Case: American Oversight v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

American Oversight v. Federal Bureau of Investigation et al.

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12166975) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons USAO, # 3 Summons AG, # 4 Summons FBI, # 5 Summons DOJ, # 6 Exhibit A, # 7 Exhibit B, # 8 Exhibit C, # 9 Exhibit D, # 10 Exhibit E)(Martinez, Daniel) (Attachment 1 replaced on 1/6/2026) (zjm). (Entered: 01/05/2026)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Summons USAO

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3 Summons AG

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4 Summons FBI

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5 Summons DOJ

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6 Exhibit A

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7 Exhibit B

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8 Exhibit C

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9 Exhibit D

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10 Exhibit E

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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)(zjm) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Martinez, Daniel) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case Assigned to Judge Ana C. Reyes. (zjm)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION served on 1/9/2026; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 1/9/2026 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Martinez, Daniel) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 1/9/2026., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 1/6/2026. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 2/5/2026.) (See Docket Entry 4 to view document). (znmw) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General AND Summons Returned Executed in FOIA case as to U.S. Attorney

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Zieman, Benjamin) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

MINUTE ORDER granting 6 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint on or before March 9, 2026. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 2/2/2026. (lcacr2)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer

Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings

Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Answer or other response to complaint due by 3/9/2026. (zcdw)

ANSWER to Complaint by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Zieman, Benjamin) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

Standing Order

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Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings

MINUTE ORDER. Cases filed under FOIA are exempt from the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 16.3. See LCvR 16.3(b)(10). Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status report on or before April 14, 2026. The joint status report should address, among other things, (1) the status of Plaintiff's FOIA requests; (2) the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA requests; (3) the anticipated date(s) for release of those documents; and (4) whether a motion for a stay under Open America v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 547 F.2d 605 (D.C. Cir. 1976), is likely. As set forth in Section 5(d) of the Court's Standing Order, if the parties agree on a proposed schedule for submitting a further joint status report, they should assume that the Court approves the proposed date unless the Court enters an order to the contrary. Counsel shall not contact Chambers directly concerning scheduling or other matters, as Chambers personnel will not handle questions relating to the status or scheduling of pending matters, except in case of an emergency. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 3/10/2026. (lcacr2)

Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 4/14/2026. (zcdw)

Notice of Appearance

Status Report