JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
District
District of Columbia
City
Washington, DC
Case Number
1:2023cv02457
Date Filed
2023-08-23
Date Closed
Open
Judge
Judge Amit P. Mehta
Plaintiff
JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Case Description
Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for records concerning investigative reports and correspondence sent to or from officials in the Quality, Safety and Oversight Group. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Judicial Watch filed suit. Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees
COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-10299347) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney)(Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 08/23/2023)
2023-08-23
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LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Di Liberto, Meredith) (Entered: 08/23/2023)
2023-08-24
Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (zljn) (Entered: 08/24/2023)
2023-08-24
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SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zljn) (Entered: 08/24/2023)
2023-09-20
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RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/24/2023. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/23/2023.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 8/30/2023., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES served on 8/31/2023 (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Paul Orfanedes)(Orfanedes, Paul) (Entered: 09/20/2023)
2023-09-25
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ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.(Escher, Sam) (Entered: 09/25/2023)
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