Arab American Action Network v. Department of Homeland Security et al
Plaintiff: Arab American Action Network
Defendant: Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation
Case Number: 1:2018cv06528
Filed: September 26, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 552
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 20, 2018 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The Court grants Defendants' unopposed motion to extend the deadline to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiff's complaint #12 to and including December 3, 2018. No appearance on the motion is necessary.Mailed notice (ca, )
November 19, 2018 Filing 13 NOTICE of Motion by Jimmy Lorenzo Arce for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #12 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 11/27/2018 at 09:00 AM. (Arce, Jimmy)
November 19, 2018 Filing 12 MOTION by Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation for extension of time to file answer Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadline to File Answer (Arce, Jimmy)
November 19, 2018 Filing 11 DESIGNATION of Jimmy Lorenzo Arce as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Arce, Jimmy)
November 13, 2018 Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Status hearing held on 11/13/18. The government reports that they are conducting a search for the records requested in the FOIA request and will file their answer on Monday. The Court will not set a MIDP deadline at this time. Status hearing set for 1/22/19 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (ca, )
November 7, 2018 Filing 9 STATUS Report JOINT INITIAL STATUS REPORT by Arab American Action Network (Van Dril, Hanan)
October 3, 2018 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Arab American Action Network as to All Defendants., SUMMONS Returned Executed by Arab American Action Network as to All Defendants on 10/3/2018, answer due 10/24/2018 (Van Dril, Hanan). (Docket text modified by the Clerk's office) Modified on 10/4/2018 (mc, ).
October 1, 2018 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE Certification form regarding MIDP (Van Dril, Hanan)
September 28, 2018 Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Initial status hearing set for 11/13/18 at 9:00 a.m. Judge Lee participates in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project ("Project"). The Project applies to all cases filed on or after June 1, 2017, excluding the following: (1) cases exempted by Rule 26(a)(1)(B), (2) actions brought by a person in the custody of the United States, a state, or a state subdivision, regardless of whether an attorney is recruited, (3) actions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, (4) patent cases governed by the Local Patent Rules, and (5) cases transferred for consolidated administration in the District by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("Exempt Cases").For all cases to which the Project applies, Judge Lee requires (1) each attorney appearing on behalf of Plaintiff(s) to file a "Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" form within 28 days after the filing of the Complaint and (2) each attorney appearing on behalf of Defendant(s) to file the certification form with the Answer. The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing. The certification form and initial status report requirements are set forth in Judge Lee's standing order regarding the "Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" available on the Courts website. For all Exempt Cases, the parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing in accordance with the standing order governing "Initial Status Report in Cases Exempt from the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" also available on the Court's website. Mailed notice (ca, )
September 27, 2018 Filing 5 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (nsf, )
September 26, 2018 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Arab American Action Network by Hanan Erikat Van Dril (Van Dril, Hanan)
September 26, 2018 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Arab American Action Network by Aaron Paul Wenzloff (Wenzloff, Aaron)
September 26, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Wenzloff, Aaron)
September 26, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Arab American Action Network. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-14990778. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A through I)(Wenzloff, Aaron) (Docket Text Modified by Clerks Office) (ew, ).
September 26, 2018 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sidney I. Schenkier. (daj, ) (Docket Text Modified by Clerks Office) (ew, ).
September 26, 2018 SUMMONS Issued as to Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Attorney General (daj, )

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Plaintiff: Arab American Action Network
Represented By: Aaron Paul Wenzloff
Represented By: Hanan Erikat Van Dril
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Defendant: Department of Justice
Represented By: AUSA - Chicago
Represented By: Jimmy Lorenzo Arce
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Defendant: Department of Homeland Security
Represented By: AUSA - Chicago
Represented By: Jimmy Lorenzo Arce
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Defendant: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Represented By: Jimmy Lorenzo Arce
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