District Of Columbia District Court
Judge:Dabney L Friedrich
Case #: 1:26-cv-00818
Nature of Suit895 Other Statutes - Freedom of Information Act
Cause05:552 Freedom of Information Act
Case Filed:Mar 09, 2026
Last checked: Monday Mar 09, 2026 2:02 PM EDT
Defendant
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Plaintiff
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
Represented By
Daniel Franz
Defenders Of Wildlife
contact info


Docket last updated: 04/03/2026 11:59 PM EDT
Friday, March 13, 2026
5 5 service Summons Returned Executed in FOIA case as to U.S. Attorney Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General Fri 03/13 11:16 AM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/13/2026. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/12/2026.), RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE served on 3/12/2026, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/13/2026.(Franz, Daniel)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Delivery Receipts
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
4 4 order .Order Tue 03/10 12:27 PM
STANDARD ORDER for Civil Cases. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 10, 2026. (lcdlf3)
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3 3 notice LCvR 26.1 Certificate of Disclosure - Corporate Affiliations/Financial Interests Tue 03/10 10:51 AM
LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE (Franz, Daniel)
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2 2 service Electronic Summons Issued as to AUSA,USAG Tue 03/10 9:11 AM
SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General(znmw)
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Att: 1 Notice and Consent
utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Tue 03/10 9:09 AM
Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (znmw)
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Monday, March 09, 2026
1 1 cmp Complaint Mon 03/09 1:24 PM
COMPLAINT against U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12287218) filed by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE.(Franz, Daniel)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Summons,
Att: 3 Summons,
Att: 4 Summons