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IN UNITED STA TES DISTRIC T C O URT


FO R TH E SO UTH ERN DISTRICT O F FLO R IDA
CA SE N O .:15-cv-20782-M adinez-Goodm an
DENN IS M ON TG OM ERY ,
FILED by

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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PLA INTIFF'S SEC ON D M O TIO N FOR LEAV E TO FILE UND ER SEAL

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

Counsel Schwartz, a comprehensive set of instructions (the best available to


Plaintifg asto how to pinpointthe soflwareamidstthemassiveamountofdat'z
thatw as turned over to the FBI.If Plaintiff cannot tellthe FBI exactly how to
identify the software,then he shallso state in the em ail.Copies ofthatem ailshall

befiledwith theCourt(publicly)on CM /ECF byOctober22,2015.


See DocketN o.154 - PostD iscovery H earing A dm inistrative Order.
W ith fullreservation ofal1rights,in accordance w ith M agistrate Judge Goodm an's

Order,thesubjectinstructionshavealreadybeenprovidedtoDefendants'counseland
M agistrate Judge Goodm an. Plaintiffisrespectfully requesting thatthe instructions sentto the

FBl(Exhibit1)beplacedunderseal.

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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.

Given thisissue surrounding these instructions,Plaintiffrespectfully requeststhatthe


docum entsattached asExhibit 1beplaced underseal.

These docum entshave additionally been designated asconfidentialasprovided in page 4

ofM agistrateJudgeGoodman'sProtectiveOrderConcerning ContsdentialInformation(Docket


No.89).M agistrateJudge Goodman'sOrderProvides:
A ny party in thisAction orany third party to w hom a subpoena isissued in this

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,

includingtheinformation containedthereinwhetherinnoteorsumm ary form)as


tconfidential''only ifthem aterialcontains inform ation thatisproprietary or
unduly sensitive to the Producing Pal'ty and isnotothelw ise in thepublic dom ain.

DocketNo.89 --ProtectiveOrderConcerning ConfidentialInformation (Emphasis


added).

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

anobjectionfrom theClA overDefendants'subpoenastotheC1A andcertainpersonnel,isself-

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explanatory,asitunderscoresthe sensitive nature ofthese docum entsata m inim um ,and sets

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

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interestsin tlzism atter. IfM agistzateJudge Goodm an derlies Plaintiff'srequestto filethese


docum entsunderseal,Plaintiffrequeststhata s< y ofthe Orderbe putin placetmtilsuch thne

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,

La 'K laym an,Esq.


aym an Law Firm
L Bm'N o.246220

7050 %'Palm etto Park Rd.


Suite 15-287
Booa Raton,FL 33433

(310)595-0800
leklayman@gmail.com
Attorney forPlaintiff

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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
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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
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