The James Madison Project et al v. Department of Defense
Plaintiff: The James Madison Project and Brian J. Karem
Defendant: Department of Defense
Case Number: 8:2022cv00153
Filed: January 20, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of Maryland
Presiding Judge: Paul W Grimm
Referring Judge: Gina L Simms
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
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 LETTER ORDER Scheduling a Telephone Conference Call on March 30, 2022 at 2:15 p.m. Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 3/15/2022. (heps, Deputy Clerk)
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 DISCOVERY ORDER. Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 3/15/2022. (Attachments: #1 Initial Discovery Protocols)(heps, Deputy Clerk)
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 SCHEDULING ORDER: Status Report due by 8/22/2022. Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 3/15/2022. (heps, Deputy Clerk)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Steven Zaid on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Zaid, Mark)
March 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ANSWER to #10 Amended Complaint by Department of Defense.(Newman, Lisa)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Department of Defense, filed by The James Madison Project, Brian J. Karem. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Redlined Amended Complaint)(Moss, Bradley)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 PAPERLESS ORDER regarding #8 Correspondence advising the Court that Plaintiff intends to file an amended complaint. Under the circumstances, Plaintiff does not need the Court's leave nor Defendant's consent to amend the complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Plaintiff is reminded to include a redline version pursuant to Local Rule 103.6(c) (D. Md. 2021). Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 2/17/2022. (imws, Chambers)
February 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Correspondence re: Filing Amended Complaint as a Matter of Course (Moss, Bradley)
January 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by The James Madison Project, Brian J. Karem. Department of Defense served on 1/27/2022, answer due 3/28/2022. (Attachments: #1 Receipt USADM)(Moss, Bradley)
January 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 LETTER ORDER Regarding the Filing of Motions. Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 1/21/2022. (dg3s, Deputy Clerk)
January 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Case Reassigned to Judge Paul W. Grimm. Magistrate Judge Gina L Simms no longer assigned to the case. (jf3s, Deputy Clerk)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Case Management Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gina L Simms on 1/20/2022. (dg3s, Deputy Clerk)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Case Assignment. This case has been assigned to Magistrate Judge Gina L. Simms. Brian J. Karem, The James Madison Project or counsel for Brian J. Karem, The James Madison Project are required to review and comply with the Magistrate Judge Pilot Project Procedures which can be downloaded #here. Pursuant to Standing Order 2019-07, which can be downloaded #here, counsel has 14 days from the date of this notice to file their consent, or decline to consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge which can be downloaded #here. To file your consent, go to Civil > Other Filings > Other Documents > 25 Pct Mag - Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge. To file your declination, go to Civil > Other Filings > Other Documents > 25 Pct Mag - Decline to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge. Failure to file a consent or declination will result in issuance of an Order to Show Cause. Please review the case management order that has been issued in this case. Magistrate Election Form due by 2/3/2022. (dg3s, Deputy Clerk)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Summons Issued 60 days as to Department of Defense, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons)(dg3s, Deputy Clerk)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Department of Defense ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0416-9708088.), filed by THE JAMES MADISON PROJECT, BRIAN J KAREM. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Corporate Disclosure Sheet, #3 Summons DoD, #4 Summons USAG, #5 Summons USAMD)(Moss, Bradley)

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Plaintiff: The James Madison Project
Represented By: Bradley P Moss
Represented By: Mark Steven Zaid
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Represented By: Bradley P Moss
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Defendant: Department of Defense
Represented By: Lisa Newman
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