Grusch v. United States Department of Defense
Plaintiff: David Charles Grusch
Defendant: United States Department Of Defense
Case Number: 1:2026cv00607
Filed: March 2, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Leonie M Brinkema
Referring Judge: William E Fitzpatrick
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDERED that the parties' motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the instant action is STAYED for ninety (90) days from the state of this order; and it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file status reports with this Court every thirty (30) days from the date of this Order until the expiration of the stay in re #21 Joint Motion to Stay the Proceedings. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 4/7/2026. (swil)
April 7, 2026 Filing 21 Joint MOTION to Stay Proceedings for Ninety Days by United States Department of Defense. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Mezger, Matthew)
April 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Pretrial Conference set for 4/22/2026 at 11:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 500 before Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. Discovery due by 8/13/2026. Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/21/2026 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 700 before District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 4/7/2026. (Attachments: #1 Magistrate Consent Form, #2 Pretrial Notice)(kgall)
April 6, 2026 Filing 19 ANSWER to Complaint by United States Department of Defense.(Mezger, Matthew)
April 6, 2026 Filing 18 Certificate Reporting Service by United States Department of Defense. All Defendants. (Mezger, Matthew)
April 6, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew J. Mezger on behalf of United States Department of Defense (Mezger, Matthew)
March 26, 2026 Filing 16 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint & Summons served on Office of the United States Attorney Eastern District of Virginia on 03/10/2026, answer due 5/11/2026 filed by David Charles Grusch. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Shin, Anthony) Modified to add answer due date on 3/31/2026 (swil).
March 26, 2026 Filing 15 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint & Summons served on Office of General Counsel on 03/10/2026, filed by David Charles Grusch. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Shin, Anthony)
March 26, 2026 Filing 14 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint & Summons served on Hon. Pamela Bondi on 03/13/2026, filed by David Charles Grusch. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Shin, Anthony)
March 3, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Huntington MacCallum Willis for David Charles Grusch. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 03/03/2026. (jlan)
March 3, 2026 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Basil Munzer Al-Qaneh on behalf of David Charles Grusch (Al-Qaneh, Basil)
March 3, 2026 Filing 11 Summons Issued as to United States Department of Defense, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General NOTICE TO ATTORNEY: Please remove the headers and print two duplexed copies of the electronically issued summons for each Defendant. Please serve one copy of the summons and a copy of the Complaint upon each Defendant. Please ensure that your process server returns the service copy (executed or unexecuted) to your attention and electronically file it using the filing events, Summons Returned Executed as to USA or Summons Returned Unexecuted as to USA. (Attachments: #1 Notice to Attorney) (Dest)
March 3, 2026 Filing 10 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Huntington MacCallum Willis and Certification of Local Counsel Anthony I. Shin by David Charles Grusch. (Shin, Anthony)
March 3, 2026 Filing 9 Complaint , filed by David Charles Grusch. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit)(Shin, Anthony)
March 3, 2026 Notice of Correction re #8 First Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Huntington MacCallum Willis and Certification of Local Counsel Basil M. Al-Qaneh Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-10820966. , #3 Notice of Appearance, #2 Complaint. Unfortunately, the filing user's login does not match the signature on the documents. The filing user must refile the documents with the filing user's signature block, or the attorney whose signature block appears on the document must refile the document. (Dest)
March 2, 2026 Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (Dest)
March 2, 2026 Filing 8 First Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Huntington MacCallum Willis and Certification of Local Counsel Basil M. Al-Qaneh Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-10820966. by David C Grusch. (Shin, Anthony)
March 2, 2026 Filing 7 Proposed Summons re #2 Complaint by David C Grusch (Shin, Anthony)
March 2, 2026 Filing 6 Proposed Summons re #2 Complaint by David C Grusch (Shin, Anthony)
March 2, 2026 Filing 5 Proposed Summons re #2 Complaint by David C Grusch (Shin, Anthony)
March 2, 2026 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony Shin on behalf of David C Grusch (Shin, Anthony)
March 2, 2026 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony Shin on behalf of David C Grusch (Shin, Anthony)
March 2, 2026 Filing 2 Complaint , filed by David C Grusch. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit)(Shin, Anthony)
March 2, 2026 Filing 1 Civil Cover Sheet ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AVAEDC-10820615.), filed by David C Grusch.(Shin, Anthony). Modified text to correct docket event on 3/3/2026 (Dest).

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Defendant: United States Department Of Defense
Represented By: Matthew J. Mezger
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Plaintiff: David Charles Grusch
Represented By: Anthony Shin
Represented By: Huntington MacCallum Willis
Represented By: Basil Munzer Al-Qaneh
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