Civil Division

U.S. Department of Justice

Cobell v. Norton, et al.

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

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March, 2004 Filings

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Cobell Case Documents
Date and Summary Full Title

March 31, 2004
Government asks Court to unseal transcripts in connection with interviews conducted by Special Master one and a half years ago and which contain no material requiring protection from public disclosure

Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Lift Special Master's May 9, 2002 Protective Order and to Unseal Deposition Transcripts Taken by Special Master

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March 25, 2004
Government sees no need for additional redactions to IT security reports submitted by Special Master

Notice Concerning the Filing under Seal of the Eight Additional Information Technology Security Reports Provided to the Defendants on March 18, 2004 by the Special Master in Accordance with this Court's March 17, 2004 Order (Adopting the Same Procedures as Mandated by the January 21, 2004 Order (As Modified on January 22, 2004))

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March 22, 2004
Government appeals Preliminary Injunction of March 15, 2004 requiring Interior to disconnect once again all computer systems from the Intenet

Notice of Appeal


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March 22, 2004
Government asks District Court to hold its Preliminary Injunction of March 15, 2004 in abeyance pending appeal, noting that the injunction was issued without any legal basis

Defendants' Emergency Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal and for Expedited Consideration


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March 22, 2004
Interior submits certifications to Court pursuant to March 15, 2004 Preliminary Injunction regarding IT systems that are essential for protection against fires and other threats to life or property and which have remained connected to the Internet

Defendants' Submission of Declarations Pursuant to Paragraph B.2 of the March 15, 2004 Preliminary Injunction


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March 22, 2004
Government requests extension of four days for Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to file its declaration in accordance with Preliminary Inunction of March 15, 2004

Defendants' Motion for Enlargement of Time with Regard to Paragraph B.2 of the March 15, 2004 Preliminary Injunction, Bureau of Reclamation to provide declaration by March 26, 2004

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March 16, 2004
Government opposes plaintiffs' motion that is ruse to secure relief granted by Court following Phase 1.5 trial and which is beyond the scope of the Court's authority to grant at this time in light of the appeal of the Phase 1.5 rulings

Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion Requesting That this Court Issue Bench Subpoenas Directed to Third Parties Believed to Have Trust Documents Relevant to an Accounting to Preserve and Produce Such Documents


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March 05, 2004
Government argues that the Special Master's response to the motion to disqualify him leaves no doubt to the facts that require him to be recused from Cobell v. Norton

Defendants' Reply to Special Master Balaran's Statement in Response to Interior Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Him


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March 03, 2004
Government agrees to withdraw its Motion to Strike and Request for Protective Order provided that the Court grants plaintiffs' motion to withdraw all of their pleadings requesting Show Cause Orders against various government officials and employees in connection with IT security

Defendants' Conditional Motion to Withdraw Motion to Strike and Request for Protective Order

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March 01, 2004
Treasury files its quarterly report with the Court

Notice of Filing of the Seventeenth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury


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