ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Plaintiff: ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM, HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MIKE HOWELL and HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Case Number: 1:2023cv00743
Filed: March 20, 2023
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 Freedom of Information Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 12, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel D. Mauler on behalf of HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA (Mauler, Daniel)
May 4, 2023 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/3/2023. (hmc)
May 3, 2023 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 Plaintiffs' FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiffs' FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiffs, 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 by June 3, 2023. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/3/2023. (lctnm1)
May 2, 2023 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Siler, Jacob)
April 19, 2023 Filing 5 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Siler, Jacob)
April 19, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Jacob Stephen Siler on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Siler, Jacob)
April 19, 2023 Set/Reset Deadlines: Government's response due by 5/2/2023. (hmc)
April 19, 2023 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: The Government's #5 Consent Motion for Extension of Time is granted. The Government's response is now due by May 2, 2023. The Government is admonished to review and follow the Court's Standing Order, which directs that extension requests must be made four days before the first affected date. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 4/19/2023. (lctnm1)
March 23, 2023 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 3/23/2023. (lctnm1)
March 21, 2023 Filing 2 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: #1 Notice and Consent)(zcb)
March 21, 2023 Case Assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (zcb)
March 20, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9939374) filed by HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA, ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM, MIKE HOWELL, HERITAGE FOUNDATION. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Exhibit 1, #6 Exhibit 2, #7 Exhibit 3, #8 Exhibit 4, #9 Exhibit 5, #10 Exhibit 6, #11 Exhibit 7, #12 Exhibit 8)(Dewey, Samuel)

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Plaintiff: ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM
Represented By: Samuel Everett Dewey
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Plaintiff: HERITAGE FOUNDATION
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Plaintiff: MIKE HOWELL
Represented By: Samuel Everett Dewey
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Plaintiff: HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
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Represented By: Daniel D. Mauler
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Defendant: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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