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COVER SHEET
JS44 (Rev.7/13DC
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS
DEFENDANTS
and Ethicsin Washington Citizensfor Responsibility
U.S. Department of Justice
COUNTYOF RESIDENCE OF FIRSTLISTEDDEFENDANT
(b)couNry oF RESIDENCE oF FrRSrLlsrEDpt-AtNrrre 1 1 001 (EXCEPT CASES) IN U.S.PLAINTTFF
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ScottA. Hodes ScottA. Hodes,Attorneyat Law PO Box 42002 D.C.20015 301-404-0502 Washington, III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTTES (pLACE ANx rNoNEBox FoR PLAINTIFF ANDONEBOXFORDEFENDANT) FORDIVERSITY CASES ONLYI PTF DFT DFT PTF
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IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT Placean X in one catesory.A-N. that best
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Truth in Lending 0ther Personal Properry Damage PropcrtyDamage ProductLiability
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Any nature ofsuit from any category may be selectedfor this categoryof case assignment. *(IfAntitrust, then A governs)*
F. Pro Se General Civil Forfciture/Pcnaltv
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seizureof Property 2l USC881 otner
Elsr.s6"'-itEnrltt SIOMandrmus& Other sso civit Rights sSSPrisonConditions soocivil Detainee - Conditions of Conlinement
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O. Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminun Injunction
OthcrStrtutes Sll Agricultural Acts I Mrtters f'l S93Environmental n S90OtherStatutoryActions(tf Administrative Agencyis lnvolved)
Brnkruntcv 4422 Appeal27USC 158 l---1423Withdrawal 28 USC t57
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830patent tlo Trademark
FederalTax Suits [-l 820taxes (US phintiff or defendant) l-l Szt IRS-Third Party 26 USC7609
OtherStatutes T-.I3?5 FalseClaimsAct l-l loOState Reapportionment l-llfO Banks& Banking [-'l lsO Commerce/ICC Rates/ctc, T-l 460Deportation f'1462 Naturalizrtion Application f-'l 465Other lmmigration Actions l-l 470RacketeerInfl uenccd & CorruptOrganization
l_llSO Consumer Credit TV f]eso cabrc/Srterire J--l ASO Securities/Commodities/ Exchange l-ISCO Arbitration l--l f qs AdministrativeProcedure Act/Review or Appealof AgencyDccision l*-lSSOConstitutionality of State Statutes IJtSO OtherStatutoryActions (if not administrative agency reviewor PrivacyAct)
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H. Employment Discrimination
f]442 CivilRights-EmPloyment (criterir: race, gender/sex, national origin' discrimination, disability' age'
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m E95 Freedom of Information Acl l--] 890 other Statutory Actions (if Privacy Act)
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J. Student Loun tsz Rccoveryof Defautted StudentLoan (excluding veterans)
religion, retaliation) *(lf pro se,selectthis deck)*
*(If pro se,selectthis deck)*
O x. Labor/ERISA (non-employment) T-l 710 Fair Labor StandardsAct Labor/Mgmt. Relations l-h20 T-l740 Lrbor Railway Act l-lzSl Family and Medical LeaveAct Other Labor Litigation D790 g m p l . R e t . l n c . S e cu r ityAcl E Z gl
O u. otner Civil Rights (non-employment) 44I Voting(if not VotingRights Act) l-l 443Housing/Accommodations T-l440 OtherCivil Rights w/Disabilities n445 Americans Employment f-1Ut Americrnsw/Disabilities Other l-144s Education
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M. Contract t to lnsurance l20 Mrrine 130MillerAcr Instrument tlO Negotiable of Overpayment tso Recovery of & Enforcemcnt Judgment tss Rccoveryofoverpaynrent of Veteran'sBenefits t60 Stockholder's Suits 190OtherContracts 195ContractProductLiability 196Franchise
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V. O R I G I N @
t or i g i n a l Q 2 R e m o ve d from State Proceeding Court
Remanded from o 3 Appellate Court
O 4 Reinstotedor Reopened
Q 6 m u l t i - d i s t r i c t Q T A p p e a l to Litigation DistrictJudge from Mag,Judge
Q 5 Transferred from another district (specify)
OF CAUSE.) vI. CAUSE OF ACTION (CITETHE U.S.CrVrL STATUTEUNDERWH|CH YOUARE FILTNGAND WRITEA BRIEFSTATEMENT
5 U.S.C.Section552, U.S. Departmentof Justicefailedto adequatelysearchfor and releasedocumentsunderthe FOIA. VII. REQUESTEDIN COMPLAINT
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III.
CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES:This sectionis completedonlv if diversitvof citizenshiowas selectedas the Basisof Jurisdiction underSectionIl.
IV,
CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT: The assignment of a.judgeto your casewill dependon the categoryyou selectthat best represents the p114qggy causeofaction f