JUDGE ISSUES ORDER EXPLAINING BASIS FOR DEPOSITIONS IN CREW LAWSUIT AGAINST CHENEY

25 Sep 2008 // Last night Judge Kollar-Kotelly issued an order in CREW, et al. v. Cheney, et al., explaining the basis for authorizing CREW to take the depositions of David Addington and NARA official Nancy Smith. The judge explained that each declaration submitted by the White House defendants raised new questions still unanswered and for which she needs answers in order to rule on the merits. The Court's Order also spells out six areas of authorized discovery, including the existence of individual records or categories of records that are not covered by the Presidential Records Act. All discovery must be completed by October 6, 2008.