STATE OF GEORGIA et al v. US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Plaintiff: STATE OF GEORGIA and BRAD RAFFENSPERGER
Defendant: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Case Number: 1:2021cv03138
Filed: December 1, 2021
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
January 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/3/2022. (hmc)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ANSWER to Complaint by US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Kopplin, Rebecca)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Rebecca Michelle Kopplin on behalf of US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Kopplin, Rebecca)
January 6, 2022 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 February 3, 2022. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 1/6/2022. (lctnm3)
December 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/07/2021. (Schaerr, Gene)
December 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 12/7/2021 (Schaerr, Gene)
December 8, 2021 Opinion or Order 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 12/7/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 1/6/2022. (Schaerr, Gene)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 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 12/2/2021. (lctnm3)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: #1 Notice and Consent)(adh, )
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian J. Field on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Field, Brian)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8897892) filed by BRAD RAFFENSPERGER, STATE OF GEORGIA. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A:FOIA Request, #2 Exhibit B: FOIA Acknowledgment, #3 Exhibit C: JMD FOIA Acknowledgment, #4 Exhibit D: OIP FOIA Acknowledgment, #5 Civil Cover Sheet, #6 Summons DOJ, #7 Summons DOJ-M Garland, #8 Summons US Atty)(Schaerr, Gene)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Case Assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (adh, )

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Plaintiff: STATE OF GEORGIA
Represented By: Brian J. Field
Represented By: Gene C. Schaerr
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Defendant: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Represented By: Rebecca Michelle Kopplin
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