Case: 1:18-cv-02048-TSC As of: 01/29/2019 05:26 AM EST 1 of 3 PROSE−NP,TYPE I−FOIA U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:18−cv−02048−TSC SMITH v. U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS Date Filed: 08/31/2018 ADMINISTRATION Jury Demand: None Assigned to: Judge Tanya S. Chutkan Nature of Suit: 895 Freedom of Case: 1:17−cv−01796−TSC Information Act Cause: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant Plaintiff GRANT F. SMITH represented by GRANT F. SMITH IRmep P.O. Box 32041 Washington, DC 20007 202−342−7325 Email: [email protected] PRO SE V. Defendant U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND represented by Michael Fraser Knapp RECORDS ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street NW Washington, DC 20005 (202) 305−8613 Fax: (202) 616−8470 Email: [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Scott Leeson Sroka U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 555 Fourth Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 (202) 252−7113 Fax: (202) 252−2599 Email: [email protected] TERMINATED: 10/05/2018 Date Filed # Docket Text 08/31/2018 1 COMPLAINT against U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 4616094352) filed by GRANT F. SMITH. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ztd) (Entered: 09/06/2018) 08/31/2018 2 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by GRANT F. SMITH. Case related to Case No. 17CV1796. (ztd) (Entered: 09/06/2018) 08/31/2018 3 MOTION for Permission to Use Post Office Box by GRANT F. SMITH (ztd) (Entered: 09/06/2018) 08/31/2018 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (ztd) (Entered: 09/06/2018) 09/13/2018 4 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/10/2018. ( Case: 1:18-cv-02048-TSC As of: 01/29/2019 05:26 AM EST 2 of 3 Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/10/2018.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 9/11/18., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION served on 9/10/2018 (ztd) (Entered: 09/14/2018) 09/13/2018 5 MOTION for CM/ECF Password by GRANT F. SMITH (ztd) (Entered: 09/14/2018) 09/18/2018 MINUTE ORDER: Granting 3 Motion for Permission to Use Post Office Box; Granting 5 Motion for CM/ECF Password. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/18/18. (DJS) (Entered: 09/18/2018) 09/27/2018 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Leeson Sroka on behalf of All Defendants (Sroka, Scott) (Entered: 09/27/2018) 10/05/2018 7 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Michael Fraser Knapp on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Scott Leeson Sroka (Knapp, Michael) (Entered: 10/05/2018) 10/10/2018 8 ANSWER to 1 Complaint by U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.(Knapp, Michael) (Entered: 10/10/2018) 10/10/2018 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 no later than 11/12/18. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 10/10/18. (DJS) (Entered: 10/10/2018) 10/12/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/12/2018. (tb) (Entered: 10/12/2018) 11/12/2018 9 Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (Knapp, Michael) (Entered: 11/12/2018) 11/20/2018 MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' November 12, 2018 joint status report 9 , it is hereby ordered that the parties shall adhere to the following briefing schedule: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment shall be filed on or before December 20, 2018; Plaintiff's Opposition and Combined Cross−Motion for Summary Judgment shall be filed on or before January 17, 2019; Defendant's Reply and Combined Opposition shall be filed on or before January 30, 2019; and Plaintiff's Reply shall be filed on or before February 28, 2019. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/20/2018. (lctsc1) (Entered: 11/20/2018) 11/20/2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motion due by 1/17/2019. Response to Cross Motion due by 1/30/2019. Reply to Cross Motion due by 2/28/2019. Summary Judgment motion due by 12/20/2018. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/17/2018. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 1/30/2019. (tb) (Entered: 11/20/2018) 12/20/2018 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit 1 − Declaration of John Laster, # 3 Exhibit 2 − Declaration of John Fitzpatrick, # 4 Statement of Facts, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Knapp, Michael) (Entered: 12/20/2018) 01/17/2019 11 RESPONSE re 10 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by GRANT F. SMITH. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Cross Motion for Summary Judgement, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Text of Proposed Order, # 4 Appendix Cover index, # 5 Exhibit National Security Council Files, box 612, Israeli Nuclear Program, # 6 Exhibit Congress Letter on AECA waivers, # 7 Exhibit NARA release of GWB records)(SMITH, GRANT) (Entered: 01/17/2019) Case: 1:18-cv-02048-TSC As of: 01/29/2019 05:26 AM EST 3 of 3 01/17/2019 13 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by GRANT F. SMITH. (See Docket Entry 11 to view document) (jf) (Entered: 01/24/2019) 01/18/2019 12 MOTION to Stay by U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Knapp, Michael) (Entered: 01/18/2019) 01/28/2019 14 MOTION to Expedite Motion for Extension of Time, MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment by U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Knapp, Michael) (Entered: 01/28/2019)