NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Plaintiff: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION
Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Case Number: 1:2020cv02217
Filed: August 12, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Trevor N McFadden
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
October 6, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/5/2020. (hmc)
October 6, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' #9 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another Joint Status Report on or before November 5, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 10/6/2020. (lctnm3)
October 5, 2020 Filing 9 Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gangwer, Jason)
September 15, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/5/2020. (hmc)
September 14, 2020 Filing 8 ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Seabrook, April)
September 14, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Before the Court are a complaint and an answer in this FOIA case. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report proposing a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule should address, among other things, 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, and a briefing schedule for dispositive motions, if required. The parties shall file the schedule on or before October 5, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 9/14/2020. (lctnm3)
August 31, 2020 Filing 7 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 8/31/2020 (Wolverton, Caroline)
August 31, 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 8/18/2020. (Wolverton, Caroline)
August 31, 2020 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 8/13/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/12/2020. (Wolverton, Caroline)
August 24, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by April Denise Seabrook on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Seabrook, April)
August 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 STANDING ORDER Establishing Procedures for Cases Before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. The parties are hereby ORDERED to read and comply with the directives in the attached standing order. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 8/12/2020. (lctnm3)
August 12, 2020 Filing 2 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(zsb)
August 12, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7454905) filed by NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons)(Wolverton, Caroline)
August 12, 2020 Case Assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (zsb)

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Plaintiff: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION
Represented By: Caroline Lewis Wolverton
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Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Represented By: April Denise Seabrook
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