HERITAGE FOUNDATION et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Plaintiff: HERITAGE FOUNDATION and MIKE HOWELL
Defendant: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and US DEPT OF JUSTICE
Case Number: 1:2022cv02688
Filed: September 7, 2022
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. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 31, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 12/1/2022. (nbn)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that: 1) The Joint #15 Motion to Continue Deadline to Submit Briefing Schedule is GRANTED; and 2) The parties shall submit a status report updating the Court on their efforts to reach an agreement as to the scope of the Defendant's search by December 1, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/31/2022. (lcjeb2)
October 28, 2022 Filing 15 Joint MOTION to Continue Deadline to Submit Briefing Schedule by US DEPT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Heiman, Julia)
October 18, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 10/31/2022. (nbn)
October 18, 2022 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall confer and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by October 31, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/18/2022. (lcjeb2)
October 17, 2022 Filing 14 ANSWER to #5 Amended Complaint, by US DEPT OF JUSTICE.(Heiman, Julia)
October 4, 2022 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Given Plaintiff's #13 Notice of Withdrawal, the Court ORDERS that the hearing set for October 14, 2022, is VACATED. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/4/2022. (lcjeb2)
October 3, 2022 Filing 13 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL re #11 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(Dewey, Samuel)
October 3, 2022 NOTICE OF COURTROOM TIME CHANGE Motion Hearing set for 10/14/2022 at 11:45 AM in Telephonic/VTC before Judge James E. Boasberg. (nbn)
September 29, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Responses due by 10/11/2022. Replies due by 10/13/2022. Motion Hearing set for 10/14/2022 at 11:30 AM in Telephonic/VTC before Judge James E. Boasberg. (znbn)
September 29, 2022 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that: 1) Defendant shall file its Opposition to Plaintiffs' #11 Motion for Preliminary Injunction by October 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.; 2) Plaintiffs shall file a Reply in Support of their Motion by October 13, 2022, at 12:00 p.m.; and 3) A hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion is set for October 14, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/29/2022. (lcjeb2)
September 27, 2022 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Julia Alexandra Heiman on behalf of US DEPT OF JUSTICE (Heiman, Julia)
September 27, 2022 Filing 11 WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO NOTICE FILED ON 10/3/2022..... MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order, #3 Declaration of Samuel E Dewey, #4 Exhibit Dewey Decl. Ex. 1, #5 Exhibit Dewey Decl. Ex. 2, #6 Exhibit Dewey Decl. Ex. 3, #7 Exhibit Dewey Decl. Ex. 4, #8 Exhibit Dewey Decl. Ex. 5, #9 Exhibit Dewey Decl. Ex. 6)(Dewey, Samuel) Modified on 10/4/2022 (ztth).
September 27, 2022 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiffs' [10-1] Memorandum is STRICKEN for violating the Court's Local Rule on excessive footnotes. Plaintiffs may refile a brief containing no more than 10 footnotes with no more than 50 aggregate lines of text. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/27/2022. (lcjeb2)
September 26, 2022 Filing 10 STRICKEN PURSUANT TO THE MINUTE ORDER FILED ON 9/27/2022..... MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order, #3 Declaration, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit)(Dewey, Samuel) Modified on 9/27/2022 (znbn).
September 23, 2022 Filing 9 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed Upon DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE on 9/16/2022. (Attachment: #1 Errata 1)(Jankowski, Roman); Modified text on 9/26/2022 (ztth).
September 23, 2022 Filing 8 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 9/16/2022. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Jankowski, Roman)
September 23, 2022 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Roman Jankowski on behalf of HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL (Jankowski, Roman)
September 23, 2022 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 9/16/2022. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/16/2022. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Jankowski, Roman)
September 21, 2022 Filing 5 AMENDED COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE filed by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Redline, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit Appendix A, #5 Exhibit Appendix B, #6 Exhibit Appendix C)(Dewey, Samuel)
September 13, 2022 Filing 4 SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (ztth)
September 12, 2022 Filing 3 REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE re Notice of QC- New Case,, filed by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL. Related document: Notice of QC- New Case,,.(Dewey, Samuel)
September 9, 2022 Filing 2 SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(zcb, )
September 9, 2022 Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (zcb, )
September 9, 2022 NOTICE OF ERROR re #2 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA; emailed to charles_briggs@dcd.uscourts.gov, cc'd 1 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Missing summonses-government. When naming a government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & two additional summonses for the U.S. Attorney & U.S. Attorney General. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to Issue., 2. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (zcb, )
September 7, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9495819) filed by HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Exhibit 1, #6 Exhibit 2, #7 Exhibit 1-1, #8 Exhibit 2-1, #9 Exhibit 2-2)(Dewey, Samuel)

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Plaintiff: HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Represented By: Samuel Everett Dewey
Represented By: Roman Jankowski
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