To confirm our call this afternoon: you stated that the DOJ intends to move to dismiss on three grounds: (1) standing, because the name on the FOIA requests differs from the plaintiff's; (2) failure to exhaust administrative remedies as to the Civil Rights Division; and (3) alleged alteration
I received NSD's final response dated September 23, 2026. It released one page in part, relating to the 2021 Olson matter. Before we go further, I want to raise a specific concern about how NSD searched. My request asked for cases "in which 18 U.S.C.
This is the National Security Division's ("NSD") final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated March 19, 2026, requesting records regarding 18 U.S.C. § 1389. As noted in our March 27, 2026 acknowledgment letter to you, your FOIA request was assigned reference
I have requested an extension for both the NSD and CRD answers, not only the NSD answer. I have filed with the court since I did not hear from you. Your opposition to the extension was noted.
Thank you for the clarification. If you give me a date certain by which the DOJ is willing to represent to the Court that the NSD will submit its Final Response to me, I am willing to grant an extension to the NSD answer. I am not willing to grant
As I indicated on our call, the National Security Division has conducted searches for responsive documents and is preparing to issue a final response. The requested extension would allow time to simultaneously issue that final response and respond to your Complaint, which requires a separate response in addition to the
To clarify - time has passed. My question, before I allow an extension, is what exactly has been done with time your agency has already had to respond to this request? I can't in good faith grant more time without knowing whether the DOJ can be trusted as a
As I stated on the call, the reason for our request is to allow time to receive the necessary information to respond to your complaint and to simultaneously prepare a final response to your FOIA request involving the National Security Division. I am unable to speak to FOIA requests you
Hi Chelsea, it was good to chat just now. This email is to follow up on that call, in which I reiterated that I did not hear in your request any tangible, concrete reason for the government's request for more time other than a vague desire. In our
That’s not much detail, it’s more like a description of your job. If you cannot do your job by meeting the legal deadline, and have to ask the court for an extension, then please inform the Judge I do not agree for the reason stated above; it’s
I am working to receive the information needed to ensure that our response is complete and accurate by collaborating with the FOIA teams in the Civil Rights and National Security Divisions. Individuals within those teams provide the information that informs my response to your complaint. A two-week extension would
I cannot agree to the two-week extension at this time. Please provide more detailed information regarding the reasons for the delay so I can reconsider your request.