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IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO UR T

FOR TH E SO U TH ERN DISTRIC T O F FLO RIDA
CA SE N O .:15-cv-20782-M alinez-Goodm an
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PLAINTIFF'S M O TIO N FO R LEA VE TO FILE UN DER SEAL

PlaintiffDennisMontgomeryherebymoves,pursuanttoRule5.4(b)oftheLocalRules
forthe U .S.D istrictCourtforthe Southern D istrictofFlorida,forleave to file the attached

sensitivedocuments(Exhibit1)underseal.
On October 19,2015,M agistrate Judge Jonathan Goodm an issued the follow ing
order:

Plaintiffshall,byOctober20,2015,fileaNoticeofFilingonCM/ECF,attaching

a11 communicatlons between Plaintiff (and/or Plaintiffs counsel) and the FBl

and/orAssistantUnited StatesAttorney Deborah Curtisconcerninj the turning

over of the software and the efforts to retrieve it from the FBI, lncluding alI
com m unications in response to FBl GeneralCounselJam es Baker's request for
additional information that the Courtw as copied on from Septem ber 8, 2015

(ECF No.1261.A1lofthese communicationsshallbe turned overto defense

counselasw ell,even ifPlaintiffattem ptsto file the docum entsunderseal.
See DocketNo.l54 - PostD iscovery H earing A dm inistrative Order.

W ith fullreservation ofallrights,in accordance with M agistrate Judge G oodm an's

Order,thesubjectcommunicationshavealreadybeenprovidedtoDefendants'counseland
M agistrate Judge Goodm an. Plaintiffisrespectfully requesting thattheentirety ofthese
docum entsbe placed underseal. The docum entsatissue are sensitive fora num berofreasons.

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First,these are com m unicationsbetw een Plaintiff scounseland the FederalBureau of

lnvestigation (:tFBl''),aswellastheU.S.Attorney'sOffice,regarding anongoing criminal

investigation by the FBI. The FB1and the U .S.Attorney have both stated theirdesire thatthe

crim inalm atterunderinvestigation and this law suitinvolving Plaintiffbe keptseparate. Plaintiff
isconcerned thatany ongoing working relationship and cooperation betw een Plaintiffand the
FBlwillbe putatrisk ifthe com m unicationsare released on the public record, and thatthis
crim inalinvestigation w illbe comprom ised.
ln addition,these com m unications fallunderthe work-productdoctrine and should not
respectfully be disclosed publicly in thislaw suit. These com m unicationsw ere m ade specifically

between Plaintiff scounseland theFBlin regardsto an ongoing crim inalinvestigation in which

Plaintiff'scounselisrepresenting Plaintiff. Plaintiff snegotiationswith the FBlbegan overa
yearago,w ellbefore thislaw suitw aseverfiled.
Finally,the com m unicationsw ith the FBlcontain a roadm ap to finding sensitive

inform ation contained on hard drivesthatare now in possession ofthe FBI. TheFBIisstillin
the process ofdeterm ining w hetherany ofthe docum entsand/orsoftware thatm ay existon these
hard drivesis classified. lnform ation thatleadsto the finding ofpotentially classified
infonnation should notbe given to the public forpossible revelationsofnationalsecrets, as set
forth in Exhibit2.

W ith allthese issuessurrounding the docum entsatissue,Plaintiffrespectfully requests

thatallofthe docum entsattached asExhibit 1be placed underseal.

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These docum entshave additionally been designated asconfidentialasprovided in page 4

ofM agistrateJudge Goodm an'sProtectiveOrderConcerning ConfidentialInformation (Docket

No.89).MagistrateJudgeGoodman'sOrderProvides:
Any party in thisA ction orany third party to whom a subpoena is issued in this

Action (aEproducing Pal4y''lmay designateany materialthatitproduces

(including,butnotlimitedto,exhibits,documents,andthings;answersto
interrogatories;responsesto requestsforadm issions,responsesto requestsfor
production;and declarations,affidavits,and deposition testim ony ortranscripts,

including theinformationcontained therein whetherinnoteorsummary form)as

lconfidential''only ifthe m aterialcontainsinform ation thatisproprietary or
unduly sensitive to the Producing Party and isnotothenvise in the public dom ain.

DocketNo.89--ProtectiveOrderConcerning Confidentiallnformation (Emphasis

added).

Particularlyinlightofaletter/objectionofJusticeDepartmentCounselfortheCentral

lntelligenceAgency(ttClA'')justobtainedyesterdaybyPlaintiff,afterPlaintiffrequestedit
from Defendants'counselafterPlaintifflearned ofityesterday,outofan abundance ofcaution
Plaintiffism oving to have the com m unicationsatissue placed under seal. Thisletter,w hich is

anobjectionfrom theCIA overDefendants'subpoenastotheC1A andcertainpersonnel,isselfexplanatoly asitunderscoresthe sensitive nature ofthese docum entsata m inim um ,and sets

forth the D epartm entofJustice'sand the CIA 'sposition thatthe software atissue in thislaw suit

isnotrelevantunderthecircumstancesofthiscase,amongothercompellingobjections.Exhibit

Plaintiffrequeststo have thesedocum entsplaced undersealin perpetuity oruntilsuch

time thatPlaintiffisno longerinvolved w ith com m unicationswith the FBIregarding an ongoing

criminalinvestigation,andtheU.S.JusticeDepartmentinconjunctionwiththeFBldecides
whetherornotto bring prosecutionsagainstthese personswho PlaintiffM ontgom ery,as a
governm entwitness,hasprovided inform ation show ing thattheN ationalSecurity Agency and/or

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CentralIntelligenceAgencyillegallysurveilledmillionsofAmericansincludingjudges,

congressmen,senators,andotherswithoutprobablecause.Thesubjectdocumentsshould
respectfully befiled undersealso asnotto, ata m inim um ,com prom ise an on-going crim inal
investigation. Accordingly,exceptionalcircum stancesand good cause havebeen shown.

Consistentw ith this,as in the case of Washington Postv. Robinson,935 F.2d 282,290

(D.C.Cir.1991)thesefactspresentanextraordinarysituationandacompellinggovenzmental

interestwhichjustifythesealingoftheinformationuntil(l)thesubstantialrisktothepersonal
safety ofcooperating individuals;and(2)thegovernmentrepresentsthatitcancontinueits

criminalinvestigationwithoutsubstantialriskthatitwouldbejeopardized.
Plaintiffsoughtconsentforthism otion from D efendants. D efendants do notgrant
consentto thism otion.

Plaintifffully respectsthe decisions ofM agistrate Judge G oodm an and com pliesw ith his

ordersto fullextentpossible while stillattem pting to protecthisow n interestsin thiscom plex

and sensitive issue. lfM agistrate Judge Goodm an deniesPlaintiff srequestto file these
docum entsunderseal,Plaintiffrequeststhata stay ofthe Orderbe putin place untilsuch tim e

thatPlaintiffwithallduespeedhastheopportunitytotimelyfileanobjectionwiththepresiding

judgeandsuchtimethattheobjectionisheardanddecidedbyhim.
W H EREFORE,forthe foregoing reasons,Plaintiffrespectfully requeststhatleave be

granted forhim to file the sensitive docum entsthathave been attached asExhibit1 underseal.
Dated:October2l,2015

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Respectfully subm itted,

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(310)595-0800
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Attorney forPlaintiff

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CERTIFIG TE OF SERW CE
IH ER EBY CERTIFY thaton this21Stday ofOctober, 2015,atrue and correctcopy of

theforegoingtcaseNo.15-cv-20782)wasfiledviaCM/ECFandsenzeduponthefollowing:

Sanford LewisBohrer
Brian Toth
I-lolland & Knight,LLP
Suite3000
701 BrickellA ve
M iam i,FL 33131

Email:sbohrer@bklam com
Email:brian.toth@hklam com
Laura R .H andm an
M ieah Ratner
D avis W rightTrem aine LLP
1919 Perm sylvania Ave.,N .W .,Suite S00
W ashington D .C.20006-3401

Email:latlrahandman@ dwt.com
Email:MicahRatner@ dwtcom

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