NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
District
District of Columbia
City
Washington, DC
Case Number
1:2022cv01826
Date Filed
2022-06-27
Date Closed
Open
Judge
Judge Christopher R. Cooper
Plaintiff
NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM
Case Description
The National Veterans Legal Services Program submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Veterans Affairs for records concerning the blog post from the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs dated September 20, 2021, entitled Tenth Anniversary of the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy on gays in the military. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, NVLSP filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees
COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9332368) filed by NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Stichman, Barton) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-06-27
Case Assigned to Judge Christopher R. Cooper. (zmh) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-06-27
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SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmh) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-06-27
NOTICE OF ERROR re 1 Complaint; emailed to bart@nvlsp.org, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Missing summonses-government. When naming a government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & two additional summonses for the U.S. Attorney & U.S. Attorney General. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to Issue. (zmh, ) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-06-27
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LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM (Stichman, Barton) (Main Document 3 replaced on 6/28/2022) (zjm). (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-06-27
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REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE to US Attorney General and US Attorney's Office re 1 Complaint filed by NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM. Related document: 1 Complaint filed by NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM. (Attachments: # 1 Summons US Atty Office)(Stichman, Barton) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
2022-06-28
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SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zjm) (Entered: 06/28/2022)
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