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| 2022-07-01 | 1 | COMPLAINT against FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9345822) filed by JASON LEOPOLD. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex 1-5, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 07/01/2022) |
| 2022-07-01 | 2 | SEALED DOCUMENT filed by JASON LEOPOLD(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 07/01/2022) |
| 2022-07-01 | 3 | NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of JASON LEOPOLD (Topic, Matthew) (Entered: 07/01/2022) |
| 2022-07-01 | 4 | NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Loevy on behalf of JASON LEOPOLD (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 07/01/2022) |
| 2022-07-05 | | Case Assigned to Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. (znmg) (Entered: 07/05/2022) |
| 2022-07-05 | 5 | SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmg) (Entered: 07/05/2022) |
| 2022-07-05 | 6 | STANDING ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 5, 2022. (lcbah1) (Entered: 07/05/2022) |
| 2022-09-29 | 7 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/22/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/22/2022. (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 09/29/2022) |
| 2022-10-24 | 8 | NOTICE of Appearance by Kevin Joseph Wynosky on behalf of All Defendants (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 10/24/2022) |
| 2022-10-24 | 9 | ANSWER to Complaint by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 10/24/2022) |
| 2022-11-07 | 10 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 10/7/2022 (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 11/07/2022) |
| 2022-11-07 | 11 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION served on 10/7/2022 (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 11/07/2022) |
| 2022-11-07 | 12 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 10/7/22. (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 11/07/2022) |
| 2022-11-07 | 13 | RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/22/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/22/2022. (Loevy, Joshua) (Entered: 11/07/2022) |
| 2022-11-07 | 14 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 11/07/2022) |
| 2022-11-08 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by December 8, 2022. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 8, 2022. (lcbah1) (Entered: 11/08/2022) |
| 2022-11-08 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/8/2022. (ztg) (Entered: 11/08/2022) |
| 2022-12-08 | 15 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 12/08/2022) |
| 2022-12-20 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by January 20, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on December 20, 2022. (lcbah1) (Entered: 12/20/2022) |
| 2022-12-21 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/20/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 12/21/2022) |
| 2023-01-20 | 16 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 01/20/2023) |
| 2023-01-23 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by February 10, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 23, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 01/23/2023) |
| 2023-01-24 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/10/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 01/24/2023) |
| 2023-02-10 | 17 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 02/10/2023) |
| 2023-02-13 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 17 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by February 24, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 13, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 02/13/2023) |
| 2023-02-14 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/24/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 02/14/2023) |
| 2023-02-22 | 18 | NOTICE of Appearance by Merrick Jason Wayne on behalf of JASON LEOPOLD (Wayne, Merrick) (Entered: 02/22/2023) |
| 2023-02-22 | | RESOLVED...NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re NOTICE of Appearance by Merrick Jason Wayne on behalf of BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Wayne, Merrick), Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 3/1/2023. (zbaj) Modified on 2/23/2023 (znmw). Modified on 3/2/2023 (zbaj). (Entered: 02/22/2023) |
| 2023-02-24 | 19 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 02/24/2023) |
| 2023-02-27 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report, the parties to file another joint status report by March 27, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 27, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 02/27/2023) |
| 2023-02-28 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/27/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 02/28/2023) |
| 2023-03-27 | 20 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 03/27/2023) |
| 2023-03-27 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 20 Joint Status Report, the parties to file another joint status report by May 29, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 27, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 03/27/2023) |
| 2023-03-28 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/29/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 03/28/2023) |
| 2023-05-26 | 21 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 05/26/2023) |
| 2023-05-30 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 21 Joint Status Report, the parties to file another joint status report by July 21, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on May 30, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 05/30/2023) |
| 2023-05-31 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/21/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 05/31/2023) |
| 2023-06-30 | 22 | Unopposed MOTION to Bifurcate by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 06/30/2023) |
| 2023-07-11 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING defendant's 22 Unopposed Motion to Bifurcate, permitting it to move for summary judgment based on the applicability of Exemption 7(A) to certain records without waiving any allegation that those records are exempt from release for other reasons. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 11, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 07/11/2023) |
| 2023-07-21 | 23 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 07/21/2023) |
| 2023-07-25 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 23 Joint Status Report, to submit another joint status report by September 13, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 25, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 07/25/2023) |
| 2023-07-26 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/13/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 07/26/2023) |
| 2023-09-13 | 24 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 09/13/2023) |
| 2023-09-14 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 24 Joint Status Report, to file a joint status report by October 13, 2023, advising the Court of the status of this matter and whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 14, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 09/14/2023) |
| 2023-09-15 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/13/2023. (mac) (Entered: 09/15/2023) |
| 2023-10-13 | 25 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Wynosky, Kevin) (Entered: 10/13/2023) |
| 2023-10-16 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 25 Joint Status Letter, to file, by December 15, 2023, a joint status letter, advising the Court of the status of this matter and whether any issues remain, and, if so, proposing a scheduling order. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 16, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 10/16/2023) |
| 2023-10-18 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Letter due by 12/15/2023. (mac) (Entered: 10/18/2023) |
| 2023-11-21 | 26 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Simon G. Jerome on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Kevin Wynosky (Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 11/21/2023) |
| 2023-12-14 | 27 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 12/14/2023) |
| 2023-12-14 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 27 Joint Status Report, to file, by January 19, 2024, a joint status report, advising the Court of the status of this matter and whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on December 14, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 12/14/2023) |
| 2023-12-15 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 1/19/2024. (mac) (Entered: 12/15/2023) |
| 2024-01-19 | 28 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 01/19/2024) |
| 2024-01-22 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) ISSUING, upon consideration of the parties' 28 Joint Status Report, the following SCHEDULING ORDER: (1) by May 20, 2024, defendants shall file any motion for summary judgment; (2) by June 19, 2024, plaintiff shall file any opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment; (3) by July 19, 2024, defendants shall file any reply and opposition to plaintiff's cross-motion; and (4) by August 9, 2024, plaintiff shall file any reply in support of the cross-motion. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 22, 2024. (lcbah1) (Entered: 01/22/2024) |
| 2024-01-23 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants Motion For Summary Judgment due by 5/20/2024. Plaintiff Opposition And Cross-Motion For Summary Judgment due by 6/19/2024. Defendants Reply And Opposition To Plaintiff's Cross-Motion due by 7/19/2024. Plaintiff Reply In Support Of The Cross-Motion due by 8/9/2024. (mac) (Entered: 01/23/2024) |
| 2024-05-08 | 29 | Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Summary Judgment by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 05/08/2024) |
| 2024-05-09 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the parties' 29 Joint Motion for Extension of Time; and MODIFYING the SCHEDULING ORDER issued on January 22, 2024, as follows: (1) by July 19, 2024, defendants shall file any motion for summary judgment; (2) by August 19, 2024, plaintiff shall file any opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment; (3) by September 17, 2024, defendants shall file any reply and opposition to plaintiff's cross-motion; and (4) by October 8, 2024, plaintiff shall file any reply in support of the cross-motion. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on May 9, 2024. (lcbah1) (Entered: 05/09/2024) |
| 2024-07-15 | 30 | Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Summary Judgment by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 07/15/2024) |
| 2024-07-15 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the parties' 30 Joint Motion for Extension of Time; and MODIFYING the SCHEDULING ORDER issued on May 9, 2024, as follows: (1) by August 23, 2024, defendants shall file any motion for summary judgment; (2) by September 23, 2024, plaintiff shall file any opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment; (3) by October 22, 2024, defendants shall file any reply and opposition to plaintiff's cross-motion; and (4) by November 12, 2024, plaintiff shall file any reply in support of the cross-motion. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 15, 2024. (lcbah1) (Entered: 07/15/2024) |
| 2024-08-23 | 31 | MOTION for Summary Judgment by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Text of Proposed Order, # 4 Index of Declarations and Exhibits, # 5 Declaration of Vanessa Brinkmann (DOJ), # 6 Declaration of Shannon Hammer (FBI), # 7 Exhibit A: FOIA Request from Plaintiff to FBI (February 22, 2022), # 8 Exhibit B; Letter from FBI to Plaintiff (March 8, 2022), # 9 Exhibit C: Letter from FBI to Plaintiff (March 11, 2022; 1 of 2), # 10 Exhibit D: Plaintiffs Appeal Transmission (March 11, 2022), # 11 Exhibit E: Letter from FBI to Plaintiff (March 11, 2022; 2 of 2), # 12 Exhibit F: Letter from OIP to Plaintiff (October 21, 2022), # 13 Exhibit G: Letter from FBI to Plaintiff (November 22, 2022), # 14 Exhibit H: First Interim Release Letter (May 25, 2023), # 15 Exhibit I: Second Interim Release Letter (July 7, 2023), # 16 Exhibit J: Letter from FBI to Plaintiff (July 25, 2023), # 17 Exhibit K: Letter from FBI to Plaintiff (August 25, 2023), # 18 Exhibit L: Letter from FBI to Plaintiff (September 25, 2023), # 19 Exhibit M: Third Interim Release Letter (October 26, 2023), # 20 Exhibit N: Fourth and Final Release Letter (November 30, 2023), # 21 Exhibit O: Exemption Application (Vaughn) Index)(Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 08/23/2024) |
| 2024-09-13 | 32 | NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen Stich Match on behalf of JASON LEOPOLD (Match, Stephen) (Entered: 09/13/2024) |
| 2024-09-13 | 33 | Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by JASON LEOPOLD. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Match, Stephen) (Entered: 09/13/2024) |
| 2024-09-13 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING plaintiff's 33 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time; and MODIFYING the SCHEDULING ORDER issued on July, 15, 2024 as follows: (1) by October 23, 2024, plaintiff shall file any cross-motion for summary judgment and any opposition to defendants 32 motion for summary judgment; (2) by November 22, 2024, defendants shall file any reply and any opposition to plaintiff's cross-motion; and (3) by December 12, 2024, plaintiff shall file any reply in support of the cross motion. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 13, 2024. (lcbah1) (Entered: 09/13/2024) |
| 2024-10-23 | 34 | Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by JASON LEOPOLD. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Statement of Facts Response to SOF, # 4 Declaration Leopold Decl, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Match, Stephen) (Entered: 10/23/2024) |
| 2024-10-23 | 35 | Memorandum in opposition to re 31 Motion for Summary Judgment,,,,, filed by JASON LEOPOLD. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Statement of Facts Response to SOF, # 3 Declaration Leopold Decl, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Match, Stephen) (Entered: 10/23/2024) |
| 2024-11-19 | 36 | MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 34 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment , 31 MOTION for Summary Judgment by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 11/19/2024) |
| 2024-11-20 | 37 | Memorandum in opposition to re 36 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply, filed by JASON LEOPOLD. (Match, Stephen) (Entered: 11/20/2024) |
| 2024-11-20 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DENYING defendants' 36 Motion to Amend Summary Judgment Briefing Schedule, which amendment is sought "[b]ecause of the January 2025 change in Presidential Administration [that] may affect the factual basis for Defendants' assertions of Exemption 7(A)," id. at 1, ECF No. 36. Given the already granted 125 days' worth of extensions, see Min. Order (May 9, 2024) (granting joint motion for extension of time), Min. Order (July 15, 2024) (granting defendants' consent motion for extension of time), Min. Order (Sept. 13, 2024) (granting plaintiff's unopposed motion for extension of time), and the wholly insufficient and speculative explanation as to how the January 2025 change in presidential administration may affect the agency's legal application of exemptions, defendants have failed to provide "good cause," see Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4), for the substantial delay in briefing requested. Accordingly, the extension motion is denied. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 20, 2024. (lcbah1) (Entered: 11/20/2024) |
| 2024-11-22 | 38 | RESPONSE re 34 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Michael G. Seidel, # 2 Response to Plaintiff's Statement of Material Facts)(Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 11/22/2024) |
| 2024-11-22 | 39 | REPLY to opposition to motion re 34 Motion for Summary Judgment, 31 Motion for Summary Judgment,,,,, (identical in other respects to ECF No. 38) filed by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Michael G. Seidel, # 2 Response to Plaintiff's Statement of Material Facts)(Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 11/22/2024) |
| 2024-12-09 | 40 | REPLY to opposition to motion re 34 Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by JASON LEOPOLD. (Match, Stephen) (Entered: 12/09/2024) |
| 2025-01-07 | 41 | NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by JASON LEOPOLD (Match, Stephen) (Entered: 01/07/2025) |
| 2025-01-13 | 42 | RESPONSE re 41 NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY filed by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 01/13/2025) |
| 2025-02-10 | 43 | ORDER DENYING defendants' 31 Motion for Summary Judgment and GRANTING plaintiff's 34 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See order for further details. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 10, 2025. (lcbah1) (Entered: 02/10/2025) |
| 2025-02-10 | 44 | MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding defendants' 31 Motion for Summary Judgment and plaintiff's 34 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 10, 2025. (lcbah1) (Entered: 02/10/2025) |
| 2025-02-10 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 2/20/2025 (mac) (Entered: 02/10/2025) |
| 2025-02-20 | 45 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 02/20/2025) |
| 2025-02-21 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of the parties' 45 Joint Status Report, DIRECTING the parties to submit a joint status report by March 6, 2025, advising the Court of the status of this matter and providing a proposed schedule to govern further proceedings in this matter; and FURTHER DIRECTING, given that "Defendants are considering their appeal options with respect to the Court's decision on their Glomar response to the sixth category of Plaintiff's request" only, id. at 2, that defendants begin promptly processing records from the "Mar-a-Lago investigative file" responsive to Parts 1 through 5 of plaintiff's request. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 21, 2025. (lcbah1) (Entered: 02/21/2025) |
| 2025-02-24 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 3/6/2025. (mac) (Entered: 02/24/2025) |
| 2025-03-06 | 46 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 03/06/2025) |
| 2025-03-11 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of the parties' 46 Joint Status Report ("JSR") and the lengthy pendency of this action for almost three years, DIRECTING the parties to file a joint status report by April 16, 2025, advising the Court of the status of this case, including a more fulsome explanation by defendants regarding: (1) Whether it is feasible for defendants to accept plaintiff's offer to drop Part 4 of his request to prioritize the remaining parts of his request, see JSR at 2, and if not, why the FBI is unable to do so; (2) The total number of documents responsive to Parts 1-5 of plaintiff's FOIA request that must be processed; (3) The number of documents defendants have already referred to other agencies and an estimate on the length of time each agency has given to review the referred documents; (4) The number of documents defendants estimate that remain to be referred to other agencies for their consult; (5) Given that defendants have already conducted a "document-by-document review," Defs.' Mot. Summ. J., Decl. of Shannon R. Hammer ¶ 144, ECF No. 31-6, of the records responsive to Parts 1-5 of plaintiff's FOIA request, precisely what "preparatory steps" defendants must take to process Parts 1-5 of plaintiff's FOIA request and why this was not done previously; (6) An estimated timeline of when defendants will make their first production; and FURTHER DIRECTING defendants, pursuant to their agreement, to process documents at a rate of no fewer than 500 pages per month, see JSR at 2. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 11, 2025. (lcbah1) (Entered: 03/11/2025) |
| 2025-03-12 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 4/16/2025. (mac) (Entered: 03/12/2025) |
| 2025-04-16 | 47 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Jerome, Simon) (Entered: 04/16/2025) |
| 2025-04-17 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of the parties' 47 Joint Status Report, DIRECTING the parties to file a Joint Status Report by May 23, 2025, advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 17, 2025. (lcbah1) (Entered: 04/17/2025) |
| 2025-04-18 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 5/23/2025. (mac) (Entered: 04/18/2025) |
| 2025-04-18 | 48 | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Andrew James Rising on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Simon G. Jerome (Rising, Andrew) (Entered: 04/18/2025) |
| 2025-05-23 | 49 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Rising, Andrew) (Entered: 05/23/2025) |
| 2025-05-23 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of the parties' 49 Joint Status Report, DIRECTING the parties to file a joint status report by June 23, 2025, advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on May 23, 2025. (lcbah1) (Entered: 05/23/2025) |
| 2025-05-23 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 6/23/2025. (mac) (Entered: 05/23/2025) |
| 2025-06-23 | 50 | Joint STATUS REPORT by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Rising, Andrew) (Entered: 06/23/2025) |
| 2025-06-25 | | MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of the parties' 50 Joint Status Report, DIRECTING the parties to file a joint status report by August 22, 2025, advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 25, 2025. (lcbah1) (Entered: 06/25/2025) |
| 2025-06-25 | | Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 8/22/2025. (mac) (Entered: 06/25/2025) |
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