DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

Federal Civil Lawsuit District Of Columbia District Court, Case No. 1:25-cv-02597-TSC
District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, presiding
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Last Updated December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM EST (4.5 months ago) Update UpdateSpaceE-Mail Alert AlertsSpaceJump Jump
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Parties
Democracy Forward Foundation Democracy Forward Foundation, Plaintiff

Represented by Democracy Forward Foundation

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Daniel Alexander McGrath +1 908 578 4640 dmcgrath@democracyforward.org
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defendant
United States Department of Justice United States Department of Justice, Defendant
Officially listed as "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
Attributes
Office Washington, DC
Filed 8/8/2025
Jury Demand None
Demand
Nature of Suit 895 - Freedom of Information Act
Cause Section 05 U.S.C. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jurisdiction U.S. Government Defendant
Disposition
County 11001
Terminated
Origin 1
Reopened
Lead Case
Related Case
Other Court Case None
Defendant Custody Status
Flag TYPE I-FOIA
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Notice of Withdrawal of Motion 20 Filed: 12/8/2025, Entered: None Notice of Withdrawal of Motion
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Status Report 19 Filed: 12/5/2025, Entered: None Status Report
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Order on Motion for Summary Judgment 18 Filed: 11/24/2025, Entered: None Order on Motion for Summary Judgment
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Memorandum & Opinion 17 Filed: 11/24/2025, Entered: None Memorandum & Opinion
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Notice (Other) 16 Filed: 11/12/2025, Entered: None Notice (Other)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 10/1/2025, Entered: None Leave to File Document
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 9/23/2025, Entered: None Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 9/23/2025, Entered: None Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 9/23/2025, Entered: None Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 9/23/2025, Entered: None Summons Returned Executed in FOIA case as to U.S. Attorney
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Reply to opposition to Motion with OCR 10 Filed: 9/16/2025, Entered: None Reply to opposition to Motion
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Memorandum in Opposition to Motion 9 Filed: 9/8/2025, Entered: None Memorandum in Opposition to Motion
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 9/8/2025, Entered: None Notice of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 8/14/2025, Entered: None Notice of Appearance
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Expedite with OCR 6 Filed: 8/13/2025, Entered: None Expedite
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 8/12/2025, Entered: None Appear Pro Hac Vice
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SUMMARY JUDGMENT 4 Filed: 8/11/2025, Entered: None SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 8/8/2025, Entered: 8/8/2025 Summons Issued Electronically as to AUSA
SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # (1) Notice and Consent)(zmtm)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 8/8/2025, Entered: 8/8/2025 LCvR 26.1 Certificate of Disclosure - Corporate Affiliations/Financial Interests
LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION (McGrath, Daniel)
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Complaint with OCR 1 Filed: 8/8/2025, Entered: 8/8/2025 Complaint
COMPLAINT against FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11875485) filed by DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # (1) Civil Cover Sheet, # (2) Summons, # (3) Summons, # (4) Summons, # (5) Summons)(McGrath, Daniel)
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Blank  Filed: None, Entered: None Case Assigned/Reassigned
Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zmtm)
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