Joslin v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Docket
- Assigned to
- Sparkle L. Sooknanan
- Cause
- 05:552 Right to Privacy Act
- Nature of suit
- 440 Civil Rights: Other
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Government Defendant
- Jury demand
- None
- Date filed
- 2026-02-23
- Last filing
- 2026-03-13
- Terminated
- 2026-03-12
- Assigned to
- Jennifer L. Thurston
- Referred to
- Frank J. Singer
- Cause
- 05:552 Right to Privacy Act
- Nature of suit
- 440 Civil Rights: Other
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Government Defendant
- Jury demand
- None
- Date filed
- 2026-03-13
- Last filing
- 2026-10-16
Proceedings
Recent docket activity
- 2026-10-16 ORDER CONTINUING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE signed by Magistrate Judge Frank J. Singer on 10/15/2026. Because the motion to dismiss (ECF No. 50 ) remains pending with the assigned district judge, the SCHEDULING CONFERENCE currently set for November 18, 2026, is continued to January 25, 2027, at 11:30 AM in Courtroom 8 (FJS) before Magistrate Judge Frank J. Singer. The parties shall file a Joint Scheduling Report seven (7) days prior to the conference. The parties shall appear at the conference remotely by telephone. The parties will be provided with the telephonic conference information by the Courtroom Deputy prior to the conference. The conference number and password are confidential and are not to be shared. (Deputy Clerk CLA)#54
- 2026-09-22 MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) Pursuant to Local Rule 302, the filed motion to dismiss 50 will be heard and decided by the undersigned. As set forth in the Court's standing order, no hearing will be calendared, and the matter will be decided on the papers. As a result of the ongoing judicial resource emergency in this District, approximately 100 regular civil motions remain under submission before the undersigned. As a result, it is likely to be six or more months until the motion(s) in this matter is resolved. The Court reiterates that magistrate judge consent can alleviate the delay caused by the resource emergency. The parties SHALL reconsider magistrate judge consent for all purposes or only for this pending motion. In addition, the parties are reminded of their ongoing obligation to inform the Court of any changed circumstances that have rendered all or part of any pending motion moot. Finally, the parties are informed that the undersigned generally requires a formal settlement conference take place before any civil case proceeds to trial. Should the parties jointly wish to schedule a settlement conference, they are directed to contact Courtroom Deputy Irma Munoz at [email address removed] signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on September 22, 2026. (Deputy Clerk IM) (Entered: 09/22/2026)#53
- 2026-09-14 REPLY by Pam Bondi, Jessica Bowron, Doug Burgum, Eric Grant, National Park Service, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior to RESPONSE to 50 Motion to Dismiss,. (Davidson, Rachel) (Entered: 09/14/2026)#52
- 2026-08-31 OPPOSITION by Shannon SJ Joslin to 50 Motion to Dismiss,. (Wydman, Margaret) (Entered: 08/31/2026)#51
- 2026-08-10 MOTION to DISMISS by Pam Bondi, Jessica Bowron, Doug Burgum, Eric Grant, National Park Service, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior. Motion Hearing set for 10/1/2026 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 4 (JLT) before District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. (Attachments: # 1 Points and Authorities)(Davidson, Rachel) (Entered: 08/10/2026)#50
Timeline
- 2026-02-23 Filed: D.D.C., No. 1:26-cv-00576
- 2026-03-12 Closed: D.D.C., No. 1:26-cv-00576
- 2026-03-13 Filed: E.D. Cal., No. 1:26-cv-02029
Filings on file (39 in 25 docket entries)
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