Small Abrego Garcia Case Update: Depos Next Week; Sealed Status Reports, As Of Friday Night...

This is a smallish update, but it means the depositions are likely next week -- to uncover the lies the Noem/Rubio minions have told (should result in. . . fireworks). [And separately, various concerned citizens are writing in, sua sponte, to urge the release of Mr. Khalil and Mr. Abrego Garcia, directly to the involved USDC Judges. So, I say. . . "More -- more of this!"]

Until the depos are concluded, most of this is likely to remain sealed, so that the Noem/Rubio forces can't -- after the fact -- concoct dovetailing "stories" to cover their respective tracks. Bring it (from a very short motion to seal that was filed overnight by Mr. Abrego-Garcia's lawyers, in 25-cv-951 USDC, MDD):

. . .The accompanying Status Report contains information regarding the Government’s interrogatory responses and email correspondence regarding the topics to be covered in the 30(b)(6) depositions the Court has ordered. The Government has designated these materials as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only under the Stipulated Confidentiality Order. Accordingly, pursuant to the Confidentiality Order, “even if [Plaintiffs] believe that the materials designated as Confidential or Attorney's Eyes Only are not properly classified as Confidential or Attorney’s Eyes Only,” they are required to file this motion seeking to maintain the designated material under seal. Id.

Further, Plaintiffs are not simultaneously filing a public version of the accompanying Status Report, as the Government has designated the entire Status Report Confidential or Attorneys Eyes Only. Plaintiffs rely on the Government to identify reasons why alternatives to sealing the material not filed publicly would not provide sufficient protection. . . .

Now you know -- onward, resolutely.

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