JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Featured Case
Plaintiff: JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Case Number: 1:2015cv01817
Filed: October 26, 2015
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Office: Washington, DC Office
County: 11001
Presiding Judge: Tanya S. Chutkan
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. ยง 552
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 14, 2016 Set/Reset Deadlines: Summary Judgment motions due by 4/29/2016. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 5/20/2016. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 6/10/2016. Reply due by 6/24/2016. (zsm)
March 11, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MINUTE SCHEDULING ORDER: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment due April 29, 2016. Plaintiff's combined Opposition brief and Cross-motion for Summary Judgment due May 20, 2016. Defendant's combined Reply in support of Summary Judgment and Opposition due June 10, 2016. Plaintiff's Reply due June 24, 2016. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 3/11/16. (DJS)
March 8, 2016 Filing 11 Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Edney, Marsha)
January 15, 2016 Set/Reset Deadlines: Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 3/15/2016 (zsm)
January 8, 2016 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the jointly proposed scheduling order 10 , the following deadlines shall apply: The Department's ongoing search for potentially responsive documents will be completed no later than January 20, 2016. Once the search is completed, the Department shall process and produce all responsive documents to Plaintiff on or before February 24, 2016. Once the production is complete, the parties shall meet and confer to determine if summary judgment briefing is necessary. If the parties determine that summary judgment briefing is necessary, the parties will jointly file a briefing schedule and proposed order not later than March 15, 2016. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 1/8/15. (DJS)
January 7, 2016 Filing 10 NOTICE of Proposed Order (joint) by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE re Order, (Edney, Marsha)
January 7, 2016 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the Joint Status Report filed by the parties 9 , the parties are hereby ordered to file a proposed order, as required by this court's 12/21/2015 Minute Order. The proposed order shall be filed not later than 1/8/16. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 1/7/16. (DJS)
January 6, 2016 Filing 9 Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Edney, Marsha)
December 21, 2015 Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 1/6/2016 (zsm)
December 21, 2015 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Granting 8 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Status. Not later than January 6, 2016, the parties' shall file their joint status, proposed schedule and proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/21/15. (DJS)
December 18, 2015 Filing 8 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Edney, Marsha)
December 18, 2015 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Marsha Stelson Edney on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Edney, Marsha)
December 16, 2015 Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 12/30/2015 (zsm)
December 15, 2015 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues and that contains a proposed schedule and order not later than 12/30/15. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/15/16. (DJS)
December 10, 2015 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Taylor, Michael)
December 10, 2015 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Steven Taylor on behalf of All Defendants (Taylor, Michael)
November 18, 2015 Filing 4 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/10/2015. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/10/2015.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/10/2015., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 11/10/2015 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cristina Rotaru)(Peterson, James)
November 5, 2015 Filing 3 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Consent) (zmd)
October 26, 2015 Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (md)
October 26, 2015 Filing 2 LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Peterson, James)
October 26, 2015 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4292903) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons State Department, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney for D.C., # 4 Summons U.S. Attorney General)(Peterson, James)

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