DOE v. ASHCROFT

No. 04 Civ. 2614(VM).

317 F.Supp.2d 488 (2004)

John DOE and American Civil Liberties Union, Plaintiffs, v. John ASHCROFT, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States; Robert Mueller, in his official capacity as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Marion Bowman, in his official capacity as Senior Counsel to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur N. Eisenberg, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Jameel Jaffer, New York City, for Plaintiffs.


DECISION AND ORDER

MARRERO, District Judge.

The complaint in this case challenges the constitutionality of a statute authorizing the Government to obtain certain intelligence-related information in the possession of communications service providers and prohibiting those providers from disclosing the Government's inquiry. See 18 U.S.C. 2709. This Decision and Order sets forth a procedure by which documents in this case may be filed.

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