Associated Press v. United States Department of Defense Featured Case

Plaintiff Associated Press seeks access under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to records pertaining directly to the detention of hundreds of persons at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. AP seeks access to a number of specific documents concerning detainees still held at Guantanamo, including documents relating to Administrative Review Board hearings conducted by defendant, the bases for ongoing detentions, allegations of mistreatment, and the rlease or transfer of detainees. AP also sees documents concerning construction contracts that have been awarded for work performed at Guantanamo.

Plaintiff: Associated Press
Defendant: United States Department of Defense
Case Number: 1:2005cv05468
Filed: June 9, 2005
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Freedom of Information Act Office
County: New York
Presiding Judge: Jed S. Rakoff
Nature of Suit: None
Cause of Action: U.S. Government Defendant
Jury Demanded By: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act
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Date Filed Document Text
August 23, 2007 Filing 44
CLERK'S JUDGMENT in favor of Associated Press against United States Department of Defense. For the reasons stated in the Court's Memo Endorsed Order, dtd 8/21/2007, and the Court's Order, dtd 8/9/2007, the case is closed on the basis of the Court's prior rulings, w/o prejudice to the Court's future consideration of attys fees. (Signed by J. Michael McMahon, Clerk on 8/23/07) (jf) Modified on 8/24/2007 (lan).
August 22, 2007 Opinion or Order Filing 43
ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Jed S. Rakoff from David A. Schulz dated 8/20/07 re: Because AP currently would be obligated to file its fee requests in both AP I and AP II within 14 days after entry of judgment in this action, the parties propose to prepare a stipulated order that will permit any fee requests to be filed within thirty (30) days after final disposition of the pending appeal. ENDORSEMENT: The stipulation is approved, and no further document is required unless the parties so desire. Based on this letter (which the Clerk is directed to docket), the Clerk is directed to enter final judgment closing this case on the basis of the Courts prior rulings, without prejudice to the Courts future consideration of attorneys fees. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 8/21/07) (tro)
August 10, 2007 Opinion or Order Filing 42
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Accordingly, the Court hereby grants DOD's motion for partial summary judgment and directs that the redactions here approved be applied pro tanto to such other similar pre-ARB documents as are subsequently supplied. Counsel are directed to jointly call chambers, by no later than August 16, 2007 at 5 p.m., to schedule further proceedings herein. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 8/9/07) (js)
February 7, 2007 Filing 41
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by David A.. Schulz on behalf of Associated Press. New Address: Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P., 321 West 44th Street, Suite 510, New York, New York, USA 10036, 212-850-6100. (Schulz, David)
December 5, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 40
STIPULATION AND ORDER by and between undersigned counsel for the parties, that the portion of the Order directing DOD to provide the Covered Infromation to AP is stayed pending resolution of DOD's appeal, on the conditions that (a) DOD will seek to delay its appeal in this case as part of the Government's consideration of appeal in AP v. DOD, 06 Civ. 1939(JSR)(AP III), and (b)DOD will seek an expedited briefing schedule in the Court of Appeals in connection with its appeal of the Order, such that DOD's opening brief would be due on January 10, 2007. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 12/5/2006) (jmi, )
November 20, 2006 Filing 39
NOTICE OF APPEAL from 36 Memorandum & Opinion. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (nd, )
September 20, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 36
OPINION AND ORDER:# 93707 This one instance aside, AP's motion for summary judgment is hereby granted, and DOD's counter-motion denied, in all other respects. Accordingly, all redactions from all materials here in issue, save the one involving the wife of detainee b(2), must be removed, and the unredacted documents must be furnished to AP within one week of the date hereof. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 9/20/06) (js, ) Modified on 9/21/2006 (pr, ).
September 12, 2006 Filing 35
AFFIDAVIT of David A. Schulz in Opposition re: 27 SECOND MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by Associated Press. (Schulz, David)
August 25, 2006 Filing 33
SECOND MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 27 SECOND MOTION for Summary Judgment. Corrected Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant's Partial Motion For Summary Judgement with REspect to Withholdings In Sample Pre-arb Transfer/Release Documents. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Normand, Sarah)
August 22, 2006 Filing 32
FILING ERROR - WRONG PDF FILE ASSOCIATED WITH DOCKET ENTRY - MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 27 SECOND MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Normand, Sarah) Modified on 8/29/2006 (kkc, ).
March 20, 2006 Filing 24
REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 16 CROSS MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by Associated Press. (Schulz, David)
March 3, 2006 Filing 19
RULE 56.1 STATEMENT. Document filed by Associated Press. (Schulz, David)
March 1, 2006 Filing 15
FIRST MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 12 FIRST MOTION for Summary Judgment. (Corrected). Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Normand, Sarah)
February 22, 2006 Filing 11
FILING ERROR - WRONG PDF FILE ASSOCIATED WITH DOCKET ENTRY - DECLARATION of Sarah S. Normand in Support (MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT). Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Normand, Sarah) Modified on 2/23/2006 (kg.
February 13, 2006 Filing 9
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Sarah Sheive Normand on behalf of United States Department of Defense (Normand, Sarah)
January 26, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 8
ORDER that the portion of the Court's Opinion of 1/23/06 in 05-3941 that requies 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, )
August 30, 2005 Filing 7
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Answer served on David A. Schulz, Esq. on 8/30/05. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by United States Department of Defense. (Wolstein, Elizabeth)
July 6, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 5
STIPULATION AND ORDER: regarding the discovery issues between the parties. Defendant's time to respond to the complaint is extended to 8/31/05. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 7/1/05) (kw, )
June 21, 2005 Filing 4
NOTICE OF CASE ASSIGNMENT to Judge Jed S. Rakoff. Judge Unassigned no longer assigned to the case. (laq, )
June 14, 2005 Filing 3
SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Document filed by Associated Press. United States Department of Defense served on 6/9/2005, answer due 8/8/2005. Service was accepted by intake clerk, USAO/SDNY. (Schulz, David)
June 9, 2005 Filing 2
RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Document filed by Associated Press.(jmi, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 6/13/2005 (jmi, ).
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