AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Civil Lawsuit District Of Columbia District Court, Case No. 1:17-cv-00848
District Judge Richard J. Leon, presiding
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No Logo American Oversight, Plaintiff

Represented by American Oversight

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
1030 15th Street NW
B255
Washington, DC 20005
202.869.5246 Cerissa Irene Cafasso +1 202 869 5246 +1 202 871 6523 cerissa.cafasso@americanoversight.org
Space Cerissa Cafasso cerissa.cafasso@americanoversight.org
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Cerissa Irene Cafasso +1 202 869 5246 +1 202 871 6523 cerissa.cafasso@americanoversight.org
Space Sara Kaiser Creighton +1 202 869 5246 sara.creighton@americanoversight.org
Space Melanie Togman Sloan +1 202 365 0606 +1 202 871 6523 msloan@americanoversight.org
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United States Department of Justice United States Department of Justice, Defendant
Officially listed as "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"

Represented by U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Kari E. D'Ottavio kari.e.d'ottavio@usdoj.gov
Space Danielle Wolfson Young danielle.young2@usdoj.gov

Represented by U.S. Department Of Justice, Federal Programs Branch

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Aimee Woodward Brown aimee.w.brown@usdoj.gov

Represented by United States Department of Justice

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Adam Anderson Grogg adam.grogg@usdoj.gov
Attributes
Nature of Suit 895 - Freedom of Information Act
Cause Section 05 U.S.C. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jurisdiction U.S. Government Defendant
Case Status closed
Jury Demand None
Monetary Demand $0
Timeline
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 32 Filed: 4/1/2020, Entered: 4/1/2020
STIPULATION of Dismissal by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Creighton, Sara)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 31 Filed: 3/31/2020, Entered: 3/31/2020
RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT re 29 Order, filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Creighton, Sara)
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Blank  Filed: 3/31/2020, Entered: 3/31/2020
NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re 30 Notice (Other) was entered in error and counsel was instructed to refile said pleading using the Response/Replies(Response to Order) event (jf)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 30 Filed: 3/31/2020, Entered: 3/31/2020
ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Filing Response by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT re 29 Order, (Creighton, Sara) Modified on 3/31/2020 (zjf).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 29 Filed: 3/26/2020, Entered: 3/26/2020 Court Filing
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Upon due consideration of the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff American Oversight shall show cause in writing within 30 days of this order, why the action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute pursuant to local rule 83.23; and it is further ORDERED that failure to file a timely response may result in the dismissal of this action. SO ORDERED (See Order for Complete Details). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/25/2020. (jth)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 28 Filed: 10/21/2019, Entered: 10/21/2019
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. Attorney Cerissa Cafasso terminated. (Cafasso, Cerissa)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 27 Filed: 10/9/2018, Entered: 10/9/2018
NOTICE of Change of Address by Kari E. D'Ottavio (D'Ottavio, Kari)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 26 Filed: 2/23/2018, Entered: 2/23/2018
NOTICE of Appearance by Kari E. D'Ottavio on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (D'Ottavio, Kari)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 25 Filed: 2/22/2018, Entered: 2/22/2018 Court Filing
ORDER. for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, plaintiff's 17 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is DENIED. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 02/20/2018. (jth)
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Legal Document with OCR 24 Filed: 2/22/2018, Entered: 2/22/2018 Court Filing
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 02/20/2018. (jth)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 8/15/2017, Entered: 8/15/2017
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Danielle Wolfson Young on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Substituting for attorney Adam Grogg (Young, Danielle)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 8/7/2017, Entered: 8/7/2017
NOTICE by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Cafasso, Cerissa)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 7/14/2017, Entered: 7/14/2017
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Adam Anderson Grogg on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Substituting for attorney Aimee Woodward Brown (Grogg, Adam)
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Legal Document with OCR 20 Filed: 6/30/2017, Entered: 6/30/2017
REPLY to opposition to motion re 17 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment on the Matter of Expedited Processing filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit 7, # 3 Exhibit 8, # 4 Exhibit 9, # 5 Exhibit 10)(Cafasso, Cerissa)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 19 Filed: 6/23/2017, Entered: 6/23/2017
Memorandum in opposition to re 17 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment on the Matter of Expedited Processing filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Statement of Facts, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Brown, Aimee)
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Legal Document with OCR 18 Filed: 6/19/2017, Entered: 6/19/2017
ANSWER to 16 Amended Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Related document: 16 Amended Complaint filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT.(Brown, Aimee)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 6/9/2017, Entered: 6/9/2017
MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment on the Matter of Expedited Processing by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Cerissa Cafasso, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Exhibit 6, # 9 Statement of Facts)(Cafasso, Cerissa)
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Legal Document with OCR 16 Filed: 6/5/2017, Entered: 6/5/2017
AMENDED COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - FOIA, # 2 Exhibit B - OIP Letter, # 3 Exhibit C - Civil Letter, # 4 Exhibit D - OSG Letter)(Cafasso, Cerissa)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 6/2/2017, Entered: 6/2/2017 Court Filing
SCHEDULING ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule, it is hereby ORDERED that this case shall proceed with the following deadlines: Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the matter of expedited processing due on or before June 9, 2017. Defendant's opposition brief due on or before June 23, 2017. Plaintiff's reply brief due on or before June 30, 2017. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/2/2017. (jth)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 6/1/2017, Entered: 6/1/2017
PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE by U.S. Department of Justice and by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Cafasso, Cerissa)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 5/30/2017, Entered: 5/30/2017
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Cafasso, Cerissa) Modified to add link on 5/31/2017 (znmw).
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Blank  Filed: 5/30/2017, Entered: 5/30/2017
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Richard J. Leon: Preliminary Injunction Hearing held on 5/30/2017. Plaintiff withdraws their 3 Motion for Preliminary Injuction; A formal withdrawal will be filed today. The parties shall file a joint proposed briefing schedule within 10 days. (Court Reporter: William P. Zaremba.) (kt)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 5/26/2017, Entered: 5/26/2017
NOTICE of Production by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Brown, Aimee)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 5/25/2017, Entered: 5/25/2017
NOTICE of Appearance by Melanie Togman Sloan on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (ztnr)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 5/19/2017, Entered: 5/19/2017
REPLY to opposition to motion re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Sara Creighton, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Exhibit 8, # 10 Exhibit 9, # 11 Exhibit 10)(Creighton, Sara)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 5/17/2017, Entered: 5/17/2017
NOTICE of Appearance by Sara Kaiser Creighton on behalf of AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Creighton, Sara)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 5/16/2017, Entered: 5/16/2017
Memorandum in opposition to re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit JMD Email, # 2 Exhibit OSG Letter, # 3 Exhibit Elec. Frontier Found. v. DOJ, # 4 Exhibit Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. DOJ, # 5 Exhibit Judicial Watch v. DOJ, # 6 Text of Proposed Order)(Brown, Aimee)
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Blank  Filed: 5/16/2017, Entered: 5/16/2017
Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Response due by 5/16/2017. Reply due by 5/19/2017. Preliminary Injunction Hearing set for 5/30/2017 at 11:30 AM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon. (tb)
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Blank  Filed: 5/15/2017, Entered: 5/15/2017
MINUTE SCHEDULING ORDER: A hearing on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction 3 is set for 05/30/2017 at 11:30 AM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon. Defendant's opposition to the Motion is due 05/16/2017. See LCvR 65.1(c). Plaintiff's reply, if any, is due 05/19/2017. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 05/15/2017. (lcrjl2)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 5/12/2017, Entered: 5/12/2017
NOTICE of Appearance by Aimee Woodward Brown on behalf of All Defendants (Brown, Aimee)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 5/11/2017, Entered: 5/12/2017
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 5/9/2017, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 5/9/2017. (See Docket Entry 5 to view document). (znmw)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 5/11/2017, Entered: 5/11/2017
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 5/9/2017. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/8/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Cafasso, Cerissa)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 4 Filed: 5/9/2017, Entered: 5/9/2017
SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Consent) (md)
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Blank  Filed: 5/9/2017, Entered: 5/9/2017
Case Assigned to Judge Richard J. Leon. (md)
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Legal Document with OCR 3 Filed: 5/9/2017, Entered: 5/9/2017
WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO NOTICE FILED 05/30/17.....MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Cerissa Cafasso, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Exhibit 6, # 9 Exhibit 7, # 10 Exhibit 8, # 11 Exhibit 9, # 12 Exhibit 10, # 13 Exhibit 11, # 14 Exhibit 12, # 15 Exhibit 13, # 16 Exhibit 14, # 17 Exhibit 15, # 18 Exhibit 16, # 19 Exhibit 17)(Cafasso, Cerissa) Modified on 5/30/2017 (jth).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 5/9/2017, Entered: 5/9/2017
LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Cafasso, Cerissa)
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Legal Document with OCR 1 Filed: 5/9/2017, Entered: 5/9/2017
COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-4944647) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - FOIA, # 2 Exhibit B - OIP Letter, # 3 Exhibit C - OLC Letter, # 4 Exhibit D - Civil Letter, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons)(Cafasso, Cerissa)
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