Case: 1:18-cv-00276-ABJ As of: 01/30/2019 06:09 AM EST 1 of 3 STAYED,TYPE I−FOIA U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:18−cv−00276−ABJ COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE v. UNITED Date Filed: 02/07/2018 STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE Jury Demand: None Assigned to: Judge Amy Berman Jackson Nature of Suit: 895 Freedom of Cause: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act Information Act Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant Plaintiff COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE represented by Charles Devin Watkins INSTITUTE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE 1310 L Street NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005 (202) 331−2278 Fax: (202) 331−0640 Email: [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED V. Defendant UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF represented by Paul Cirino STATE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 555 Fourth Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 (202) 252−2529 Fax: (202) 252−2599 Email: [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED April Denise Seabrook U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 555 Fourth Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 (202) 252−2525 Fax: (202) 252−2599 Email: [email protected] TERMINATED: 12/14/2018 Date Filed # Docket Text 02/07/2018 1 COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090−5322108) filed by COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons for the Attorney General, # 3 Summons for the US Attorney, # 4 Summons for the agency, the State Department)(Watkins, Charles) (Entered: 02/07/2018) 02/07/2018 Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (zmd) (Entered: 02/09/2018) 02/09/2018 2 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent) (zmd) (Entered: 02/09/2018) Case: 1:18-cv-00276-ABJ As of: 01/30/2019 06:09 AM EST 2 of 3 02/22/2018 3 NOTICE of Appearance by April Denise Seabrook on behalf of All Defendants (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 02/22/2018) 03/01/2018 4 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 2/20/2018., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 2/20/2018. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 3/22/2018.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 2/20/2018 (Watkins, Charles) (Entered: 03/01/2018) 03/22/2018 5 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 03/22/2018) 03/23/2018 MINUTE ORDER granting 5 Motion for Extension of Time. Defendant must file an answer to plaintiff's complaint or other response by March 29, 2018. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 03/23/2018. (lcabj3) (Entered: 03/23/2018) 03/29/2018 6 ANSWER to 1 Complaint by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Seabrook, April) Modified to add link on 3/30/2018 (znmw). (Entered: 03/29/2018) 03/30/2018 MINUTE ORDER. Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of Local Civil Rule 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appear to be inapplicable. Defendant shall file a dispositive motion or, in the alternative, a report setting forth the schedule for the completion of its production of documents to plaintiff, on or before April 27, 2018. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 03/30/2018. (lcabj3) (Entered: 03/30/2018) 04/27/2018 7 STATUS REPORT and Proposed Schedule by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Seabrook, April) (Entered: 04/27/2018) 04/30/2018 MINUTE ORDER. Defendant must submit another status report by June 11, 2018 which provides more information concerning the number of responsive records. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 04/30/2018. (lcabj3) (Entered: 04/30/2018) 06/11/2018 8 STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 06/11/2018) 06/12/2018 MINUTE ORDER. The parties must submit a joint status report by September 14, 2018. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 06/12/2018. (lcabj3) (Entered: 06/12/2018) 09/14/2018 9 Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 09/14/2018) 09/18/2018 MINUTE ORDER. The parties must file another joint status report by January 15, 2019, with a proposed schedule for either further production or other proceedings, as needed. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 09/18/2018. (lcabj3) (Entered: 09/18/2018) 12/14/2018 10 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Paul Cirino on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE Substituting for attorney April Denise Seabrook (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 12/14/2018) 01/15/2019 11 Unopposed MOTION to Stay , Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to All Deadlines by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pfaffenroth, Peter) (Entered: 01/15/2019) 01/16/2019 MINUTE ORDER granting 11 Unopposed Motion to Stay. The government must file a notice within two days of the resumption of operations and it should include a proposed revised schedule. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 01/16/2019. (lcabj3) (Entered: 01/16/2019) 01/29/2019 12 NOTICE of Restored Government Funding and Proposed Schedule by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Cirino, Paul) (Entered: 01/29/2019) Case: 1:18-cv-00276-ABJ As of: 01/30/2019 06:09 AM EST 3 of 3 01/29/2019 MINUTE ORDER. In light of the government's notice 12 , the stay in this case is lifted and the parties must submit a joint status report by March 15, 2019. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 01/29/2019. (lcabj3) (Entered: 01/29/2019)