Case: Muslim Advocates v. U.S. Department of State

1:18-cv-01546 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 28, 2018

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Case Summary

On June 28, 2018, Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights (non-profit legal advocacy organizations) filed this complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, raising claims under the Freedom of Information Act. The plaintiffs sought injunctive relief, asking the court to compel the defendants to immediately …

The organizations had requested materials concerning guidance, interpretation, implementation, and enforcement of the waiver provision that was included included in the third iteration of the Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats (Proclamation 9645): the so-called “Muslim Ban.” They also sought a fee waiver, as their request was made in the public interest. The plaintiffs argued that no information about the waiver process had been made available to the public, even though the Supreme Court held in Trump v. Hawaii that the transparency and effectiveness of the waiver program was critical to assessing the ban’s legality.

On November 19, 2018, the parties filed a Joint Status Report detailing progress in the process of producing documents responsive to plaintiffs' FOIA request. The Joint Status Report stated that on October 24, 2018, the State Department provided plaintiffs 51 pages of responsive documents consisting of emails and agency guidance on Proclamation 9645. USCIS stated that it had located 345 pages of documents that were potentially responsive to plaintiffs’ requests; it anticipated that production of the documents would begin in December 2018 and end by mid-January 2019. CPB had found three responsive documents. Finally, DHS reported that it located 3,675 potentially responsive documents, and that it anticipated production to being by December 15, 2018.

While the filing of the December 20 Joint Status Report was delayed owing to extensions ordered by the Court at the request of the parties, three subsequent reports of this nature were filed on February 11, 2019, March 11, 2019, and July 9, 2019. According to the March 11 Joint Status Report, the State Department indicated that it had begun rolling production of responsive documents, and would continue to make such productions on a monthly basis. USCIS stated that it would begin rolling production of 2,700 responsive pages it located in April 2019. CBP reported that production of its responsive documents was complete, and that the agency had provided plaintiffs an explanatory memorandum describing the context and nature of the outcome of the agency’s search for responsive documents. Last, DHS indicated that its review of the 3,709 pages of its responsive documents was ongoing but that it was unable to provide an estimate as to when production would begin.

Additional Joint Status Reports were filed on September 9, 2019, November 8, 2019, and January 8, 2020. According to the reports, USCIS finished its search and review of potentially responsive records, having processed 304 pages itself and referred over 2000 pages to DHS for review, which remained pending. Furthermore, DHS claimed that it had referred parts of the 3,709 pages of responsive documents to the Office of Inspector General for review and ICE and the State Department for consultation, from whom DHS was waiting for a response. DHS was also processing 2000 pages of documents referred by ICE, and would begin review of the documents in February 2020. Finally, per plaintiffs’ request, DHS considered producing a Vaughn index for documents that had been withheld or redacted. (A Vaughn index is a document that identifies withheld documents, states the claimed statutory exemptions, and explains how disclosure of documents would damage interests protected by the claimed exemption.) DHS said it was willing to consider a Vaughn index in a more limited form, and it asked plaintiffs to see if they would challenge any specific withholdings to which a Vaughn index could respond.

This case is ongoing.

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Summary Authors

Alexandra Gilewicz (11/12/2018)

Bogyung Lim (2/18/2020)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Ansari, Sanaa (District of Columbia)

Azmi, Nimra H. (District of Columbia)

Azmy, Baher (New York)

Callahan, Matthew W. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Caplen, Robert Aaron (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Chutkan, Tanya Sue (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Ansari, Sanaa (District of Columbia)

Azmi, Nimra H. (District of Columbia)

Azmy, Baher (New York)

Callahan, Matthew W. (District of Columbia)

Katskee, Richard B. (District of Columbia)

Shamas, Diala (New York)

Shebaya, Sirine (District of Columbia)

Smith, Johnathan James (District of Columbia)

Subei, Reem (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Caplen, Robert Aaron (District of Columbia)

Carilli, Joseph F. (District of Columbia)

CISSNA, L. FRANCIS (District of Columbia)

Liu, Jessie K. (District of Columbia)

Nebeker, William Mark (District of Columbia)

PROTECTION, UNITED STATES (District of Columbia)

SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF (District of Columbia)

STATE, UNITED STATES (District of Columbia)

Tepe, Sean Michael (District of Columbia)

Van Horn, Daniel F (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:18-cv-01546	Docket [PACER] Muslim Advocates v. United States Department of State	April 28, 2020	April 28, 2020 Docket
2 1:18-cv-01546	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Muslim Advocates v. United States Department of State	June 28, 2018	June 28, 2018 Complaint
21 1:18-cv-01546	Joint Status Report	Nov. 19, 2018	Nov. 19, 2018 Pleading / Motion / Brief
25 1:18-cv-01546	Joint Status Report	Feb. 11, 2019	Feb. 11, 2019 Pleading / Motion / Brief
26 1:18-cv-01546	Joint Status Report	March 11, 2019	March 11, 2019 Pleading / Motion / Brief
27 1:18-cv-01546	Joint Status Report	May 10, 2019	May 10, 2019 Pleading / Motion / Brief
28 1:18-cv-01546	Joint Status Report	July 9, 2019	July 9, 2019 Pleading / Motion / Brief
30 1:18-cv-01546	Joint Status Report Muslim Advocates v. United States Department of State	Sept. 9, 2019	Sept. 9, 2019 Pleading / Motion / Brief
31 1:18-cv-01546	Joint Status Report Muslim Advocates v. United States Department of State	Nov. 8, 2019	Nov. 8, 2019 Pleading / Motion / Brief
32 1:18-cv-01546	Joint Status Report Muslim Advocates v. United States Department of State	Jan. 8, 2020	Jan. 8, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by MUSLIM ADVOCATES, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of related case form)(Shebaya, Sirine). (Entered: 06/28/2018)	June 28, 2018	June 28, 2018
2	COMPLAINT against ALL DEFENDANTS ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5560468) filed by MUSLIM ADVOCATES, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 06/28/2018)	June 28, 2018	June 28, 2018 RECAP
3	REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by MUSLIM ADVOCATES,CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS .(Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 06/28/2018)	June 28, 2018	June 28, 2018
4	ERRATA Complaint with exhibits by MUSLIM ADVOCATES, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit E)(Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 06/28/2018)	June 28, 2018	June 28, 2018
5	NOTICE of Appearance by Sirine Shebaya on behalf of ALL PLAINTIFFS (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 06/29/2018)	June 29, 2018	June 29, 2018
6	NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Case related to Case No. 17-cv-2080. (zmd) (Entered: 06/29/2018)	June 29, 2018	June 29, 2018 RECAP
7	REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by MUSLIM ADVOCATES.(Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 06/29/2018)	June 29, 2018	June 29, 2018
	Case Assigned/Reassigned	June 29, 2018	June 29, 2018
	Summons Not Issued	June 29, 2018	June 29, 2018
	Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zmd)	June 29, 2018	June 29, 2018
	SUMMONS Not Issued as to UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney General, (zmd)	June 29, 2018	June 29, 2018
8	NOTICE of Appearance by Johnathan James Smith on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Smith, Johnathan) (Entered: 07/09/2018)	July 9, 2018	July 9, 2018
9	SUMMONS (1) Reissued Electronically as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (ztd) (Entered: 07/10/2018)	July 10, 2018	July 10, 2018
10	SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (ztd) (Entered: 07/11/2018)	July 11, 2018	July 11, 2018
11	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Nimra Azmi, :Firm- Muslim Advocates, :Address- PO Box 66408, Washington DC 20035. Phone No. - (202) 897-2622. Fax No. - (202) 508-1007 Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5586438. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 07/13/2018)	July 13, 2018	July 13, 2018
12	Corporate Disclosure Statement by CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, MUSLIM ADVOCATES. (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 07/14/2018)	July 14, 2018	July 14, 2018
	MINUTE ORDER: Granting in part and denying in part 11 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Nimra H. Azmi may be heard in open court on behalf Plaintiffs, but may not file papers in this court. See Local Civil Rule 83.2(c)(2) ("An attorney who engages in the practice of law from an office located in the District of Columbia must be a member of the District of Columbia Bar AND the Bar of this Court to file papers in this Court."). Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 7/18/18. (DJS)	July 18, 2018	July 18, 2018
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	July 18, 2018	July 18, 2018
13	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES served on 7/17/2018; UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION served on 7/17/2018; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 7/17/2018; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 7/16/2018, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 7/16/2018., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/16/2018. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/15/2018.) (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 07/23/2018)	July 23, 2018	July 23, 2018
14	NOTICE of Appearance by William Mark Nebeker on behalf of All Defendants (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 08/14/2018)	Aug. 14, 2018	Aug. 14, 2018
15	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Nebeker, William) (Entered: 08/14/2018)	Aug. 14, 2018	Aug. 14, 2018
16	RESPONSE re 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer filed by CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, MUSLIM ADVOCATES. (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 08/15/2018)	Aug. 15, 2018	Aug. 15, 2018
	MINUTE ORDER: Granting Motion 15 for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint by September 5, 2018. Future requests for the extension of any deadline by any party (or the parties jointly) must be made at least 48 hours prior to expiration of the deadline. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/17/18. (DJS)	Aug. 17, 2018	Aug. 17, 2018
	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer	Aug. 17, 2018	Aug. 17, 2018
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 9/5/2018. (tb)	Aug. 17, 2018	Aug. 17, 2018
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Aug. 17, 2018	Aug. 17, 2018
17	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Baher Azmy, :Firm- Center for Constitutional Rights, :Address- 666 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10012. Phone No. - 212-614-6427. Fax No. - 212-614-6422 Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5653118. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Baher Azmy, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Johnathan) (Entered: 08/22/2018)	Aug. 22, 2018	Aug. 22, 2018
18	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Diala Shamas, :Firm- Center for Constitutional Rights, :Address- 666 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10012. Phone No. - 212-614-6426. Fax No. - 212-614-6422 Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5653192. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Diala Shamas, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Johnathan) (Entered: 08/22/2018)	Aug. 22, 2018	Aug. 22, 2018
19	NOTICE of Change of Address by Johnathan James Smith (Smith, Johnathan) (Entered: 08/22/2018)	Aug. 22, 2018	Aug. 22, 2018
	MINUTE ORDER: Granting 17 18 Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Baher Azmy and Diala Shamas are hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter on behalf of Plaintiffs. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/24/18. (DJS)	Aug. 24, 2018	Aug. 24, 2018
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Aug. 24, 2018	Aug. 24, 2018
20	ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE.(Nebeker, William) (Entered: 09/05/2018)	Sept. 5, 2018	Sept. 5, 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 Plaintiffs' FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiffs' FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiffs, 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 by 11/19/18. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 10/24/18. (DJS)	Oct. 24, 2018	Oct. 24, 2018
	Order	Oct. 24, 2018	Oct. 24, 2018
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/19/2018. (tb)	Oct. 25, 2018	Oct. 25, 2018
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Oct. 25, 2018	Oct. 25, 2018
21	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, MUSLIM ADVOCATES. (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 11/19/2018)	Nov. 19, 2018	Nov. 19, 2018
	MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' Joint Status Report 21, it is hereby ordered that the parties shall file another joint report by 12/20/18. The report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/28/18. (DJS)	Nov. 28, 2018	Nov. 28, 2018
	Order	Nov. 28, 2018	Nov. 28, 2018
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/20/2018. (tb)	Nov. 28, 2018	Nov. 28, 2018
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Nov. 28, 2018	Nov. 28, 2018
22	Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to file Second Joint Status Report by CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Johnathan) (Entered: 12/18/2018)	Dec. 18, 2018	Dec. 18, 2018
	MINUTE ORDER: Granting 22 Joint Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Joint Status Report and proposed order due January 22, 2019. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/19/18. (DJS)	Dec. 19, 2018	Dec. 19, 2018
	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to	Dec. 19, 2018	Dec. 19, 2018
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 1/22/2019. (tb)	Dec. 19, 2018	Dec. 19, 2018
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Dec. 19, 2018	Dec. 19, 2018
23	Unopposed MOTION to Stay (Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Stay Proceedings in Light of Lapse in Appropriations) by UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Nebeker, William) (Entered: 01/22/2019)	Jan. 22, 2019	Jan. 22, 2019
	Order on Motion to Stay	Jan. 22, 2019	Jan. 22, 2019
	MINUTE ORDER: Granting 23 Motion to Stay. All deadlines are hereby STAYED. Within fourteen days of Congress appropriating funds for the Justice Department, the parties shall file a joint status report containing proposed deadlines for further proceedings in this case. The joint report shall include a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 1/22/19. (DJS)	Jan. 22, 2019	Jan. 22, 2019
24	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MUSLIM ADVOCATES, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. Attorney Johnathan James Smith terminated. (Smith, Johnathan) . (Entered: 02/01/2019)	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019
25	Joint STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 02/11/2019)	Feb. 11, 2019	Feb. 11, 2019
	MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ordered that the parties shall fine anther joint status report by 3/11/19 and every 60 days thereafter. To the extent the parties propose a production schedule and/or briefing schedule, the status report shall include a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 2/26/19.(DJS)	Feb. 26, 2019	Feb. 26, 2019
	Order	Feb. 26, 2019	Feb. 26, 2019
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/11/2019. (tb)	Feb. 27, 2019	Feb. 27, 2019
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Feb. 27, 2019	Feb. 27, 2019
26	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 03/11/2019)	March 11, 2019	March 11, 2019
27	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 05/10/2019)	May 10, 2019	May 10, 2019
28	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 07/09/2019)	July 9, 2019	July 9, 2019
29	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to MUSLIM ADVOCATES. Attorney Sirine Shebaya terminated. (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 08/16/2019)	Aug. 16, 2019	Aug. 16, 2019
30	Joint STATUS REPORT by MUSLIM ADVOCATES. (Azmi, Nimra) (Entered: 09/09/2019)	Sept. 9, 2019	Sept. 9, 2019
31	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 11/08/2019)	Nov. 8, 2019	Nov. 8, 2019
32	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Nebeker, William) (Entered: 01/08/2020)	Jan. 8, 2020	Jan. 8, 2020
33	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Robert Aaron Caplen on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney W. Mark Nebeker (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/09/2020)	March 9, 2020	March 9, 2020
34	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/09/2020)	March 9, 2020	March 9, 2020
35	Unopposed MOTION to Stay by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Eric F. Stein, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/30/2020)	March 30, 2020	March 30, 2020
	MINUTE ORDER: Granting 35 Unopposed Motion to Stay. This action is hereby STAYED pending further order of the court. Defendant shall file a status report by April 28, 2020, and every thirty (30) days thereafter advising the Court whether operations have resumed, except that to the extent operations have resumed, the report shall be filed jointly and shall be accompanied by jointly proposed schedule, as well as a proposed order for moving forward with this case. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 3/31/2020. (DJS)	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2020
	Set/Reset Deadlines	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2020
	Order on Motion to Stay	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2020
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's status report due by 4/28/2020. (tb)	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2020
36	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 04/28/2020)	April 28, 2020	April 28, 2020
37	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 05/28/2020)	May 28, 2020	May 28, 2020
38	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 06/29/2020)	June 29, 2020	June 29, 2020
39	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 07/27/2020)	July 27, 2020	July 27, 2020
40	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020
41	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Matthew W. Callahan on behalf of All Plaintiffs Substituting for attorney Nimra H. Azmi (Callahan, Matthew) (Entered: 09/08/2020)	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
42	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 09/24/2020)	Sept. 24, 2020	Sept. 24, 2020
43	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 10/26/2020)	Oct. 26, 2020	Oct. 26, 2020
44	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 11/25/2020)	Nov. 25, 2020	Nov. 25, 2020
45	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 12/28/2020)	Dec. 28, 2020	Dec. 28, 2020
46	STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 01/27/2021)	Jan. 27, 2021	Jan. 27, 2021
	MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the Defendant's status report 46, it is hereby ordered that the parties meet, confer, and file a Joint Status Report by 3/29/21 and every 60 days thereafter. To the extent the parties propose a production schedule and/or briefing schedule, the status report shall include a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 1/29/21. (DJS)	Jan. 29, 2021	Jan. 29, 2021
	.Order	Jan. 30, 2021	Jan. 30, 2021
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/29/2021. (tb)	Feb. 1, 2021	Feb. 1, 2021
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Feb. 1, 2021	Feb. 1, 2021
47	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 03/29/2021)	March 29, 2021	March 29, 2021
48	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Caplen, Robert) (Entered: 05/28/2021)	May 28, 2021	May 28, 2021
49	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Joseph F. Carilli, Jr on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Robert A. Caplen (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 06/23/2021)	June 23, 2021	June 23, 2021
50	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 07/27/2021)	July 27, 2021	July 27, 2021
51	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Sanaa Ansari on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES Substituting for attorney Matthew Callahan (Ansari, Sanaa) (Entered: 08/25/2021)	Aug. 25, 2021	Aug. 25, 2021
52	NOTICE of Appearance by Sanaa Ansari on behalf of MUSLIM ADVOCATES (Ansari, Sanaa) (Main Document 52 replaced on 9/22/2021) (znmw). (Entered: 09/17/2021)	Sept. 17, 2021	Sept. 17, 2021
53	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 09/27/2021)	Sept. 27, 2021	Sept. 27, 2021
54	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Sean Michael Tepe on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Joseph F. Carilli. Jr. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 11/17/2021)	Nov. 17, 2021	Nov. 17, 2021
55	Joint STATUS REPORT by L. FRANCIS CISSNA, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Tepe, Sean) (Entered: 11/24/2021)	Nov. 24, 2021	Nov. 24, 2021
	MINUTE ORDER: On 1/29/2021, the court ordered the parties to "meet, confer, and file a Joint Status Report by 3/29/2021 and every 60 days thereafter. " However, it appears from the 11/24/2021 report that the parties are not meeting and conferring before filing their joint reports. Moreover, in that report the Plaintiffs state that they sent a settlement proposal to the Defendants that would considerably narrow the universe of document at issue and possibly lead to dismissal of this action, but the Defendants did not respond. Plaintiffs further state that they have contacted the Defendant repeatedly about the proposal, but have yet to receive a response. Accordingly, by 1/31/2022 the Defendants shall send the Plaintiffs a written response to their proposal. By 2/7/2022 the parties shall meet and confer either in person or electronically and discuss the current search as well as Plaintiffs' proposal and the Defendants' response. The goal of this meeting shall be to determine where there are areas of agreement that might lead to settlement of this action. By 2/10/2022 the parties shall file a joint status report and proposed order. The court will view with disfavor a parties' failure to respond to a settlement offer by opposing counsel. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/28/21. (DJS) Modified on 12/29/2021 to reflect the correct year of "2022" for the January and February filing schedule dates (jth).	Dec. 28, 2021	Dec. 28, 2021
	MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' joint status report, it is hereby ordered that by 1/31/2022 the Defendants shall send the Plaintiffs a written response to their settlement proposal. By 2/7/2022 the parties shall meet and confer either in person or electronically and discuss the current search as well as Plaintiffs' proposal and the Defendants' response. By 2/10/2022 the parties shall file a joint status report and proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/28/21. (DJS) Modified on 12/29/2021 to reflect the correct year of "2022" for the January and February filing schedule dates (jth).	Dec. 28, 2021	Dec. 28, 2021
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Attorney Meet and Confer Conference due by 2/7/2021. Joint Status Report due by 2/10/2021. (tb)	Dec. 28, 2021	Dec. 28, 2021
	.Order	Dec. 28, 2021	Dec. 28, 2021
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Dec. 28, 2021	Dec. 28, 2021
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Attorney Meet and Confer Conference due by 2/7/2022. Joint Status Report due by 2/10/2022. (jth)	Dec. 29, 2021	Dec. 29, 2021
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Dec. 29, 2021	Dec. 29, 2021

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Trump Administration 1.0 & 2.0 FOIA cases

Trump Administration 1.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 28, 2018

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Muslim Advocates and Center for Constitutional Rights, two not-for-profit organizations that engage in litigation, policy advocacy, and public education on civil rights issues.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Attorney Organizations:

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

Muslim Advocates

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

U.S. Department of State (Washington, District of Columbia), Federal

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Washington, District of Columbia), Federal