Printed from JudicialWatch.org Jul 12, 2000 |
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(Washington, D.C.) Beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2000, the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth will conduct an evidentiary hearing concerning The White House's failure to timely formulate a plan to produce e-mail in the burgeoning e-mail matter. Both Judicial Watch, on behalf of its clients in the Filegate lawsuit, and the Clinton-Gore White House will be producing witnesses for examination and cross-examination. In its Order of July 10, 2000, the Court ruled:
Therefore, had the EOP begun copying tapes, not only would some data now be available for searching, but also the EOP could have tested its capability to complete the restoration process, modified its plan as necessary, and developed an estimate for when the entire process could be completed. The EOP did not do this, however, nor has it provided the court with any explanation of why it did not do so. Instead, after twenty weeks, the EOP has not made one concrete step towards producing any of the non-ARMS e-mail, and can not give the court any estimate of when it might do so. Accordingly, the court finds that an evidentiary hearing to determine the best way to restore and search non-ARMS e-mail is warranted. The evidentiary hearing shall be scheduled immediately. |