ASHLEY v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Plaintiff: JONATHAN ASHLEY
Defendant: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Case Number: 1:2021cv02923
Filed: November 5, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Reggie B Walton
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 3, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Telephonic Status Conference set for 7/5/2022 at 10:00 AM before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (zcdw)
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before July 5, 2022, the defendant shall complete its initial review of the records responsive to part one of the plaintiff's Mail Unit Request. It is further ORDERED that, on July 5, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., the parties shall appear before the Court for a status conference, via teleconference, by calling 1-877-873-8017 and entering the Court's access code (8583213) followed by the pound key (#). Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on May 2, 2022. (lcrbw1)
May 2, 2022 Minute Entry for proceedings held Via Phone before Judge Reggie B. Walton: Status Conference held on 5/2/2022. The Court Heard Arguments From The Parties. The Court Will Continue This Matter. Status Conference set for 7/5/2022 at 10:00 AM in Telephonic/VTC before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (Court Reporter CATHRYN JONES.) (mac)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that, on May 2, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., the parties shall appear before the Court for a status conference, via teleconference, by calling 1-877-873-8017 and entering the Court's access code (8583213) followed by the pound key (#). It is further ORDERED that, at the forthcoming status conference, a representative from the defendant's Criminal Division shall be prepared to advise the Court as to (1) why the defendant's proposed timeline for the processing of the records responsive to the plaintiff's remaining request is reasonable, in light of the nature of the responsive records, and (2) the relative priority of the plaintiff's FOIA request in comparison to the other FOIA requests currently being processed by the defendant, in terms of the date of submission of the FOIA request and the date on which litigation commenced regarding the request. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 27, 2022. (lcrbw1)
April 25, 2022 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Reggie B. Walton: Status Hearing held telephonically on 4/25/2022; a further Status Hearing is scheduled for 5/2/2022, at 11:00 AM telephonically before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (Court Reporter Cathryn Jones.) (ztg)
April 11, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Status Conference set for 4/25/2022 at 2:00 PM via Telephonic/VTC before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (zcdw)
April 8, 2022 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' #13 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on April 25, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., the parties shall appear before the Court for a status conference, via teleconference, by calling 1-877-873-8017 and entering the Court's access code (8583213) followed by the pound key (#). Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 8, 2022. (lcrbw1)
April 4, 2022 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Dedra Seibel Curteman on behalf of All Defendants (Curteman, Dedra)
April 4, 2022 Filing 13 Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Curteman, Dedra)
February 10, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/5/2022. (adh, )
February 8, 2022 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' #12 Joint Status Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before February 11, 2022, the defendant shall produce to the plaintiff the records responsive to the plaintiff's Mail Unit Request that it located in the search completed by the Executive Office of United States Attorneys. It is further ORDERED that, on or before April 5, 2022, the defendant shall complete the additional search by the Criminal Division FOIA/PA Unit for the records potentially responsive to part one of the plaintiff's Mail Unit Request. It is further ORDERED that, on or before April 5, 2022, the parties shall submit a joint status report regarding how they wish to proceed in this case. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on February 8, 2022. (lcrbw1)
February 4, 2022 Filing 12 Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Tilghman, Michael)
January 18, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's search for records due by 2/4/2022. Joint Status Report due by 2/4/2022. (adh, )
January 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before February 4, 2022, the defendant shall complete its search for records responsive to the plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act requests, absent extenuating circumstances. It is further ORDERED that, on or before February 4, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status report regarding the status of the defendant's searches and productions. In the event that extenuating circumstances prevent the defendant from completing its search on or before February 4, 2022, the defendant shall advise the Court regarding the circumstances and indicate the date by which it can complete its search. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on January 14, 2022. (lcrbw1)
January 13, 2022 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Reggie B. Walton: Status Conference held on 1/13/2022. Defendant's Status Report due by 2/4/2022. (Court Reporter Cathryn Jones.) (adh, )
January 5, 2022 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Lin Weeks on behalf of JONATHAN ASHLEY (Weeks, Lin)
January 3, 2022 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 1/13/2022 at 10:00 AM by Telephonic/VTC before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (adh)
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court requiring additional information regarding the requests in the parties' #9 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that, on January 13, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., the parties shall appear before the Court for a status conference, via teleconference, by calling 1-877-873-8017 and entering the Court's access code (8583213) followed by the pound key (#). Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 30, 2021. (lcrbw1)
December 27, 2021 Filing 9 Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Tilghman, Michael)
December 13, 2021 Filing 8 ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Tilghman, Michael)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 GENERAL ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE REGGIE B. WALTON. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on December 1, 2021. (lcrbw1)
November 22, 2021 Filing 6 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/12/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/12/2021. (Rottman, Gabriel) (Main Document 6 replaced on 11/24/2021) (ztth).
November 22, 2021 Filing 5 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/12/2021. (Rottman, Gabriel) (Main Document 5 replaced on 11/24/2021) (ztth).
November 22, 2021 Filing 4 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 11/12/2021 (Rottman, Gabriel) (Main Document 4 replaced on 11/24/2021) (ztth).
November 17, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Wendy Liu on behalf of JONATHAN ASHLEY (Liu, Wendy)
November 8, 2021 Filing 2 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(znmg)
November 8, 2021 Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (znmg)
November 5, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8848310) filed by JONATHAN ASHLEY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit Exhibit D, #5 Civil Cover Sheet, #6 Summons Agency Summons, #7 Summons AG Summons, #8 Summons USAO Summons)(Rottman, Gabriel)

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Plaintiff: JONATHAN ASHLEY
Represented By: Gabriel Rottman
Represented By: Wendy Liu
Represented By: Lin Weeks
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Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Represented By: Michael A. Tilghman, II
Represented By: Dedra Seibel Curteman
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