Case: 1:18-cv-01950-CKK As of: 01/30/2019 06:12 AM EST 1 of 2 STAYED,TYPE I−FOIA U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:18−cv−01950−CKK JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF Date Filed: 08/20/2018 JUSTICE Jury Demand: None Assigned to: Judge Colleen Kollar−Kotelly Nature of Suit: 895 Freedom of Cause: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act Information Act Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant Plaintiff JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. represented by James F. Peterson JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. 425 Third Street, SW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20024 (202) 646−5172 Fax: (202) 646−5199 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED V. Defendant U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE represented by Joshua L. Rogers 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 Date Filed # Docket Text 08/20/2018 1 COMPLAINT against U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090−5648815) filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, # 3 Summons U.S. Attorney General, # 4 Summons U.S. Department of Justice)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/20/2018) 08/20/2018 2 LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. (Peterson, James) (Entered: 08/20/2018) 08/21/2018 Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar−Kotelly. (zsb) (Entered: 08/21/2018) 08/21/2018 3 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 08/21/2018) 08/23/2018 4 ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR−KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar−Kotelly on 08/23/18. (DM) (Entered: 08/23/2018) 09/05/2018 5 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/4/2018. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/4/2018.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 9/4/2018., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. Case: 1:18-cv-01950-CKK As of: 01/30/2019 06:12 AM EST 2 of 2 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 9/4/2018 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cristina Rotaru)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 09/05/2018) 09/22/2018 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua L. Rogers on behalf of All Defendants (Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 09/22/2018) 09/22/2018 7 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 09/22/2018) 09/23/2018 8 Memorandum in opposition to re 7 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer filed by JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Peterson, James) (Entered: 09/23/2018) 09/24/2018 MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received Defendant's 7 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer, and Plaintiff's 8 Opposition to Defendant's Request to Extend Time to File Answer. Defendant requests an extension from October 4, 2018, until November 19, 2018, to file its answer, in part due to its counsel's "long−planned" vacation during early October. Despite Plaintiff's opposition, the Court shall GRANT Defendant's 7 Motion, for good cause shown.In order to mitigate the effects of this extension, the Court expects that Defendant will be making efforts to process Plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request in the interim. Defendant's answer, or a separate, concurrent filing, shall indicate the current status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, including its position in Defendant's FOIA queue and how long Defendant expects to require to process that request.Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar−Kotelly on September 24, 2018. (lcckk1) (Entered: 09/24/2018) 09/24/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 11/19/2018. (kt) (Entered: 09/24/2018) 11/19/2018 9 ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 11/19/2018) 11/19/2018 10 STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 11/19/2018) 11/28/2018 11 ORDER. The parties shall file the schedule not later than JANUARY 4, 2019. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar−Kotelly on November 28, 2018. (lcckk1) (Entered: 11/28/2018) 11/28/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Schedule due by 1/4/2019. (dot) (Entered: 11/29/2018) 12/26/2018 12 MOTION to Stay All Proceedings in Light of Lapse of Appropriations by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 12/26/2018) 12/27/2018 MINUTE ORDER: The Court has received Defendant Department of Justice's 12 Motion for a Stay of All Proceedings in Light of Lapse of Appropriations. With Plaintiff's consent, and in an exercise of the Court's discretion, the Court shall GRANT Defendant's 12 Motion. The Court shall STAY the deadline for the Joint Status Report otherwise due by January 4, 2019. The deadline is tolled commensurate with the length of the lapse of appropriations to the U.S. Department of Justice. The parties shall file a notice within two business days of the restoration of the Department's funding and the resumption of its operations. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar−Kotelly on December 27, 2018. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/27/2018) 01/29/2019 13 NOTICE of Restored Funding by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Rogers, Joshua) (Entered: 01/29/2019)