Civil Division

U.S. Department of Justice

Cobell v. Norton, et al.

Case No. 1:96CV01285 (D.D.C.)

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August, 2002 Filings

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Cobell Case Documents
Date and Summary Full Title

August 28, 2002
Interior Department provides additional grounds for its request for removal of the Court Monitor

Interior Defendants' Unopposed Motion to File under Seal Excerpts from Testimony Before Special Master to Provide Additional Information Relevant to Defendants' Motion to Revoke the Appointment of Kieffer and to Clarify the Role and Authority of a Court Monitor (Public Version)


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August 26, 2002
Government objects to document being unsealed until it knows what the document contains

Interior Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Unseal Document Filed under Seal by Court Monitor and Cross-Motion and Memorandum Regarding Interior Defendants' Access to Document Filed Under Seal by Court Monitor


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August 22, 2002
Interior cannot properly respond to Court Monitor report since "potential evidence" remains under seal

Department of the Interior's Response to the Special Report of the Court Monitor on Potential Evidence Regarding the Alleged Suppression of White House and Department of Justice Attorneys of the Written Testimony of the Special Trustee Prepared for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs' July 25, 2002 Hearing Regarding the Department of the Interior's Historical Accounting


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August 21, 2002
Government opposes attempt to depose Interior, Justice and White House officials

Defendants' Motion for Protective Order and to Quash Deposition Subpoenas


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August 21, 2002
Government asserts no defects in its service on plaintiffs' counsel

Defendants' Opposition to (1) Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Defendants' Opposition to Edith Blackwell Contempt Specifications and (2) Plaintiffs' Motion for Enlargement of Time to Reply to Such Opposition


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August 16, 2002
Government Seeks Order to compel Plaintiff's appearance at her deposition

Defendants' Motion to Compel Appearance and Testimony of Plaintiff Elouise Cobell at Deposition


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August 16, 2002
Government argues its case for sanctions should go forward

Interior Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order Seeking Stay of Rule 11 Motion


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August 14, 2002
Interior's plan for dealing with e-mail retention

Interior Defendants' Motion and Memorandum Regarding Proposal to (1) Restore and Search Retained Back-up Tapes Containing E-Mail; (2) Implement Real-Time Capture of E-Mail Traffic and Incorporation of E-Mail into a Searchable Archive; and (3) Replace Indefinite Retention of Backup Tapes Containing E-Mail with Backup of Searchable E-Mail Archive


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August 12, 2002
Interior rebuts contempt allegations against one of its employees

The Government's Response to Plaintiffs' Bill of Particulars and Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order to Show Cause Why Edith Blackwell Should Not be Held in Contempt in connection with the Overwriting of Backup Tapes


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August 6, 2002
Interior Department challenges the Court Monitor's July 2002 request for compensation

Interior Defendants' Motion for Adjustment of the July 2002 Compensation Request of the Court Monitor (and Memorandum in Support of the Motion)


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August 5, 2002
Interior refutes contempt allegations against one of its former officials

The Government's Response to Plaintiffs' Bill of Particulars and Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order to Show Cause Why Edward B. Cohen Should Not be Held in Criminal Contempt

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August 1, 2002
Interior Department provides additional grounds for its request for removal of the Court Monitor

Interior Defendants' Unopposed Motion to File under Seal Excerpts from Testimony Before Special Master to Provide Additional Information Relevant to Defendants' Motion to Revoke the Appointment of Kieffer and to Clarify the Role and Authority of a Court Monitor (Public Version)

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