Case: 1:18-cv-00372-TSC As of: 01/21/2019 06:20 AM EST 1 of 3 TYPE I−FOIA U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:18−cv−00372−TSC MCKINNEY v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF Date Filed: 02/19/2018 VETERANS AFFAIRS Jury Demand: None Assigned to: Judge Tanya S. Chutkan Nature of Suit: 895 Freedom of Case: 1:14−cv−02185−TSC Information Act Cause: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant Plaintiff HUGH CAMPBELL MCKINNEY represented by Seth A. Watkins WATKINS LAW & ADVOCACY, PLLC 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 355−9421 Fax: (202) 355−9424 Email: [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED V. Defendant UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF represented by Joshua L. Rogers VETERANS AFFAIRS U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 555 Fourth Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 (202) 252−2578 Fax: (202) 252−2599 Email: [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Doris Denise Coles−Huff U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 555 Fourth Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 (202) 252−2557 Fax: (202) 252−2599 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Date Filed # Docket Text 02/19/2018 1 COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090−5337829) filed by HUGH CAMPBELL MCKINNEY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Civil Cover Sheet, # 15 Summons United States Department of Veterans Affairs, # 16 Summons U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, # 17 Summons U.S. Attorney General)(Watkins, Seth) (Entered: 02/19/2018) 02/19/2018 2 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by HUGH CAMPBELL MCKINNEY. Case related to Case No. 14−2185. (Watkins, Seth) (Entered: 02/19/2018) Case: 1:18-cv-00372-TSC As of: 01/21/2019 06:20 AM EST 2 of 3 02/20/2018 Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zsb) (Entered: 02/20/2018) 02/20/2018 3 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 02/20/2018) 03/07/2018 4 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/7/2018. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/6/2018. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Seth A. Watkins)(Watkins, Seth) (Entered: 03/07/2018) 03/12/2018 5 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS served on 3/12/2018 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Seth A. Watkins)(Watkins, Seth) (Entered: 03/12/2018) 03/12/2018 6 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/09/2018. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Seth A. Watkins)(Watkins, Seth) (Entered: 03/12/2018) 03/19/2018 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua L. Rogers on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 03/19/2018) 04/05/2018 8 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint,, by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 04/05/2018) 04/09/2018 MINUTE ORDER: Granting 8 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint by May 7, 2018. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 4/9/18. (DJS) (Entered: 04/09/2018) 04/10/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 5/7/2018. (tb) (Entered: 04/10/2018) 05/07/2018 9 ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 05/07/2018) 05/08/2018 MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues and that contains a proposed schedule and proposed order not later than 6/7/18. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 5/8/18. (DJS) (Entered: 05/08/2018) 05/09/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report and proposed order and schedule due by 6/7/2018. (tb) (Entered: 05/09/2018) 06/01/2018 10 Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 06/01/2018) 06/11/2018 MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' Joint Status Report 10 , it is hereby ordered that the parties shall file another report (and proposed order ) by July 2, 2018. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/11/18. (DJS) (Entered: 06/11/2018) 06/12/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 7/2/2018. (tb) (Entered: 06/12/2018) 07/02/2018 11 Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 07/02/2018) 07/17/2018 MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' Joint Status Report 11 , it is hereby ordered that the parties file another joint report by August 2, 2018 and every thirty days thereafter. To the extent the report contains a proposed production and/or briefing Case: 1:18-cv-00372-TSC As of: 01/21/2019 06:20 AM EST 3 of 3 schedule, the report shall also contain a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 7/17/18. (DJS) (Entered: 07/17/2018) 07/19/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 8/2/2018. (tb) (Entered: 07/19/2018) 08/02/2018 12 Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 08/02/2018) 10/01/2018 13 Joint STATUS REPORT by HUGH CAMPBELL MCKINNEY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Watkins, Seth) (Entered: 10/01/2018) 12/17/2018 MINUTE ORDER: On 7/17/18 the court ordered the parties to file a Joint Status Report by 8/2/18 and every 30 days thereafter. The order also directed the parties to attach a proposed order should the joint status report contain a proposed production and/or briefing schedule. The parties filed a timely report on 8/2/18, but did not file a report in September. The parties also filed a report on 10/1/18, but have not filed another report since that time. By 12/21/18 the parties shall file a joint status report and, going forward, the parties shall file a joint report EVERY 60 days thereafter. A draft order shall be included to the extent the report contains a proposed production and/or briefing schedule. Failure to comply with this order may result in sanctions. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/17/18. (DJS) (Entered: 12/17/2018) 12/19/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/21/2018. (tb) (Entered: 12/19/2018) 12/21/2018 14 Joint STATUS REPORT by HUGH CAMPBELL MCKINNEY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Watkins, Seth) (Entered: 12/21/2018) 01/18/2019 15 MOTION to Stay by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Coles−Huff, Doris) (Entered: 01/18/2019)