National Public Radio, Inc. v. U.S. Central Command

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. and Case No.: 3:21-cv-01079-MMA-AHG

GRAHAM SMITH,

ORDER:

Plaintiffs, 12 v. 1) VACATING MOTION HEARING

SET FOR NOVEMBER 16, 2021

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND and [ECF No. 11],

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,

15 Defendants. 2) GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR EARLY NEUTRAL

EVALUATION CONFERENCE

17 [ECF No. 10], and 18 3) SETTING EARLY NEUTRAL

EVALUATION CONFERENCE AND

CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE VIA

VIDEOCONFERENCE

22 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Pre-Answer Early Neutral Evaluation Conference. ECF No. 10. On June 9, 2021, Plaintiffs filed suit in this district, alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act, and seeking records from Defendants relating to a “a suspected friendly fire incident that took place in Fallujah, Iraq on 12 April, 2004.” ECF No. 1. On August 2, 2021, Defendants filed a…