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Plaintiff,
D.C.
22T 22 2215
RISEN ,ET AL.
STEVEN M .LARIMORE
CLERK u.s DI
sT cT.
k.D.ofFLA -MIAMI
D efendants.
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PlaintiffDennisM ontgomeryherebymoves,pursuanttoRule5.4(b)oftheLocalRules
forthe U .S.D istrictCoul'tforthe Southern DistrictofFlorida,forleave to filethe attached
sensitivedocuments(Exhibit1)underseal.
On October 19,2015,M agistrate Judge Jonathan Goodm an issued the follow ing
order:
Plaintiffshall,by October 2l,20l5,send the FBI,via em ailto A ssistantGeneral
Order,thesubjectinstructionshavealreadybeenprovidedtoDefendants'counseland
M agistrate Judge Goodm an. Plaintiffisrespectfully requesting thatthe instructions sentto the
FBl(Exhibit1)beplacedunderseal.
The instructionsto the FB1contain a roadm ap to finding sensitive inform ation contained
on hard drivesthatare now in possession ofthe FBI. The FBIis stillin theprocessof
determ ining whetherany ofthe docum ents and/or softwarethatm ay existon these hard drivesis
classified. lnform ation thatleadsto the finding ofpotentially classified inform ation should not
be given to the public forpossible revelationsofnationalsecurity secrets,assetforth in Exhibit
2.
Action(a:dproducingPart/'lmaydesignateanymaterialthatitproduces
(including,butnotlimitedto,exhibits,documents,andthings;answersto
interrogatories,responsesto requests foradm issions'
,responsesto requests for
production;and declarations,affidavits,and deposition testim ony ortranscripts,
Particularlyinlightofaletter/objectionofJusticeDepartmentCounselfortheCentral
IntelligenceAgency(ttClA'')justobtainedyesterdaybyPlaintiff,aflerPlaintiffrequestedit
from Defendants'counselafterPlaintifflearned ofityesterday,outofan abundance ofcaution
Plaintiffism oving to have the com m unications atissueplaced underseal. This letter,which is
forth the D epartm entofJustice'sand the ClA 'sposition thatthe softwareatissue in thislaw suit
isnotrelevantunderthe facts,law ,and circum stancesofthiscase,am ong othercom pelling
objections.Exhibit2.
Plaintiffrequests to have these docum entsplaced undersealin perpetuity oruntilsuch
tim e thatPlaintiffisno longer involved w ith com m unicationsw ith the FBlregarding an ongoing
criminalinvestigation,andtheU.S.JusticeDepartmentinconjunctionwiththeFBldecides
whetherornotto bring prosecutionsagainstthese personswho PlaintiffM ontgom ery,asa
governm entw itness,hasprovided inform ation show ing thatthe N ationalSecurity A gency and/or
CentrallntelligenceAgencyillegallysurveilledmillionsofAmericansincludingjudges,
congressmen,senators,andotherswithoutprobablecause.Thesubjectdocumentsshould
respectfully be filed undersealso asnotto,atam inim um ,com prom ise an on-going crim inal
investigation. A ccordingly,exceptionalcircum stancesand good cause have been show n.
Consistentw ith this,asin the case of W ashington Postv.Robinson,935 F.2d 282,290
(D.C.Cir.1991)thesefactspresentanextraordinarysituationandacompellinggovernmental
interestwhichjustifythesealingoftheinformationuntil(1)thesubstantialrisktothepersonal
safety ofcooperating individuals;and(2)thegovernmentrepresentsthatitcancontinueits
criminalinvestigationwithoutsubstantialriskthatitwouldbejeopardized.
Plaintiffsoughtconsentforthism otion from Defendants. Defendantsdo notgrant
consentto thismotion.
Plaintifffully respectsthe decisionsofM agistrate Judge Goodm an and com pliesw ith his
ordersto fullextentpossible w hile stillatlem pting to protecthisown and the government's
thatPlaintiffwithal1duespeedhmstheopportunitytotimelytqleanobjection%4ththepresiding
judgeandsuchtimethattheobjectionisheardanddecidedbyhim.
W HEQFTORE,fortheforegoingreasons,Plaim iffrespectfullyrequeststhatleavebe
granted forhip to file the sensitive docum entsthathavebeen a'
dached asExhibit 1 lm derseal.
Dated:O ctober22,2015
ectfully s m itted,
(310)595-0800
leklayman@gmail.com
Attorney forPlaintiff
CERTIFIG TE O F SERW CE
1H EREBY CERTIFY thaton this22nd day ofOctober,2015,atnze and correctcopy of
theforegoing(CaseNo.15-cv-20782)wasSledviaCM/ECFandserveduponthefollowing:
Sanford LewisBohrer
Brian T0th
H olland & Knight,LLP
Suite 3000
701BrickellA ve
M inm i7FL 33131
Email:sbollrer@hklam com
Email:brian.toth@hklaw.com
Laura R.H andm an
M icah Ratner
DavisW rightTrem aine LLP
1919 Pelm sylvmlia Ave.,N .W .,Suite 800
W ashington D.C.20006-3401
Email:laurahandman@dnrt.com
Email:M icahRatner@dw-t.com
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