IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
\nFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA<\/p>\n
CENTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES, )
\net al., )
\n)
\nPlaintiffs, )
\n) Civil Action
\nv. ) No. 01-2500
\n)
\nDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ) Judge Kessler
\n)
\nDefendant. )
\n______________________________________)<\/p>\n
PLAINTIFFS\u2019 INTERROGATORIES<\/p>\n
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33, plaintiffs hereby request defendant to answer the following interrogatories in writing and under oath, within 30 days after service hereof, or within such other time as the Court may require. In answering these interrogatories, please follow these instructions:<\/p>\n
A. Furnish all requested information, however obtained, including hearsay, that is available to the defendant, including, but not limited to, information known or obtained by defendant\u2019s employees and agents, or appearing in defendant\u2019s documents, and not merely information within the personal knowledge of the individual(s) executing defendant\u2019s answers to these interrogatories.<\/p>\n
B. If defendant cannot answer these interrogatories in full after exercising due diligence to secure the information, so state, and answer to the extent possible. Specify the reason for the inability to answer the remainder, and state whatever information or knowledge defendant has concerning any unanswered portion.<\/p>\n
C. These interrogatories are continuing in nature. If defendant obtains additional information, a supplemental response should promptly be made.<\/p>\n
D. If an exact answer cannot be furnished, estimated or approximate information should be supplied. Where an estimate or approximation is supplied, it should be so indicated, and an explanation provided as to the basis upon which the estimate or approximation was made.<\/p>\n
E. To the extent that defendant considers any of the following interrogatories to be objectionable in whole or part, any part of the interrogatory which is not considered objectionable should be answered, and any part that is considered objectionable should be identified and the specific ground(s) of objection should be stated in detail.<\/p>\n
F. Should defendant claim any privilege in connection with any information requested by these interrogatories, the precise question as to which the claim is made should be identified, and the nature and basis of the claim should be stated in detail.<\/p>\n
Interrogatories:<\/p>\n
1. In response to the portion of plaintiffs\u2019 FOIA request seeking “policy directives or guidance issued to officials about making public statements or disclosures” regarding the Detainees,
\ndefendant has released a document, identified as “draft talking points prepared by OIP \u2026 for the ultimate use of the Attorney General.” Declaration of Melanie Ann Pustay, 6.<\/p>\n
(a) State whether or not a final document ever emerged from this draft.<\/p>\n
(b) State whether the Attorney General (or anyone to whom he had delegated his authority) ever issued a directive or guidance to government officials about making public statements or disclosures regarding the detainees.<\/p>\n
(c) If so, describe the time, place and manner in which that directive or guidance was disseminated.<\/p>\n
(d) If not, explain how government officials across the nation all came to understand that they were not supposed to release information regarding the detainees.<\/p>\n
2. In response to the portion of plaintiffs\u2019 FOIA request seeking “policy directives or guidance issued to officials about making public statements or disclosures” regarding the detainees, defendant has released a memorandum from Michael Creppy, Chief Immigration Judge, to “All Immigration Judges; Court Administrators,” dated September 21, 2001. That memorandum states that some of the recipients “already know” that the Attorney General “has implemented \u2026 procedures [that] require us \u2026 to close the hearing[s] to the public, and to avoid discussing the case or otherwise disclosing any information about the case to anyone outside the Immigration Court.”<\/p>\n
(a) State whether or not the procedures implemented by the Attorney General were set forth in any document other than Mr. Creppy\u2019s memorandum.<\/p>\n
(b) If so, describe the time, place and manner in which that document (or documents) was (or were) disseminated.<\/p>\n
(c) If not, explain the basis for Mr. Creppy\u2019s statement that “some of you already know” about the new procedures implemented by the Attorney General, and describe the time, place and manner in which that information was disseminated.<\/p>\n
3. The defendant has refused to release documents identifying even the judicial districts in which sealed criminal cases are pending or in which material witness warrants have been issued, claiming that it is precluded by court orders from doing so. See Declaration of James S. Reynolds, 32, 39. Please quote the language of each and every court order on which defendant relies in asserting that it is precluded from identifying the judicial districts in which sealed criminal cases are pending or in which material witness warrants have been issued.<\/p>\n
Very truly yours,<\/p>\n
_____________________________________
\nDavid L. Sobel
\nD.C. Bar No. 360418
\nElectronic Privacy Information Center
\n1718 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. #200
\nWashington, DC 20009
\ntel. 202-483-1140
\nfax 202-483-1248<\/p>\n
_____________________________________
\nArthur B. Spitzer
\nD.C. Bar. No. 235960
\nAmerican Civil Liberties Union
\nof the National Capital Area
\n1400 20th Street, N.W. #119
\nWashington, D.C. 20036
\ntel. 202-457-0800
\nfax 202-452-1868<\/p>\n
Kate Martin
\nD.C. Bar No. 949115
\nCenter for National Security Studies
\n2130 H Street, N.W. #701
\nWashington, D.C. 20037
\n202-994-7060<\/p>\n
Steven R. Shapiro
\nLucas Guttentag
\nAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation
\n125 Broad Street
\nNew York, N.Y. 10004
\n212-549-2500<\/p>\n
Elliot M. Mincberg
\nD.C. Bar No. 941575
\nPeople For the American Way Foundation
\n2000 M Street N.W., Suite 400
\nWashington, D.C. 20036
\ntel. 202-467-4999
\nfax 202-293-2672<\/p>\n
Counsel for Plaintiffs<\/p>\n
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE<\/p>\n
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Plaintiffs\u2019 Interrogatories was served by first-class mail and by fax upon:<\/p>\n
David J. Anderson, Esq.
\nAnne L. Weismann, Esq.
\nLisa A. Olson, Esq.
\nUnited States Department of Justice
\nCivil Division, Room 1052
\n901 E Street, N.W.
\nWashington, DC 20530<\/p>\n
fax: 202-616-8470<\/p>\n
this 12th day of February, 2002.<\/p>\n
________________________
\nArthur B. Spitzer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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