LEOPOLD et al v. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Federal Civil Lawsuit District Of Columbia District Court, Case No. 1:21-cv-02874-JEB
District Judge James E. Boasberg, presiding
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District Judge James E. Boasberg
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Parties
No Logo Buzzfeed Inc., Plaintiff

Represented by Loevy & Loevy

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Joshua L. Loevy +1 312 243 5900 +1 312 243 5902 joshl@loevy.com
Space Matthew Vincent Topic +1 312 243 5900 +1 312 243 5902 matt@loevy.com
Space Merrick Jason Wayne +1 312 243 5900 +1 312 243 5902 merrick@loevy.com
Leopold, Jason Leopold, Jason, Plaintiff
Officially listed as "JASON LEOPOLD"

Represented by Loevy & Loevy

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Joshua L. Loevy +1 312 243 5900 +1 312 243 5902 joshl@loevy.com
Space Matthew Vincent Topic +1 312 243 5900 +1 312 243 5902 matt@loevy.com
Space Merrick Jason Wayne +1 312 243 5900 +1 312 243 5902 merrick@loevy.com
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Office Of The Director Of National Intelligence Office Of The Director Of National Intelligence, Defendant

Represented by United States Department of Justice

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Keri Lane Berman +1 202 305 9254 keri.l.berman@usdoj.gov
Other Parties
Patel, Kashyap Patel, Kashyap, FOIA Subject
Not part of the official record. Annotated by PlainSite as "Kash Patel" based upon reporting from Bloomberg News
Attributes
Office Washington, DC
Filed 10/29/2021
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
Related Case
Other Court Case None
Defendant Custody Status
Flag TYPE I-FOIA
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 28 Filed: 12/18/2025, Entered: None Status Report
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Status report with OCR 24 Filed: 10/28/2024, Entered: 10/28/2024 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Berman, Keri)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/28/2025. (znbn)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [24] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by January 28, 2025. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/28/2024. (lcjeb4)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 7/22/2024, Entered: 7/22/2024 Status report
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/28/2024. (znbn)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [23] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by October 28, 2024. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/22/2024. (lcjeb1)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [22] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by July 22, 2024. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/23/2024. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 4/22/2024, Entered: 4/22/2024 Status report
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [21] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by April 22, 2024. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/23/2024. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 1/22/2024, Entered: 1/22/2024 Status report
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 20 Filed: 10/20/2023, Entered: 10/20/2023 Status report
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [20] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by January 22, 2024. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/20/2023. (lcjeb4)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [19] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further Joint Status Report by October 20, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/28/2023. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 19 Filed: 7/27/2023, Entered: 7/27/2023 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Berman, Keri)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 18 Filed: 4/24/2023, Entered: 4/24/2023 Status report
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [18] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by July 28, 2023. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/24/2023. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 3/20/2023, Entered: 3/20/2023 Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Attorney Bradley Thomas Craigmyle terminated. (Craigmyle, Bradley)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 2/28/2023, Entered: 2/28/2023 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Merrick Jason Wayne on behalf of BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Wayne, Merrick)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 1/27/2023, Entered: 1/27/2023 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Berman, Keri)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [15] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 28, 2023. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/27/2023. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 10/28/2022, Entered: 10/28/2022 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Berman, Keri)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [14] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by January 27, 2023. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/28/2022. (lcjeb1)
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Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge James E. Boasberg: Video Status Conference held on 7/29/2022. Joint Status Report due by 10/28/2022. (Court Reporter Lisa Griffith) (nbn)
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MINUTE ORDER: As discussed in today's hearing, the Court ORDERS that the Government shall process the responsive documents at the annual average rate of 300 pages per month. The parties shall submit a further Joint Status Report by October 28, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/29/2022. (lcjeb1)
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Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 7/29/2022 at 02:30 PM in Telephonic/VTC before Judge James E. Boasberg. (nbn)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall appear for a status hearing on July 29, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/26/2022. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 7/25/2022, Entered: 7/25/2022 Status report
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [12] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by July 25, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/24/2022. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 4/25/2022, Entered: 4/25/2022 Status report
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 4/25/2022, Entered: 4/25/2022 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Loevy on behalf of BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Loevy, Joshua)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [11] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by June 24, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/25/2022. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 2/23/2022, Entered: 2/23/2022 Status report
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 2/23/2022, Entered: 2/23/2022 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Keri Lane Berman on behalf of OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (Berman, Keri)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 4/25/2022. (znbn)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [9] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by April 25, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/23/2022. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 12/23/2021, Entered: 12/23/2021 Status report
Joint STATUS REPORT and Request to Submit Another Joint Status Report in Lieu of Submitting a Proposed Briefing Schedule by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (Craigmyle, Bradley)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' [7] Joint Status Report and ORDERS that they shall file a further joint status report by February 23, 2022. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/23/2021. (lcjeb1)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 12/23/2021 (lsj)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 12/15/2021, Entered: 12/15/2021 Answer to Complaint
ANSWER to Complaint by OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.(Craigmyle, Bradley)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Thomas Craigmyle on behalf of All Defendants (Craigmyle, Bradley)
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MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall confer and submit a joint proposed briefing schedule by December 23, 2021. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/15/2021. (lcjeb1)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 4 Filed: 11/1/2021, Entered: 11/1/2021 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA
SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # (1) Notice and Consent)(znmg)
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Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (znmg)
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LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by BUZZFEED INC. (Topic, Matthew)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Topic on behalf of BUZZFEED INC., JASON LEOPOLD (Topic, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 1 Filed: 10/29/2021, Entered: 10/29/2021 Complaint
COMPLAINT against OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8833320) filed by JASON LEOPOLD, BUZZFEED INC.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Ex A-C, # (2) Civil Cover Sheet, # (3) Summons)(Topic, Matthew)
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