022-10-28Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Report due by 11/11/2022. (tb) (Entered: 10/28/2022)
2022-11-1013NOTICE of Appearance by Derek S. Hammond on behalf of All Defendants (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 11/10/2022)
2022-11-1014Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 11/10/2022)
2022-12-1215Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 12/12/2022)
2023-01-1116Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 01/11/2023)
2023-02-1017Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 02/10/2023)
2023-02-13MINUTE ORDER: The court having been advised by the parties, ECF No. 11 , that they consent to proceed before a magistrate judge for all purposes, this matter is hereby RANDOMLY REFERRED to a magistrate judge for all purposes, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 2/1/2023. (lcja) (Entered: 02/13/2023)
2023-02-13CASE RANDOMLY REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya for All purposes. (zljn) (Entered: 02/28/2023)
2023-03-1318Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 03/13/2023)
2023-03-16Minute Order: Upon review of the Parties' Joint Status Report 18 , the Parties are ORDERED to file another Joint Status Report no later than May 12, 2023, and every sixty days thereafter. The Parties shall update the Court on the progress of Defendant's search, processing, and production of documents responsive to Plaintiff's request. Should the Parties anticipate requesting any Court action or changes to the sixty-day filing schedule, the Parties shall timely file a Joint Status Report accompanied by a proposed order. Status Report due by 5/12/2023. (lckn) (Entered: 03/16/2023)
2023-05-1219Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 05/12/2023)
2023-07-1020NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. Attorney Derek S. Hammond terminated. (Hammond, Derek) (Entered: 07/10/2023)
2023-07-1121Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 07/11/2023)
2023-09-1122Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 09/11/2023)
2023-11-0923Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
2024-01-1024Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 01/10/2024)
2024-03-0825Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS. (DeGenaro, Stephen) (Entered: 03/08/2024)
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