Case: Center for Reproductive Rights v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

1:18-cv-01688 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 19, 2018

Closed Date: Oct. 12, 2021

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Case Summary

On July 19, 2018, the Center For Reproductive Rights and the National Women’s Law Center filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Represented by Covington and Burling LLP, the plaintiffs asked the court to compel HHS to disclose records responsive to two FOIA requests, which sought records pertaining to certain complaints filed with the HHS Office…

On September 12, 2018, following a joint status report, Judge Howell quickly ordered the parties to continue to file such reports, updating the court on HHS’s efforts locating and sharing potentially responsive documents. The bulk of the docket consists of these status reports, which the parties filed periodically throughout the litigation. Reports were filed through August 13, 2021.

On November 5, 2018, the Operations and Resources Division of the HHS Office of Civil Rights informed the plaintiffs that they had located 130 pages of responsive documents but that those documents were exempt from release because they pertained to open investigations. The parties agreed that other documents that had been located by other divisions within the HHS Office of Civil Rights would be released on a rolling basis.

In an attempt to resolve the exemption issue through summary judgment, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a scheduling order on June 4, 2019. On July 8, the Court ordered HHS to provide the plaintiffs with a detailed description of the withheld documents and a justification for withholding them (otherwise known as a Vaughn index). In response to the Vaughn index, the plaintiffs abandoned their motion and pursued a private agreement concerning these documents.

On October 8, 2021, the parties stipulated to a dismissal, and the court dismissed the case without prejudice four days later. The stipulation of dismissal did not explain the reasons for the dismissal. As of the last status report filed before dismissal, the Civil Rights Division had developed an ongoing project to identify potentially responsive documents, and the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division had produced 17,123 pages of responsive documents, 7,712 of which had been partially or fully disclosed.

This case is now closed.

Summary Authors

Evan Gamza (2/9/2022)

People

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Judge(s)

Howell, Beryl Alaine (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cassidy, Susan Booth (District of Columbia)

Cohen, Laura Beth (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Quinn, Thomas Anthony (District of Columbia)

Seabrook, April Denise (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Howell, Beryl Alaine (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cassidy, Susan Booth (District of Columbia)

Cohen, Laura Beth (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Quinn, Thomas Anthony (District of Columbia)

Seabrook, April Denise (District of Columbia)

Yee, Marsha Wellknown (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 1:18-cv-01688	Complaint Center for Reproductive Rights v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	July 19, 2018	July 19, 2018 Complaint
57 1:18-cv-01688	Stipulation of Dismissal	Oct. 8, 2021	Oct. 8, 2021 Settlement Agreement

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Center for Reproductive Rights and National Women’s Law Center v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Reproductive Rights	This is the Center for Reproductive Rights' case description of Center for Reproductive Rights and National Women's Law Center v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Screen reader support e…	July 19, 2018	July 19, 2018 https://reproductiverights.org/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7474736/center-for-reproductive-rights-v-us-department-of-health-human/

Last updated April 16, 2026, 5:20 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	July 19, 2018	COMPLAINT against All Plaintiffs ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5596151) filed by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - January 26 2018 FOIA Request, # 2 Exhibit B - February 22 2018 HHS Letter, # 3 Exhibit C - March 5 2018 FOIA Request, # 4 Exhibit D - March 6 2018 HHS Letter, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Summons to HHS, # 7 Summons to DCUSA, # 8 Summons to USAG)(McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 07/19/2018) 1 Exhibit A - January 26 2018 FOIA Request View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - February 22 2018 HHS Letter View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - March 5 2018 FOIA Request View on RECAP 4 Exhibit D - March 6 2018 HHS Letter View on PACER 5 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 6 Summons to HHS View on PACER 7 Summons to DCUSA View on PACER 8 Summons to USAG View on PACER	RECAP
2	July 19, 2018	LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 07/19/2018)	RECAP
3	July 19, 2018	LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 07/19/2018)	RECAP
	July 20, 2018	Case Assigned to Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. (zsb)
4	July 23, 2018	SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zsb) (Entered: 07/23/2018)	RECAP
5	July 27, 2018	STANDING ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 27, 2018. (lcbah3) (Entered: 07/27/2018)	RECAP
6	Aug. 2, 2018	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/30/2018. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/29/2018. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 08/02/2018)	RECAP
7	Aug. 2, 2018	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 7/30/2018. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 08/02/2018)	RECAP
8	Aug. 2, 2018	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES served on 7/27/2018 (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 08/02/2018)	RECAP
9	Aug. 16, 2018	NOTICE of Appearance by Marsha Wellknown Yee on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 08/16/2018)	RECAP
10	Aug. 29, 2018	ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES.(Yee, Marsha) (Entered: 08/29/2018)	RECAP
11	Sept. 12, 2018	Joint STATUS REPORT and Proposed Schedule by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 09/12/2018)	RECAP
	Sept. 12, 2018	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 11 Joint Status Report, the parties to file, by October 9, 2018, a joint status report recommending a schedule for further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 12, 2018. (lcbah3)
	Sept. 12, 2018	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/9/2018. (tg)
12	Sept. 13, 2018	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by April Denise Seabrook on behalf of All Defendants Substituting for attorney Marsha Yee (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 09/13/2018)	RECAP
13	Sept. 25, 2018	NOTICE of Appearance by Susan Booth Cassidy on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Cassidy, Susan) (Entered: 09/25/2018)	RECAP
14	Oct. 9, 2018	Joint STATUS REPORT and Proposed Schedule by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 10/09/2018)	RECAP
	Oct. 9, 2018	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 14 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, the parties to file, by November 9, 2018, a joint status report proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 9, 2018. (lcbah3)
	Oct. 10, 2018	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 11/9/2018. (tg)
15	Nov. 9, 2018	NOTICE of Appearance by Brian J. Field on behalf of All Defendants (Field, Brian) (Entered: 11/09/2018)	RECAP
16	Nov. 9, 2018	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 11/09/2018)	RECAP
	Nov. 13, 2018	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 16 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, the parties to file, by December 10, 2018, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, a proposed schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 13, 2018. (lcbah3)
	Nov. 13, 2018	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/10/2018. (tg)
17	Dec. 10, 2018	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 12/10/2018)	RECAP
	Dec. 10, 2018	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 17 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, the parties to file, by January 11, 2019, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, a proposed schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on December 10, 2018. (lcbah3)
	Dec. 11, 2018	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/11/2018. (tg)
18	Jan. 10, 2019	Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 01/10/2019)	RECAP
	Jan. 10, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the plaintiffs' 18 Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadline to File Joint Status Report. Accordingly, the January 11, 2019 deadline for the parties to file a joint status report, set forth in the Court's December 10, 2018 Minute Order, is extended until February 8, 2019. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 10, 2019. (lcbah3)
	Jan. 11, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 2/8/2019. (tg)
19	Feb. 8, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 02/08/2019)	RECAP
	Feb. 11, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 19 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, the parties to file, by March 8, 2019, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, a proposed schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 11, 2019. (lcbah3)
	Feb. 11, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/8/2019. (tg)
20	March 8, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 03/08/2019)	RECAP
	March 8, 2019	.Order
	March 8, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 20 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, the parties to file, by April 12, 2019, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, a proposed schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 8, 2019. (lcbah3)
	March 11, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines
	March 11, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/12/2019. (tg)
21	April 12, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 04/12/2019)	RECAP
	April 12, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines
	April 12, 2019	.Order
	April 12, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 21 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, the parties to file, by May 10, 2019, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, a proposed schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 12, 2019. (lcbah3)
	April 12, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/10/2019. (tg)
22	April 25, 2019	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. Attorney April Denise Seabrook terminated. (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 04/25/2019)	RECAP
23	May 10, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 05/10/2019)	RECAP
	May 10, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines
	May 10, 2019	.Order
	May 10, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 23 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, the parties to file, by June 14, 2019, and every 30 days thereafter, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, a proposed schedule to govern further proceedings. (lcbah4)
	May 10, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/14/2019, and every 30 days thereafter. (tg)
24	June 4, 2019	MOTION for Briefing Schedule by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Defendant's March 2019 Production), # 2 Exhibit B (Correspondence Between Counsel), # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 06/04/2019)	RECAP
	June 10, 2019	.Order
	June 10, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the plaintiffs' 24 Motion for a Scheduling Order, and in order to reach an expeditious resolution of this matter without resource-intensive seriatim summary judgment briefing proposed by the plaintiff, the defendant to submit, in the parties' joint status report due on June 14, 2019, responses to the following issues raised in the plaintiffs' 24 Motion: (1) why the defendant is unable to produce documents at a faster rate than 500 pages per month, see Pls.' Mot. at 4, at which rate production would not be complete until November 2021, see id.; (2) why the defendant has failed to provide a summary of searches "that were run to determine the volume of potentially responsive records," even though the defendant "agreed" to provide this summary to facilitate negotiations about which documents the defendant should prioritize for processing, id.;(3) why the defendant refuses to provide a partial Vaughn index "for some sample of withheld records" until the completion of production, by the plaintiffs' estimation, in two years, id., when providing the bases for withholdings on a rolling basis would help facilitate negotiations between the parties; and (4) the defendant's position on the plaintiffs' claim that the defendant is invoking Exemption 7(A) too broadly, and improperly withholding entire pages rather than redacting reasonably segregable information, id. at 5–8. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 10, 2019. (lcbah3)
25	June 12, 2019	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to file Joint Status Report by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (Field, Brian) (Entered: 06/12/2019)	RECAP
	June 13, 2019	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to
	June 13, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines
	June 13, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the defendant's 25 Motion to Extend, consented to by the plaintiffs. Accordingly, the deadline for the parties' joint status report is extended until June 18, 2019. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 13, 2019. (lcbah3)
	June 13, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/18/2019. (tg)
26	June 18, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 06/18/2019)	RECAP
	June 24, 2019	.Order
	June 24, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the plaintiffs' request, in ¶ 14 of the parties' 26 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, to "respond to Defendant's Responses to Court's Questions and in Opposition to 24 Plaintiffs' Motion for a Briefing Schedule." Accordingly, the plaintiffs shall file, by June 28, 2019, any such response. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 24, 2019. (lcbah3)
	June 25, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines
	June 25, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiffs' response to Defendant's Responses to Court's Questions and in Opposition to 24 Plaintiffs' Motion for a Briefing Schedule due by 6/28/2019. (tg)
27	June 28, 2019	RESPONSE re 26 Status Report filed by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 06/28/2019)	RECAP
	July 8, 2019	Order on Motion for Briefing Schedule
	July 8, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines
	July 8, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING IN PART the plaintiffs' 24 Motion for a Scheduling Order ("Pls.' Mot."), in light of the parties' dispute over the extent of the defendant's withholdings under Exemption 7(A) to date, the potential to expedite resolution of this entire case with an early resolution of that Exemption 7(A) dispute, and the plaintiffs' agreement to resolve the Exemption 7(A) dispute with "a partial Vaughn index for some sample of withheld records." Pls.' Mot. at 4. Accordingly, the parties are DIRECTED as follows: (1) by July 18, 2019, the defendant shall produce to the plaintiffs a Vaughn Index for a representative sample of documents withheld, including, at least, the 130 pages withheld from the defendant's November 2018 production; and (2) by August 7, 2019, the parties shall submit a joint status report advising the Court whether, after review of the partial Vaughn index, the plaintiffs continue to request resolving, before production is complete, the parties' Exemption 7(A) dispute through cross-motions for partial summary judgment. In addition, the recurring 30-day Joint Status Report otherwise due in July and August, see Min. Order (May 10, 2019), is SUSPENDED; and the defendant is DIRECTED to "continue to process all potentially responsive records" at a rate of at least 500 pages per month and "issue interim responses to the Plaintiffs on the 5th day of each month (or on the following business day if the 5th day of a given month lands on a weekend or a federal holiday)." 26 Parties' Jt. Status Report ¶¶ 12, 18(a). The plaintiffs' 24 Motion is otherwise DENIED without prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 8, 2019. (lcbah3)
	July 8, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendant's Vaughn Index due by 7/18/2019; joint status report due by 8/7/2019. (tg)
28	Aug. 7, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 08/07/2019)	RECAP
	Aug. 7, 2019	.Order
	Aug. 7, 2019	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 28 Joint Status Report and Proposed Schedule, and their representation that "[a]t this time, based on the representative Vaughn index provided by Defendant, Plaintiffs do not continue to seek resolution of the 7(A) Exemption issues through summary judgment," 28 Jt. Status Rpt. ¶ 15, the parties to file, by September 13, 2019, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties and, if so, a proposed schedule to govern further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on August 7, 2019. (lcbah3)
	Aug. 8, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines
	Aug. 8, 2019	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/13/2019. (tg)
29	Sept. 13, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 09/13/2019)	RECAP
30	Oct. 11, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 10/11/2019)	RECAP
31	Nov. 8, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 11/08/2019)	RECAP
32	Dec. 13, 2019	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 12/13/2019)	RECAP
33	Jan. 10, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 01/10/2020)	RECAP
34	Feb. 14, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 02/14/2020)	RECAP
35	March 13, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 03/13/2020)	RECAP
36	April 13, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 04/13/2020)	RECAP
37	May 15, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 05/15/2020)	RECAP
38	June 12, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 06/12/2020)	RECAP
39	July 10, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 07/10/2020)	RECAP
40	Aug. 14, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 08/14/2020)	RECAP
41	Sept. 11, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 09/11/2020)	RECAP
42	Oct. 9, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 10/09/2020)	RECAP
43	Nov. 13, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 11/13/2020)	RECAP
44	Dec. 11, 2020	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 12/11/2020)	RECAP
45	Jan. 8, 2021	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 01/08/2021)	RECAP
46	Feb. 12, 2021	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 02/12/2021)	RECAP
47	March 12, 2021	Joint STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. (Field, Brian) (Entered: 03/12/2021)	RECAP
48	April 9, 2021	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 04/09/2021)	RECAP
49	May 14, 2021	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 05/14/2021)	RECAP
50	June 2, 2021	NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by April Denise Seabrook on behalf of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Substituting for attorney Brian Field (Seabrook, April) (Entered: 06/02/2021)	RECAP
51	June 11, 2021	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 06/11/2021)	RECAP
52	June 24, 2021	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. Attorney William McAuliffe terminated. (McAuliffe, William) (Entered: 06/24/2021)	RECAP
53	Aug. 10, 2021	NOTICE of Appearance by Blake Weiner on behalf of All Defendants (Weiner, Blake) (Entered: 08/10/2021)	RECAP
54	Aug. 13, 2021	NOTICE of Appearance by Laura Beth Cohen on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Cohen, Laura) (Main Document 54 replaced on 8/13/2021) (zeg). (Entered: 08/13/2021)	RECAP
55	Aug. 13, 2021	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER. (Cohen, Laura) (Entered: 08/13/2021)	RECAP
	Sept. 13, 2021	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' 55 Joint Status Report, the parties to file, by October 12, 2021, a joint status report advising the Court whether any disputes remain between the parties, and if so, proposing a schedule for further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 13, 2021. (lcbah3)
	Sept. 13, 2021	.Order

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Healthcare Access and Reproductive Issues

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 1.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 19, 2018

Closing Date: Oct. 12, 2021

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Two non-profit organizations who submitted FOIA requests and did not receive a response in a timely manner

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552

Other Dockets:

District of District of Columbia 1:18-cv-01688

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Relief Granted:

None

Source of Relief:

None

Amount Defendant Pays: $0

Issues

General/Misc.:

Records Disclosure

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of Center for Reproductive Rights v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/43156/ (last updated 2/9/2022).