Thomas v. Schultz [Baker]

1987 WL 14980

Thomas v. Christopher [Baker]

169 F.R.D. 224

Thomas v. Albright [Baker]

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

139 F.3d 227

Thomas v. Albright [Baker]

77 F.Supp.2d 114

Thomas v. Powell [Baker]

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

247 F.3d 260

COMPLAINT filed summons issued (dot) (Entered: 10/20/1986)

CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Patrick J. Attridge for discovery; discovery related Motions and settlement, (kbh)

ALL DOCKET ENTRIES PRIOR TO 6/1/89 WILL BE FOUND ON THE PAPER DOCKET (gld)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff TUSHINDE COOPER, intervenor-plaintiff CONSTANCE E. HUGGINS, intervenor-plaintiff ERIC JAMES, intervenor-plaintiff MARY MILLER, intervenor-plaintiff MARY CYNTHIA SMOOT, intervenor-plaintiff ROBERT WATKINS to interrogatories and request for production of documents by defendant (gld) (Entered: 06/22/1989)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:00 8/3/89 ; reporter: NOT REPORTED (jwd)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:15 10/10/89 ; reporter: Not Reported (jwd)

ANSWER by plaintiff WALTER J. THOMAS, intervenor-plaintiff ISAIAH M. ALDRIDGE, intervenor-plaintiff E. LLOYD DAVIS, intervenor-plaintiff CASSIE GHEE, intervenor-plaintiff ALAN B.C. LATIMER, intervenor-plaintiff LISA LAYNE, intervenor-plaintiff WARD D. MORROW to interrogatories and request for production of documents by defendant SCHULTZ (gld) (Entered: 08/04/1989)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff ALFRED NEAL to interrogatories and request for production of documents by defendant (gld) (Entered: 08/21/1989)

RESPONSE by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 10/06/1989)

SCHEDULING NOTICE: status hearing set for 9:00 11/13/89 ; (jwd)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:00 1/23/90 ; reporter: Not Reported (jwd)

NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION by plaintiff BERNARD JOHNS, plaintiff WALTER J. THOMAS of a person designated by the U.S. Department of State on 12/21/89 (clv) (Entered: 12/12/1989)

RESPONSE by plaintiff BERNARD JOHNS to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 12/15/1989)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff HERMAN O. BAILEY to interrogatories and response to request for production of documents; attachments (cjp) (Entered: 12/15/1989)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff MELVIN T. SPENCE to interrogatories and response to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 12/15/1989)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff CHARLOTTE - WILLIAMS to interrogatories and response to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 12/15/1989)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff JUDITH D. TONOHOU to interrogatories and response to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 12/15/1989)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:00 3/26/90 ; reporter: Not Reported (jwd)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff JOHNEY BROOKS, plaintiff ERIC JAMES, plaintiff JUDITH D. TONOHOU, plaintiff AUBREY VERDUN, plaintiff CHARLOTTE - WILLIAMS by Michael J. Madigan, Dennis M. Race, and Leslie M. Turner (cjp) (Entered: 03/05/1990)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff DOROTHY WATSON to defendant's interrogatories and response to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 03/08/1990)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff JOHNEY BROOKS to defendant's interrogatories and response to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 03/08/1990)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff RAYMOND G. ROBINSON to defendant's interrogatories and response to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 03/08/1990)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff ODIE FIELDS to defendant's interrogatories and response to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 03/08/1990)

ANSWER by intervenor-plaintiff ALPHONSO G. MARQUIS to defendant's interrogatories and response to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 03/08/1990)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:00 7/5/90 ; reporter: N/R (jwd)

NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION by plaintiffs of the person or persons designated by the U.S. Department of State on 5/31/90 (clv) (Entered: 05/02/1990)

REQUEST by plaintiffs for the appropriate agents of officers of the U.S. Department of State to produce documents (clv) (Entered: 05/10/1990)

NOTICE OF FILING by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ of change of telephone number for Richard Reback; (202) 514-7133; CD/N (clv) (Entered: 05/30/1990)

MOTION by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ to extend time to 6/26/90 to respond to second request for production of documents (clv) (Entered: 06/12/1990)

ORDER by Judge George H. Revercomb : granting motion to extend time to 6/26/90 to respond to second request for production of documents [65-1] by GEORGE P. SCHULTZ (N) (jwd) (Entered: 06/12/1990)

RESPONSE by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ to request (second) for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 06/27/1990)

SCHEDULING NOTICE: status hearing set for 10:00 7/10/90 ; (jwd)

OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSE by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ to notice of deposition upon oral examination [62-1] by plaintiffs (cjp) (Entered: 07/02/1990)

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE by GEORGE P. SCHULTZ to second [67-1] request of Walter J. Thomas, et al for production of documents from inspection and copying (cjp) (Entered: 07/02/1990)

REQUEST (second supplemental) by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ to plaintiff BERNARD JOHNS, plaintiff WALTER J. THOMAS for production of documents (fiat) REVERCOMB, J. (cjp) (Entered: 07/09/1990)

NOTICE OF FILING by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ of revision to designation of rule 30(b)(6) deponents (clv) (Entered: 07/10/1990)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:00 9/26/90 ; reporter: Not Reported (jwd)

ORDER by Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:00 9/26/90 ; (N) (jwd) (Entered: 07/10/1990)

RESPONSE (second supplemental) by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ to request for production of documents (cjp) (Entered: 07/23/1990)

NOTICE (supplemental) TO TAKE DEPOSITION by plaintiff BERNARD JOHNS, plaintiff WALTER J. THOMAS of defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ upon oral examination (cjp) (Entered: 08/03/1990)

RESPONSE (supplemental) by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to second request for production of documents (clv) (Entered: 08/09/1990)

REQUEST (addenbum) by plaintiff to defendant JAMES A. BAKER III for production of documents (fiat) REVERCOMB, J. (cjp) (Entered: 08/13/1990)

RESPONSE (supplemental second) by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to request for production of documents (fiat) REVERCOMB, J. (cjp) (Entered: 08/13/1990)

INTERROGATORIES and third request to produce documents filed by plaintiffs to defendant JAMES A. BAKER III; exhibit (clv) (Entered: 08/20/1990)

DEPOSITION of Lynwood Eaton taken for plaintiff BERNARD JOHNS, plaintiff WALTER J. THOMAS on 7/11/90 (clv) (Entered: 08/28/1990)

DEPOSITION of Lynwood Eaton taken for plaintiff BERNARD JOHNS, plaintiff WALTER J. THOMAS on 7/12/90 (clv) (Entered: 08/28/1990)

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to plaintiffs' 2d request for production of documents. (fiat, REVERCOMB, J.) (ajr) (Entered: 08/30/1990)

DEPOSITION of Clint A. Lauderdale taken for plaintiffs on 7/26/90 (clv) (Entered: 09/14/1990)

DEPOSITION of Clint A. Lauderdale taken for plaintiffs on 7/27/90 (clv) (Entered: 09/14/1990)

DEPOSITION of Clint A. Lauderdale taken for plaintiffs on 7/30/90 (clv) (Entered: 09/14/1990)

MOTION by defendant GEORGE P. SCHULTZ to extend time to 10/12/90 to respond to interrogatories and third request for documents (clv) (Entered: 09/18/1990)

RESPONSE by plaintiffs to motion to extend time to 10/12/90 to respond to interrogatories and third request for documents [85-1] by GEORGE P. SCHULTZ (clv) (Entered: 09/20/1990)

NOTICE OF FILING by Miller Reporting Co., Inc. of original signature page and errata sheet to the deposition of Lynwood Eaton (clv) (Entered: 09/25/1990)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : plaintiff will have sixty days upon completion of phase one discovery to file again motion for class certification status hearing set for 9:00 12/12/90 ; reporter: N/R (jwd)

ORDER by Judge George H. Revercomb : confirming status hearing of 09/26/90 (N) (jwd) (Entered: 09/26/1990)

ANSWER by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to interrogatories and response to request (third) for production of documents [78-1] (cjp) (Entered: 10/15/1990)

DEPOSITION of Paul Canney taken 9/12/90 (clv) (Entered: 10/25/1990)

DEPOSITION of Paul Canney taken for plaintiff BERNARD JOHNS, plaintiff WALTER J. THOMAS on 9/13/90 (clv) (Entered: 10/25/1990)

STATUS REPORT by plaintiffs concernling phase one discovery; attachments (13) (clv) (Entered: 12/12/1990)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:00 2/26/91 ; reporter: Not Reported (jwd)

CASE referral ended Magistrate Patrick J. Attridge (mbd)

DEPOSITION of Barbara Brown Prather taken for plaintiffs on 11/19/90; exhibits (15) (clv) (Entered: 01/16/1991)

DEPOSITION of Barbara B. Prather taken for plaintiffs on 11/21/90 (clv) (Entered: 01/16/1991)

DEPOSITION of Barbara B. Prather taken for plaintiffs on 12/5/90; exhibits (3) (clv) (Entered: 01/16/1991)

DEPOSITION of Barbara B. Prather taken for plaintiffs on 12/10/90; exhibits (6) (clv) (Entered: 01/16/1991)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:30 5/31/91 ; (clv) Modified on 02/26/1991

ORDER by Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:30 5/31/91 ; (N) (jwd) Modified on 02/26/1991 (Entered: 02/26/1991)

STATUS REPORT by plaintiffs concerning phase one discovery; attachments (8) (clv) (Entered: 05/31/1991)

REQUEST by plaintiffs for order setting the completion dates for certain discovery matters ; attachments (8) (clv) (Entered: 05/31/1991)

STATUS REPORT by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III (clv) (Entered: 05/31/1991)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:45 7/29/91 ; reporter: N/R (jwd)

ANSWER (supplemental) by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to interrogatories (clv) (Entered: 06/25/1991)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : setting a further status hearing set for 9:00 11/8/91 ; reporter: Vernell Marshall (cjp)

ORDER by Judge George H. Revercomb : setting a further status hearing set for 9:00 11/8/91; directing that the defendant will have produce a "stipulated database" to the plaintiffs and the plaintiffs will have completed their Rule 30(B)(6) depositions (N) (cjp) (Entered: 07/29/1991)

REQUEST by plaintiff CHARLOTTE - WILLIAMS, plaintiff AUBREY VERDUN, plaintiff JUDITH D. TONOHOU, plaintiff ERIC JAMES, plaintiff JOHNEY BROOKS to defendant JAMES A. BAKER III for production of documents; exhibits (8) (cjp) (Entered: 08/12/1991)

RESPONSE by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to status report [100-1] by JAMES A. BAKER III; exhibit (1) (cjp) (Entered: 08/23/1991)

INTERIM STATUS REPORT by plaintiff CHARLOTTE - WILLIAMS, plaintiff AUBREY VERDUN, plaintiff JUDITH D. TONOHOU, plaintiff ERIC JAMES, plaintiff JOHNEY BROOKS concerning the progress of certain outstanding discovery items; attachment (1) (cjp) (Entered: 08/23/1991)

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to status report [105-1] by JOHNEY BROOKS, ERIC JAMES, JUDITH D. TONOHOU, AUBREY VERDUN, CHARLOTTE - WILLIAMS (clv) (Entered: 08/28/1991)

SCHEDULING NOTICE: status hearing set for 9:00 11/20/91 ; (jwd)

RESPONSE by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to first request of plaintiff for production of raw computer data (clv) (Entered: 09/19/1991)

MOTION by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III for protective order governing the access and use of sensitive information and documents ; attachment (clv) (Entered: 11/06/1991)

STATUS REPORT by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III (clv) (Entered: 11/08/1991)

RESPONSE by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to plaintiff's request for production of documents (clv) (Entered: 11/18/1991)

RESPONSE (supplemental) by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to second request for production of documents (clv) (Entered: 11/18/1991)

RESPONSE (OPPOSITIONS) by plaintiffs to status report [109-1] by JAMES A. BAKER III; attachments (2) (clv) (Entered: 11/22/1991)

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM by plaintiffs' to status report [109-1] by JAMES A. BAKER III; affidavit (1) (cjp) (Entered: 11/27/1991)

NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiffs from the law firm of Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld has changed to the following: Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld, 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 887-4000 (cjp) (Entered: 11/27/1991)

MOTION by plaintiff CHARLOTTE - WILLIAMS, plaintiff AUBREY VERDUN, plaintiff JUDITH D. TONOHOU, plaintiff ERIC JAMES, plaintiff JOHNEY BROOKS for leave to file a second amended complaint EXHIBIT (second amended complaint) (cjp) (Entered: 12/09/1991)

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to response to request [110-1] by JAMES A. BAKER III (clv) (Entered: 12/10/1991)

RESPONSE (supplemental) by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to third request for production of documents (clv) (Entered: 12/10/1991)

MOTION by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to extend time to 12/24/91 to file response to motion to file a second amended complaint (clv) (Entered: 12/18/1991)

STATUS REPORT by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III (clv) (Entered: 12/18/1991)

STATUS HEARING before Judge George H. Revercomb : status hearing set for 9:30 2/25/92 ; reporter: Not Reported (jwd)

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge George H. Revercomb setting forth procedures for handling confidential material; allowing designated material to be filed under seal (N) (jwd) (Entered: 12/18/1991)

STATUS REPORT by plaintiffs ; request for an order setting a schedule for discovery matters (clv) (Entered: 12/19/1991)

JOINT MOTION by parties for briefing and discovery schedule (clv) (Entered: 12/27/1991)

RESPONSE by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III in opposition to motion for leave to file a second amended complaint [115-1] by JOHNEY BROOKS, ERIC JAMES, JUDITH D. TONOHOU, AUBREY VERDUN, CHARLOTTE - WILLIAMS; exhibits (4) (kmk) (Entered: 01/13/1992)

ORDER by Judge George H. Revercomb : on or before 1/10/92, defednant shall file and serve its opposition to plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a second amended complaint; plaintiffs shall file and serve their reply to defendant's opposition to plaintiff's motion to file a second amended complaint before 1/31/92; on or before 1/10/92, plaintiffs shall serve by hand on defendant a list identifying any documents or any interrogatory responses pertaining to defendant's policies, practices and procedures that plaintiffs believe they need to file their motion for class certification and that they believe remain outstanding from plaintiffs' first request for the production of documents for inspection and copying, second request for the production of documents for inspection and copying and addendum thereto, third request for prodiction of documents, plaintiffs first request for the production of Raw Computer Data, and plaintiffs' first set of interrogatories; on or before 2/7/92, defendant shall respond by hand delivery to any outstanding items designated by plaintiff in item #3 by producing the requested document(s) or providing the necessary interrogatory responses, claiming a privilege pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures or stating that it believes it has no other information or documents responsive to the discovery request; on or before 3/1/92, plaintiff shall serv by hand on defendant a list identifying any documents or any interrogatory responses specific to any of the plaintiffs or intervenor-plaintiffs that plaintiffs believe they need to file their motion for class certification and thatthey believe remain outstanding from plaintiffs' first request for the production of documents for inspection and copying, second reqeust for the production of documents for inspection and copying and addendum thereto, Third Request for Production of Documents, plaintiffs First Request for the Production of Raw Computer Data, and Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories; on or before 4/15/92, deft shall respond by hand delivery to any outstanding item designated by plaintiffs in item 5; on or before 1/15/92, plaintiff shall serve by hand on the defendant a list of questions, as complete as possible regarding the computer database provided to plaintiffs' counsel 11/8/91, pursuant to the Court's Order of 7/29/91; or or before 2/19/92, the parties will make a good faith effort to resolve all questions identified in item 7; on or before 1/31/92, plaintiffs shall serve by hand on defendant a comprehensive list of questions from previously conducted Rule 30(b)(6) depositions for which plaintiffs will accept written responses in lieu of deposition testimony; by 3/15/92, defendant shall respond to all questions identified in item 9; by /15/92, all previously noticed rule 30(b)(6) despositions shall be completed; by 4/30/92, plaintiffs shall identify in writing the date by which they will file their motion for class certification; status hearing set for 9:30 2/25/92 ; (N) (jwd) (Entered: 01/13/1992)

REPLY by plaintiff(s) in support of motion for leave to file a second amended complaint [115-1] by JOHNEY BROOKS, ERIC JAMES, JUDITH D. TONOHOU, AUBREY VERDUN, CHARLOTTE - WILLIAMS; attachments (4) (kmk) (Entered: 02/03/1992)

MOTION filed by defendant JAMES A. BAKER III to extend time to 2/12/92 to complete responses to the list of outstanding discovery items, set forth in paragraph 4 of the Court's order of 1/13/92 (clv) (Entered: 02/10/1992)