Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law v. U.S. Department of Justice ( 2021 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ________________________________ ) LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL ) RIGHTS UNDER LAW, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 18-167 ) (EGS/GMH) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) JUSTICE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ________________________________) ORDER On January 1, 2020, the Court referred this case to Magistrate Judge Harvey for a Report and Recommendation on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. Magistrate Judge Harvey issued a Report and Recommendation on October 16, 2020. The Court has carefully reviewed the Report and Recommendation and, having received no objections to the Report and Recommendation pursuant to Local Civil Rule 72.3(b), accepts the findings and adopts the recommendations of Magistrate Judge Harvey contained in the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants’ motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 37, is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and it is further 1 ORDERED that plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 38, is DENIED IN PART and DENIED IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and it is further ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report with recommendations for further proceedings by no later than April 23, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed: Emmet G. Sullivan United States District Judge 3/30/2021 2