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Plaintiff Associated Press brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel access to testimony, written statements, and other documents provided by detainees held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the U.S. Government's Combatant Status Review Tribunals.

Plaintiff: Associated Press
Defendant: United States Department of Defense
Case Number: 1:2005cv03941
Filed: April 19, 2005
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: New York
Presiding Judge: Jed S. Rakoff
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. ยง 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jury Demanded By: None
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Date Filed Document Text
February 13, 2006 Filing 47
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Sarah Sheive Normand on behalf of United States Department of Defense (Normand, Sarah)
January 26, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 46
ORDER that the protion of the Court's Opinion, dated 1/23/06 that requires the deft to furnish plntf with unredacted transcripts and related documents is hereby stayed until 2/23/06 as further set forth in this document. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 1/25/06) (cd, )
January 23, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 45
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION that for the reasons set forth in this opinion, the government's motion for reconsideration is hereby denied. The clerk is directed to enter final judgment in favor of the Associated Press, and the Department is directed to provide the Associated Press with unredacted copies of the applicable transcripts and documents by no later than 1/30/06. If the Department wishes to seek a stay of this order pending appeal, it should, together with counsel for the Associated Press, jointly call Chambers by no later than 5p.m. on 1/25/06 to discuss such an application. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 1/23/06) (dle, )
January 19, 2006 Filing 44
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE served on David A. Schulz. Esq on 1/12/06. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
January 4, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 41
OPINION and ORDER 92573 re: 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment. Defendant's summary judgment motion is denied. Counsel for the parties are directed to jointly call Chambers this Thursday, January 5, 2006 at 12:30 p.m. to scheduled further proceeidngs co nsistent with this Opinion and Order. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 1/4/06) (djc, ) Modified on 1/6/2006 (ns, ).
December 19, 2005 Filing 40
DECLARATION of Dale T. Vitale Supplemental. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
November 15, 2005 Filing 38
DECLARATION of Karen L. Hecker. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
October 28, 2005 Filing 35
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Declaration served on David Schulz, Esq. on 10/28/05. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
September 26, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 33
ORDER re: denying 30 MOTION for Reconsideration. filed by United States Department of Defense; The Dept. is ordered to submit to each detainee the appended questionnaire, duly translated as necessary, by no later than 10/14/05, and to submit to the Court, by no later than 10/28/05 an affidavit (if necessary, under seal) summarizing the responses, thereby putting the court in a position to meaningfully resolve the underlying FOIA request. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 9/26/05) (djc, )
September 16, 2005 Filing 29
REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Normand, Sarah)
September 15, 2005 Filing 28
MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: 25 MOTION for Reconsideration.. Document filed by Associated Press. (Schulz, David)
September 9, 2005 Filing 27
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Notice of Motion, Memorandum of Law served on David Schulz, Esq. on 9/9/05. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
September 2, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 24
ORDER;.. confirmig rulings from joint telephone conference....;...the Court set a schedule for the reconsideration motion but, with one qualification, denied the stay. As to the motion for reconsideration, the court adopts the schedule proposed by the parties, i.e., moving papers to be filed by 09/09/05, answering papers by 09/15/05 and reply papers by 09/16/05....;... the Court will undertake, however, to decide the motion for reconsideration by no later than 09/20/05, and, if it denies the motion, to then approve a final form of the questionaire by no later than 09/23/05. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 9/1/05) (djc, )
August 29, 2005 Filing 23
ERRATUM. On line 24, page 3 of the 8/29/05 Order, the words "Department of Defense" should be substituted for the words "Department of Justice." (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 8/29/05) (yv, )
August 12, 2005 Filing 21
RESPONSE in Opposition re: 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment. Supplemental Memorandum in Opposition to Summary Judgment. Document filed by Associated Press. (Schulz, David)
July 25, 2005 Filing 20
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Brief and Declaration served on David A. Schulz, Esq. on 7/25/05. Service was made by Federal Express. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
June 30, 2005 Filing 9
NOTICE of Motion. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
May 19, 2005 Filing 7
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Answer served on David A. Schulz, Esq. on 5/19/2005. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
May 5, 2005 Filing 4
THIS ENTRY WAS MADE IN ERROR. (Signed by Judge Thomas P. Griesa on 5/05/04) (pl, ) Modified on 5/10/2005 (pl, ).
April 21, 2005 Filing 3
SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED Summons and Complaint served. Document filed by Associated Press. United States Department of Defense served on 4/19/2005, answer due 6/20/2005. Service was accepted by intake clerk. (Schulz, David)
April 19, 2005 Filing 2
RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Document filed by Associated Press.(gf, )
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Plaintiff: Associated Press
Represented By: David A.. Schulz
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Represented By: Elizabeth Wolstein
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