DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
| DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE |
| 1:2018cv02919 |
| December 12, 2018 |
| US District Court for the District of Columbia |
| Colleen Kollar-Kotelly |
| Freedom of Information Act |
| 05 U.S.C. ยง 552 |
| None |
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Filing 12
ORDER. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 2/8/2019. (lcckk3)
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| Filing 11 ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Schaefer, Daniel) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Daniel Patrick Schaefer on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Substituting for attorney Peter C. Pfaffenroth (Schaefer, Daniel) |
| Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer to #1 due by 2/8/2019. (dot) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Restored Government Funding and Proposed Schedule by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Schaefer, Daniel) |
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MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of Defendant's #9 Status Report. On January 23, 2019, the Court stayed this case due to a lapse in appropriations to the Department of Justice. Defendant reports that appropriations have now been restored. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS the stay be lifted. The Court further ORDERS Defendant to file an Answer to Plaintiff's complaint by FEBRUARY 8, 2019, and the parties to file a joint meet and confer report addressing the status of processing Plaintiff's FOIA request by FEBRUARY 28, 2019. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 1/31/2019. (lcckk3)
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| Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Status Report due by 2/1/2019, notifying the Court as to whether or not FOIA requests are being processed by the Department of State and, if so, whether or not Plaintiff's FOIA request has been, can be, or will be processed. (dot) |
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's #6 Motion to Stay, Plaintiff's #7 Opposition to that motion, and Defendant's #8 Reply in support of its motion. The Court notes that two agencies are at issue in this case, both of which do not have appropriations and have many workers who are currently on unpaid furlough. The first agency is the Department of State, the agency which would be required to process Plaintiff's FOIA request and, if appropriate, produce the documents. Based on the current record, it is unclear whether or not the Department of State is in a position to process Plaintiff's FOIA request, especially given that it appears that Plaintiff did not request expedited processing. Defendant reports that most personnel operations will resume between January 20, 2019 and February 2, 2019, but it is unclear how this will affect FOIA processing. The second agency at issue is the Department of Justice, whose employees are furloughed and working without pay. Based on the record before the Court, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion for a Stay contingent on a Status Report being filed by Defendant on or before FEBRUARY 1, 2019, notifying the Court as to whether or not FOIA requests are being processed by the Department of State and, if so, whether or not Plaintiff's FOIA request has been, can be, or will be processed. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 1/23/2019. (lcckk3)
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| Filing 8 REPLY to opposition to motion re #6 MOTION to Stay MOTION for Extension of Time to All Deadlines filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Schaefer, Daniel) |
| Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Opposition due by 1/22/2019. (kt) |
| Filing 7 Memorandum in opposition to re #6 MOTION to Stay MOTION for Extension of Time to All Deadlines filed by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Lewis, John) |
| Filing 6 MOTION to Stay , MOTION for Extension of Time to All Deadlines by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Pfaffenroth, Peter) |
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's #6 Motion to Stay and Plaintiff's #7 Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Stay. The Court ORDERS Defendant to file a Response to Plaintiff's Opposition by JANUARY 22, 2019. Defendant's Response should also indicate what progress, if any, has been made on processing Plaintiff's FOIA request. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 1/18/2019. (lcckk3)
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| Filing 5 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/19/2018. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 1/18/2019.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/19/18., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 12/19/2018 (Attachments: #1 Declaration)(Lewis, John) |
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Filing 4
ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/26/2018. (DM)
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| Filing 3 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: #1 Notice and Consent)(zef, ) |
| Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (zef, ) |
| Filing 2 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION (Lewis, John) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5835820) filed by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons)(Lewis, John) |
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| Represented By: | John T. Lewis |
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| Represented By: | Daniel Patrick Schaefer |
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