SOGHOIAN v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Filing 10

NOTICE (Defendant's Scheduling Report) by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE re 9 Order (Interrante, John)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

CHRISTOPHER SOGHOIAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 11-1080 (ABJ)
ECF

DEFENDANT’S SCHEDULING REPORT
Defendant, United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), by and through its undersigned
counsel, hereby responds to the Court’s Order dated August 15, 2011 and provides a scheduling
report in this action which arises under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552,
as amended. Specifically, Defendant reports that two DOJ component have potentially responsive
documents and are in the process of preparing Vaughn declarations to support an anticipated motion
for summary judgment. The two components – the DOJ Criminal Division (“CRM”) and the
Executive Office of United States Attorneys, which was referred records by DOJ CRM – anticipate
that the declarations and any additional disclosures will be completed within the next three weeks.
Defendant will notify the Court on or before October 3, 2011 if the Vaughn declarations have been
completed. Defendant will also confer with Plaintiff with respect to a briefing schedule.

Respectfully submitted,
RONALD C. MACHEN JR, DC Bar # 447889
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, D.C. Bar # 434122
Chief, Civil Division
By:

/s/
JOHN G. INTERRANTE
PA Bar # 61373
Assistant United States Attorney
Civil Division
555 4th Street, N.W., Room E-4808
Washington, D.C. 20530
Tel:
202.514.7220
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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