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IN UN ITED STA TES D ISTRICT C OUR T

FOR TH E SO UTH ER N DISTRICT OF FLO RIDA

CA SE N O.:15-cv-20782-M adinez-Goodm an

C.

0CT 2 1 2215
STEVSN M . LARIMORE
CLERK U.s.Dls'r cT.

s.D ofFLA.-MI
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D EN N IS M ONTGOM ERY ,

Plaintiftl
RISEN ,ET A L.
D efendants.
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PLM N TIFF'S M O TION FOR LEA VE TO FILE UND ER SEAL

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

sensitivedocuments(Exhibit1)underseal.
On O ctober l9,2015,M agistrate Judge Jonathan Goodm an issued the follow ing
order:
Plaintiffshall,by O ctober20,2015,file a N otice ofFiling on CM /ECF,attaching

a1lcommunications between Plaintiff(and/or Plaintiff'scounsel) and the FB1

and/orAssistantUnited StatesAtlorney Deborah Curtisconcerninj theturning

over of the sohware and the efforts to retrieve it from the FBI, Including all
com m unications in response to FBI GeneralCounselJam es Baker's request for
additional inform ation that the Courtw as copied on from Septem ber 8, 2015

LECF No.1261.AIlofthese communications shallbe turned overto defense

counselasw ell,even ifPlaintiffattem ptsto file the docum entsunderseal.
See DocketN o.154 - PostD iscovery H earing A dm inistrative Order.

W ith fullreservation ofal1rights,in accordance with M agistrate Judge Goodm an's

Order,thesubjectcommunicationshavealreadybeenprovidedtoDefendants'counseland
M agistrate JudgeG oodm an.Plaintiffisrespectfully requesting thatthe entirety ofthese

docum entsbe placed underseal.The docum ents atissue are sensitive fora num berofreasons.

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First,these are com m unicationsbetween Plaintiff scounseland the FederalBureau of

Investigation (t:FB1'')7aswellastheU.S.Attorney'sOffice,regarding an ongoingcriminal

investigation by the FBI. The FBland the U .S.A ttorney have both stated theirdesire thatthe
crim inalm atterunderinvestigation and this lawsuitinvolving Plaintiffbekeptseparate. Plaintiff
isconcerned thatany ongoing working relationship and cooperation between Plaintiffand the
FB1willbeputatrisk ifthe com m unicationsarereleased on thepublic record, and thatthis
crim inalinvestigation w illbe comprom ised.
ln addition,these com municationsfallunderthe w ork-productdoctrine and should not

respectfully be disclosed publicly in thislaw suit. These com m unicationswere m ade specifically
between Plaintiff'scounseland theFB1in regardsto an ongoing crim inalinvestigation in which

Plaintiff scounselisrepresenting Plaintiff. Plaintiff snegotiationsw ith the FBlbegan overa

yearago,w ellbefore thislaw suitw aseversled.
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. The FBIisstillin
the processofdeterm ining whetherany ofthe docum ents and/orsoftw are thatm ay existon these

hard drives is classified. lnfonnation thatleadsto the finding ofpotentially classified

inform ation should notbe given to thepublic forpossible revelations ofnationalsecrets, as set
forth in Exhibit2.

W ith allthese issues surrounding the docum entsatissue,Plaintiffrespectfully requests

thatallofthe docum entsatlached asExhibit 1 be placed underseal.

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These docum entshave additionally been designated as confidentialasprovided in page4

ofM agistrateJudgeGoodman'sProtectiveOrderConcerning ConfidentialInformation(Docket

No.894. M agistrateJudgeGoodman'sOrderProvides:
Any party in this Action orany third party to w hom a subpoena isissued in this

Action (attproducingPal4y''lmaydesignateany materialthatitproduces

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

includingthe information contained therein whetherin noteorsummary form)as

ttconfidential''only ifthe m aterialcontainsinform ation thatisproprietary or
unduly sensitive to the Producing Party and isnototherwise in thepublic dom ain.

DocketNo.89 --ProtectiveOrderConcerningConfidentiallnformation (Emphasis

added).

Particularlyinlightofaletter/objectionofJusticeDepartmentCounselfortheCentral
lntelligenceAgencyCdClA'')justobtainedyesterdaybyPlaintiff,aflerPlaintiffrequestedit
from Defendants'counselafterPlaintifflearned ofityesterday, outofan abundanceofcaution
Plaintiffism oving to have the com m unicationsatissue placed underseal. This letter,w hich is

anobjedionfrom theCIA overDefendants'subpoenastotheClA andcertainpersonnel,isselfexplanatory,as itunderscoresthe sensitive nature ofthese docum ents ata m inim um , and sets
forth the Departm entofJustice'sand the ClA 'sposition thatthe software atissue in thislaw suit
isnotrelevantunderthe circum stancesofthiscase, amongothercompellingobjections.Exhi
bit

Plaintiffrequeststo have these docum entsplaced undersealin perpetuity oruntilsuch

tim e thatPlaintiffisno longerinvolved w ith com municationswith theFBIregarding an ongoing

criminalinvestigation,andtheU.S.JusticeDepartmentinconjunctionwiththeFBldecides
whetherornotto bring prosecutions againstthese personsw ho PlaintiffM ontgom ery, as a
governm entw itness,hasprovided inform ation showing thattheN ationalSecurity Agency and/or

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CentralIntelligenceAgencyillegallysurveilledmillionsofAmericansincludingjudgcs,
congressmen,senators,andotherswithoutprobablecause.Thesubjectdocumentsshould
respectfully be filed undersealso as notto,ata m inim um ,com prom ise an on-going crim inal
investigation. A ccordingly,exceptionalcircum stancesand good cause have been show n.

Consistentwith this,as in the case of W ashington Postv.Robinson,935 F.2d 282,290

(D.C.Cir.1991)thesefactspresentanextraordinarysituation anda compellinggovernmentl

interestwhichjustifythesealingoftheinformationuntil(1)thesubstantialrisktothepersonal
safety ofcooperating individuals;and(2)the governmentrepresentsthatitcancontinueits

criminalinvestigationwithoutsubstantialriskthatitwouldbejeopardized.
Plaintiffsoughtconsentforthism otion from D efendants. D efendants do notgrant
consentto thism otion.
Plaintifffully respectsthe decisionsofM agistrate Judge Goodm an and compliesw ith his
ordersto fullextentpossible w hile stillattem pting to protecthisown interests in thiscomplex

and sensitive issue. lfM agistrate Judge Goodm an denies Plaintiff'srequestto file these

docum entsunderseal,Plaintiffrequeststhata stay ofthe O rderbe putin placeuntilsuch tim e

thatPlaintiffwithallduespeedhastheopportunitytotimelyfileanobjectionwiththepresiding
judgeandsuchtimethattheobjectionisheardanddecidedbyhim.
W HEREFORE,forthe foregoipg reasons,Plaintiffrespectfully requeststhatleave be
granted forhim to file the sensitive docum entsthathave been attached as Exhibitl underseal.

D ated:October21,2015

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Respectfully subm itted,

/s/Larrv Klavm an
Larry K laym an,Esq.
Klaym an Law Firm
FL BarN o.246220

7050 W Palmetto Park Rd.

Suite 15-287
BocaRaton,FL 33433

(310)595-0800

leklayman@ gmail.com
Attorney forPlaintiff

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H olland & Knight,LLP

Suite 3000
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Larry Klaym an,Esq.