FAIRWARNING INC. et al v. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Civil Lawsuit District Of Columbia District Court, Case No. 1:20-cv-03236-JMC
District Judge Jia M. Cobb, presiding
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Parties
No Logo MYRON LEVIN, Plaintiff

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space John Harland Giammatteo +1 202 662 9545 jhg72@georgetown.edu
Space Stephanie Kaufman Glaberson +1 202 662 9100 Stephanie.Glaberson@georgetown.edu

Represented by GEORGETOWN LAW

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space David C. Vladeck +1 202 662 9540 vladeckd@law.georgetown.edu
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Douglas C. Dreier +1 202 252 2551 douglas.dreier@usdoj.gov
Attributes
Office Washington, DC
Filed 11/10/2020
Jury Demand None
Demand
Nature of Suit 895 - Freedom of Information Act
Cause Section 05 U.S.C. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jurisdiction U.S. Government Defendant
Disposition
County 88888
Terminated
Origin 1
Reopened
Lead Case
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Related Case
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Other Court Case None
Defendant Custody Status
Flag TYPE I-FOIA
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 35 Filed: 2/25/2026, Entered: None Order on Motion for Summary Judgment
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 34 Filed: 8/21/2025, Entered: None Notice of Substitution of Counsel
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 33 Filed: 7/3/2024, Entered: None Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 32 Filed: 7/3/2024, Entered: None Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 31 Filed: 3/19/2024, Entered: None Notice (Other)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 30 Filed: 10/31/2022, Entered: None Notice of Substitution of Counsel
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 29 Filed: 1/18/2022, Entered: 1/18/2022 Reply to opposition to Motion
REPLY to opposition re [23] Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by MYRON LEVIN. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration Giammatteo Suppl. Decl.)(Giammatteo, John)
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Blank  Filed: None, Entered: None Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response / Reply
MINUTE ORDER granting [28] Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply: Upon consideration of Plaintiff's unopposed Motion, it is ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff's reply is due January 18, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on January 4, 2022. (lcjmc1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 28 Filed: 1/3/2022, Entered: 1/3/2022, Terminated: 1/4/2022 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to [23] Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment and Opposition to [20] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment by MYRON LEVIN. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Giammatteo, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 27 Filed: 12/27/2021, Entered: 12/27/2021 Reply to opposition to Motion
REPLY to opposition to motion re [20] MOTION for Summary Judgment (duplicate of ECF No. 26) filed by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. (Dreier, Douglas)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 26 Filed: 12/27/2021, Entered: 12/27/2021 Memorandum in opposition
Memorandum in opposition to re [23] Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment and Opposition to [20] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment filed by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. (Attachments: # (1) Statement of Facts Response to Statement of Facts, # (2) Declaration of Hannah Fish (Supplemental), # (3) Exhibit Supplemental Vaughn Index, # (4) Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas)
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Blank  Filed: None, Entered: None ***Set/Reset Deadlines
Set/Reset Deadlines: Reply to Defendant's motion for summary judgment due by 12/27/2021. Reply to Plaintiff's cross motion for summary judgment due by 1/10/2022. (zgdf)
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Blank  Filed: None, Entered: None Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response / Reply
MINUTE ORDER (paperless) granting [24] Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re [24] Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to [20] MOTION for Summary Judgment , [23] Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment and Opposition to [20] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment . Reply in support of Defendant's motion for summary judgment due by December 27, 2021. Reply in support of Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment due January 10, 2022. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on November 30, 2021. (lcjmcl)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 24 Filed: 11/29/2021, Entered: 11/29/2021, Terminated: 11/30/2021 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to [20] MOTION for Summary Judgment , [23] Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment and Opposition to [20] Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas)
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Blank 25 Filed: 11/19/2021, Entered: 12/16/2021 Memorandum in opposition
Memorandum in opposition to re [20] MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by MYRON LEVIN. (See Docket Entry [23] to view document). (znmw)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 11/19/2021, Entered: 11/19/2021 Motion for Summary Judgment
Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by MYRON LEVIN. (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, # (2) Declaration DECLARATION OF PLAINTIFF MYRON LEVIN, # (3) Declaration DECLARATION OF JOHN HARLAND GIAMMATTEO, # (4) Exhibit Ex. A, NHTSA-ES19-004222-000876, # (5) Exhibit Ex. B, NHTSA-ES19-004222-001162, # (6) Statement of Facts PLAINTIFFS COMBINED STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS AS TO WHICH THERE IS NO GENUINE ISSUE AND RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS, # (7) Text of Proposed Order)(Giammatteo, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 11/18/2021, Entered: 11/18/2021 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by John Harland Giammatteo on behalf of MYRON LEVIN (Giammatteo, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 11/18/2021, Entered: 11/18/2021 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Stephanie K. Glaberson on behalf of MYRON LEVIN (Glaberson, Stephanie)
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Blank  Filed: None, Entered: None Case Assigned/Reassigned
Case directly reassigned to Judge Jia M. Cobb. Judge John D. Bates is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 20 Filed: 10/29/2021, Entered: 10/29/2021 Motion for Summary Judgment
MOTION for Summary Judgment by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Statement of Facts, # (3) Declaration of Hannah Fish, # (4) Exhibit A to Fish Declaration, # (5) Declaration of Shonda Humphrey, # (6) Exhibit A to Humphrey Declaration, # (7) Exhibit B to Humphrey Declaration, # (8) Exhibit C to Humphrey Declaration, # (9) Text of Proposed Order)(Dreier, Douglas)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 19 Filed: 9/29/2021, Entered: 9/29/2021 Substitution of Counsel
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Douglas C. Dreier on behalf of NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Substituting for attorney Christopher C. Hair (Dreier, Douglas)
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Blank  Filed: None, Entered: None ***Set/Reset Deadlines
Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motion due by 11/19/2021. Response to Cross Motion due by 12/10/2021. Reply to Cross Motion due by 12/24/2021. Summary Judgment motion due by 10/29/2021. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 11/19/2021. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 12/10/2021. (tb)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 18 Filed: 9/17/2021, Entered: 9/17/2021 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT and Proposed Briefing Schedule by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. (Hair, Christopher)
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MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of [18] the parties' Joint Status Report and Proposed Briefing Schedule, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the following schedule shall govern further proceedings: defendant's motion for summary judgment is due by not later than October 29, 2021; plaintiff's consolidated opposition to defendant's motion and cross-motion for summary judgment is due by not later than November 19, 2021; defendant's consolidated reply in support of its motion and opposition to plaintiff's cross-motion is due by not later than December 10, 2021; and plaintiff's reply in support of his cross-motion is due by not later than December 24, 2021. SO ORDERED. (lcjdb2)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/17/2021. (tb)
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MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of [17] the parties' joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than September 17, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 09/13/2021. (lcjdb2)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 9/10/2021, Entered: 9/10/2021 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. (Hair, Christopher)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/10/2021. (tb)
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MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of [16] the parties' joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than September 10, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 08/27/2021. (lcjdb2)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 8/26/2021, Entered: 8/26/2021, Terminated: 8/26/2021 Motion for Briefing Schedule
STATUS REPORT by MYRON LEVIN. (Vladeck, David) Modified text on 8/26/2021 (ztd).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 8/23/2021, Entered: 8/23/2021 Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MYRON LEVIN. Attorney Rachel L. Fried terminated. (Fried, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 7/9/2021, Entered: 7/9/2021 Substitution of Counsel
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Christopher Charles Hair on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Kristin Brudy-Everett (Hair, Christopher)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/27/2021. (tb)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 6/29/2021, Entered: 6/29/2021 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin)
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MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of [13] the parties' joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than August 27, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 06/29/2021. (lcjdb2)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 5/28/2021, Entered: 5/28/2021 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by David C. Vladeck on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Vladeck, David)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/29/2021. (tb)
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MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of [11] the parties' joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than June 29, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 05/03/2021. (lcjdb2)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 4/30/2021, Entered: 4/30/2021 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT by MYRON LEVIN. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Fried, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 4/23/2021, Entered: 4/23/2021 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal/Party
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal re FairWarning Inc. (Fried, Rachel)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/30/2021. (tb)
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MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of [9] the parties' joint status report, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file another joint status report by not later than April 30, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 01/08/2021. (lcjdb2)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 1/7/2021, Entered: 1/7/2021 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Brudy-Everett, Kristin)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Proposed Schedule due by 1/7/2021. (tb)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 12/10/2020, Entered: 12/10/2020 OrderCourt Filing
ORDER setting deadline for parties to submit proposed briefing schedule. See text of Order for details. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 12/10/2020. (lcjdb2)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 12/10/2020, Entered: 12/10/2020 Answer to Complaint
ANSWER to Complaint by NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.(Brudy-Everett, Kristin)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 11/17/2020, Entered: 11/17/2020 Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION served on 11/16/2020 (Fried, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 11/17/2020, Entered: 11/17/2020 Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/16/2020. (Fried, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 4 Filed: 11/10/2020, Entered: 11/10/2020 Summons Returned Executed in FOIA as to U.S. Attorney
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/10/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/10/2020. (Fried, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 11/10/2020, Entered: 11/10/2020 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA
SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # (1) Notice and Consent)(adh, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 11/10/2020, Entered: 11/10/2020 LCvR 26.1 Certificate of Disclosure - Corporate Affiliations/Financial Interests
LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by FAIRWARNING INC. (Fried, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 1 Filed: 11/10/2020, Entered: 11/10/2020 Complaint
COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7815803) filed by FAIRWARNING INC., MYRON LEVIN. (Attachments: # (1) Civil Cover Sheet, # (2) Summons William Barr, U.S. Attorney General, # (3) Summons NHTSA, # (4) Summons Michael Sherwin, U.S. Attorney)(Fried, Rachel)
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Blank  Filed: None, Entered: None Case Assigned/Reassigned
Case Bates to Judge John D. Bates. (zmd)
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