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Case TitleAMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2022cv02510
Date Filed2022-08-22
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Beryl A. Howell
PlaintiffAMERICAN OVERSIGHT
Case DescriptionAmerican Oversight submitted six FOIA requests to the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services for records concerning the use of the Public Health Act to keep migrants out of the United States. The agencies acknowledged receipt of the requests but after hearing nothing further from the agency, American Oversight filed suit.
Complaint issues: Litigation - Attorney's fees, Adequacy - Search, Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Vaughn index

DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DefendantCENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
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2022-08-221COMPLAINT against CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9459432) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons USAO, # 3 Summons US Atty General, # 4 Summons US Dept. of Health & Human Servs., # 5 Summons Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, # 6 Summons US Dept. of State)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 08/22/2022)
2022-08-222LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 08/22/2022)
2022-08-25NOTICE OF ERROR re 1 Complaint; emailed to hart.wood@americanoversight.org, cc'd 1 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Blank or missing coversheet. Please use the cover sheet at https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/new-case-forms & file using the event Civil Cover Sheet., 2. Form filed as fillable PDF. Please file form in a non-fillable PDF format., 3. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (zsb, ) . (Entered: 08/29/2022)
2022-09-02MINUTE ORDER: Plaintiff is hereby ordered to show cause, on or before September 16, why this case should not be dismissed given Plaintiff's failure to remedy the errors that the Clerk's Office has identified with the filing and asked Plaintiff to correct on August 25, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on 9/2/2022. (lcjmc1) (Entered: 09/02/2022)
2022-09-02Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Show Cause due by 9/16/2022. (lcjr) (Entered: 09/02/2022)
2022-09-073RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
2022-09-074CIVIL COVER SHEET by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT re 1 Complaint, filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Related document: 1 Complaint, filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT.(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
2022-09-08Case Assigned to Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. (zsb) (Entered: 09/08/2022)
2022-09-085SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmrl) (Entered: 09/08/2022)
2022-09-086STANDING ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 8, 2022. (lcbah1) (Entered: 09/08/2022)
2022-09-297RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/15/2022. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/15/2022.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 9/20/22., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION served on 9/20/2022; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES served on 9/19/2022; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 9/20/2022 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Wood, Hart) (Entered: 09/29/2022)
2022-10-178ANSWER to Complaint by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 10/17/2022)
2022-10-319Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 10/31/2022)
2022-10-31MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 9 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by January 17, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 31, 2022. (lcbah1) (Entered: 10/31/2022)
2022-11-01Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/17/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 11/01/2022)
2023-01-1710Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
2023-01-17MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 10 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by March 15, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 17, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
2023-01-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/15/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 01/18/2023)
2023-03-1511Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 03/15/2023)
2023-03-20MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by May 17, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A Howell on March 20, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 03/20/2023)
2023-03-20ENTERED IN ERROR.....MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by June 16, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A Howell on March 20, 2023. (lcbah1) Modified on 3/21/2023 (ztg). (Entered: 03/20/2023)
2023-03-21NOTICE OF ERROR regarding Minute Order entered on 3/20/2023, regarding 14 Status Report. The parties shall disregard the entry, it was entered in the wrong case. (ztg) (Entered: 03/21/2023)
2023-03-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/17/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 03/21/2023)
2023-05-1712Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 05/17/2023)
2023-05-17MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 12 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by July 19, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on May 17, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 05/17/2023)
2023-05-17Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/19/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 05/17/2023)
2023-07-1113NOTICE of Appearance by Rachel Baron on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Baron, Rachel) (Entered: 07/11/2023)
2023-07-1314NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Attorney Hart W. Wood terminated. (Wood, Hart) (Entered: 07/13/2023)
2023-07-1915Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 07/19/2023)
2023-07-20MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 15 Joint Status Report, the parties to submit a joint status report by September 20, 2023. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 20, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 07/20/2023)
2023-07-20Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/20/2023. (ztg) (Entered: 07/20/2023)
2023-09-2016Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/20/2023)
2023-09-20MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 16 Joint Status Report, to file, by November 15, 2023, a joint status report advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 20, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 09/20/2023)
2023-09-21Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/15/2023 (mac) (Entered: 09/21/2023)
2023-10-0317Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Elizabeth Haddix, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-10396254. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Baron, Rachel) (Entered: 10/03/2023)
2023-10-05MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING plaintiff's 17 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. Elizabeth Haddix may enter an appearance pro hac vice for the purpose of representing plaintiff in this action. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a) Click for instructions . Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 5, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 10/05/2023)
2023-10-0618NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Haddix on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Haddix, Elizabeth) (Main Document 18 replaced on 10/7/2023) (mg). (Entered: 10/06/2023)
2023-11-1419NOTICE of Appearance by Mehreen A Rasheed on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Rasheed, Mehreen) (Entered: 11/14/2023)
2023-11-1520Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 11/15/2023)
2023-11-1621NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Attorney Rachel Baron terminated. (Baron, Rachel) (Entered: 11/16/2023)
2023-11-17MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 20 Joint Status Report, to file, by January 16, 2024, a joint status report, advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 17, 2023. (lcbah1) (Entered: 11/17/2023)
2023-11-17Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/16/2024 (mac) (Entered: 11/17/2023)
2023-11-1722ERRATA by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT re 20 Status Report. (Haddix, Elizabeth) (Entered: 11/17/2023)
2024-01-1623Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/16/2024)
2024-01-17MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties, upon consideration of their 23 Joint Status Report, to file, by March 20, 2024, a joint status report, advising the Court of the status of this matter. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 17, 2024. (lcbah1) (Entered: 01/17/2024)
2024-01-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 3/20/2024 (mac) (Entered: 01/18/2024)
2024-02-0824NOTICE of Appearance by Khahilia Y. Shaw on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Shaw, Khahilia) (Entered: 02/08/2024)
2024-02-0825NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Attorney Mehreen A Rasheed terminated. (Rasheed, Mehreen) (Entered: 02/08/2024)
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