MAY 2007
Paul Volkman is indicted.
MARCH 1, 2011
Volkman trial begins in U.S. District Court, in Cincinnati.
MAY 10, 2011
The jury reaches a guilty verdict in the Volkman case.
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Postmark date of Philip Eil's initial Freedom of Information Act to the DOJ sub-agency, the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys.
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
EOUSA acknowledges receiving Phil's request, assigns it tracking
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
After nine months and no apparent processing work (zero processed pages), EOUSA transfers my FOIA request to another DOJ sub-agency, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
DECEMBER 19, 2012
The DEA receives transferred request.
MAY 7, 2013
First partial FOIA-request fulfillment package from the DEA.
JULY 1, 2013
Second partial-fulfillment package from the DEA.
JULY 30, 2013
Third partial-fulfillment package from the DEA.
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Fourth partial-fulfillment package from the DEA.
MAY 1, 2014
Fifth partial-fulfillment package from the DEA.
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
Sixth partial-fulfillment package from the DEA.
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
Phil files a second FOIA request with the DEA for the processing notes from his FOIA request for the Volkman trial evidence.
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Phil files a formal complaint and request for assistance with the office of U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
Phil files a formal complaint and request for assistance with the office of U.S. Representative David Cicilline.
DECEMBER 4, 2014
The DEA releases ______ pages, in response to Phil's FOIA request for the processing notes to his Volkman-evidence FOIA request,
DECEMBER 9, 2014
Phil files a formal complaint and request for assistance with the office of U.S. Senator Jack Reed.
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Seventh partial-fulfillment package from the DEA.
JANUARY 26, 2015
Eighth partial-fulfillment package from the DEA.
FEBRUARY 5 AND 6, 2015
The DEA sends formal responses to inquiries by Representative Cicilline and Senators Whitehouse and Reed. The letters are identical.
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Eighth partial-fulfillment package from the DEA.
MARCH 12, 2015
Tenth and final partial-fulfillment package from the DEA. [list number of days since initial request, and since DEA received transferred request.]
MARCH 18, 2015
With the help of the Rhode Island ACLU and two Providence-base pro bono attorneys - Neal McNamara and Jessica Jewell, from Nixon/Peabody - Phil files a FOIA lawsuit against the DEA in Rhode Island U.S. District court, demanding the release of the Volkman trial evidence.
MARCH 14, 2016
Phil and his team file a motion for summary judgment, along with an eight-page affidavit from Phil.
MAY 4, 2016
The DEA files its motion for summary judgment. Read the full document here.
MAY 10, 2016
The five-year anniversary of the Volkman verdict passes, while Phil's FOIA lawsuit is still underway. He writes an op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch, "_______."
OTHER STUFF TO INCLUDE:
-OGIS, complaints to congressmen, op-eds and media appearances, speech at ACLU annual dinner, EFF Foilie, FOIA is Broken, Ed Fitzpatrick column, ProJo Mulvaney article,