GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Plaintiff: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Case Number: 1:2020cv02138
Filed: August 5, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
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
September 29, 2020 Filing 8 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/14/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/13/2020. (Burday, Joshua)
September 29, 2020 Filing 7 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 8/14/2020. (Burday, Joshua)
September 29, 2020 Filing 6 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY served on 8/14/2020 (Burday, Joshua)
September 16, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/29/2020. (tb)
September 15, 2020 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 no later than 10/29/2020. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/15/2020. (DJS)
September 14, 2020 Filing 5 ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.(Chang, William)
August 6, 2020 Filing 4 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(zsb)
August 6, 2020 Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zsb)
August 5, 2020 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (Topic, Matthew)
August 5, 2020 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Hart Burday on behalf of GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (Burday, Joshua)
August 5, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7428733) filed by GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Civil Cover Sheet, #5 Summons)(Burday, Joshua)

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Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Represented By: William Chang
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