WP COMPANY LLC v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Plaintiff: WP COMPANY LLC and WP COMPANY LLC doing business as WASHINGTON POST
Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Case Number: 1:2020cv01082
Filed: April 24, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: James E Boasberg
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
June 22, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 7/23/2020. Summary Judgment motions due by 7/31/2020. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 8/21/2020. Cross Motions due by 7/31/2020. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 9/11/2020. Response to Cross Motions due by 8/21/2020. Reply to Cross Motions due by 9/25/2020. (znbn)
June 22, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' #10 Joint Status Report and ORDERS that the following schedule shall govern further proceedings: 1) By July 23, 2020, Defendant shall issue a final response to Plaintiff's FOIA request; 2) No more than seven days after Defendant issues its final response, Plaintiff shall inform Defendant of the scope of itschallenges to the search and/or any withholdings; 3) Defendant shall file its Motion for Summary Judgment by July 31, 2020; 4) Plaintiff shall file its Cross-Motion and Opposition by August 21, 2020; 5) Defendant shall file its Opposition and Reply by September 11, 2020; and 6) Plaintiff shall file its Reply by September 25, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/22/2020. (lcjeb1)
June 12, 2020 Filing 10 Joint STATUS REPORT by WP COMPANY LLC. (Tobin, Charles)
May 29, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall confer and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by June 12, 2020. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/29/2020. (lcjeb3)
May 29, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 6/12/2020. (znbn)
May 28, 2020 Filing 9 ANSWER to #7 Amended Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Bickford, James)
May 28, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by James O. Bickford on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Bickford, James)
May 14, 2020 Filing 7 AMENDED COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE filed by WP COMPANY LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Tobin, Charles)
May 8, 2020 Filing 6 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 5-4-2020. (Tobin, Charles)
May 8, 2020 Filing 5 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 5/5/2020 (Tobin, Charles)
April 30, 2020 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 4/27/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/27/2020. (Tobin, Charles)
April 27, 2020 Filing 3 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(adh, )
April 27, 2020 Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (adh, )
April 24, 2020 Filing 2 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests identifying corporate parent Nash Holdings LLC by WP COMPANY LLC (Tobin, Charles)
April 24, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7058836) filed by WP COMPANY LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Summons to U.S. Department of State, #5 Summons to Attorney General of the United States, #6 Summons to United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(Tobin, Charles)

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Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Represented By: James O. Bickford
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Plaintiff: WP COMPANY LLC
Represented By: Charles D. Tobin
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Represented By: Charles D. Tobin
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