Oakes v. United States Department of Health And Human Services
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-02975
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Oakes v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Judge Caproni excused the defendant from producing a rolling Vaughn index and ordered recurring status reports.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services was not required to produce a rolling Vaughn index. Both parties were required to submit recurring joint status reports.
What happened
Cameron Oakes sued the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the Southern District of New York. The parties appeared for a status conference on September 30, 2022.
The court ordered that the department did not have to produce a rolling Vaughn index, referring to Vaughn v. Rosen. The opinion does not provide the reasons discussed at the conference.
The court also required the parties to submit a joint status report on December 1, 2022, and on the first business day of every third month after that. Judge Valerie Caproni issued the order.
The detailed version
- Oakes v. United States Department of Health And Human Services · No. 1:22-cv-02975
- Valerie Caproni
- Sept. 30, 2022
Background
The parties appeared for a status conference on September 30, 2022. The opinion identifies Cameron Oakes as the plaintiff and the United States Department of Health and Human Services as the defendant.
Ruling
The court ordered that the defendant was not required to produce a rolling Vaughn index. The order cites Vaughn v. Rosen, 484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973), but does not explain in the written opinion what reasons were stated at the conference.
Further Proceedings
The court ordered the parties to submit a joint status report on December 1, 2022, and on the first business day of every three months thereafter. The order was signed by United States District Judge Valerie Caproni.
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