AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
District
District of Columbia
City
Washington, DC
Case Number
1:2022cv01529
Date Filed
2022-05-31
Date Closed
Open
Judge
Judge Rudolph Contreras
Plaintiff
AMERICAN OVERSIGHT
Case Description
American Oversight submitted three FOIA requests to the National Archives and Records Administration for records concerning communications between NARA officials and the Trump White House, including the transfer of records found at Mar-a-Lago to NARA. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. The agency responded that each request fell into the unusual circumstances category and would take further time to process. After hearing nothing further from the agency, American Oversight filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees
COMPLAINT against U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9272360) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons USAO Summons, # 3 Summons AG Summons, # 4 Summons NARA Summons)(Stoneman, Taylor) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
2022-05-31
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LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Stoneman, Taylor) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
2022-05-31
Case Assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. (zsb) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
2022-06-01
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SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 06/01/2022)
2022-06-27
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RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION served on 6/22/2022, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 06/10/2022., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/13/2022. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/13/2022.) (Stoneman, Taylor) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
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