Misc. 18-03 Judicial Watch Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss (FISC 2020)

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UNITED STATES FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 'iO'in . Ill~' COlJRT 1 ~ 30 L'- r. ~, )i''J ,, .,.. rr:-1_ ) ) ) '-(rm . , , li •'"'!.! L 1 . ~ c!',_, I·-'0. ' T C" r~ " 1•. n JI l... - IN RE TRANSCRIPTS OF THIS COURT RELATED TO THE SURVEILLANCE OF CARTER PAGE pf·l . 30 . 5· •• { r Docket No . Misc. 18-03 ___________________________) JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS Judicial Watch, Inc., by counsel and pursuant to Rule 6(d) of the Rules of Procedure for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, respectfully requests the Court dismiss this case. As grounds therefor, Plaintiff states as follows : 1. Judicial Watch filed this action on or about July 25, 2018, requesting this Court make public all transcripts of hearings regarding applications for or renewal ofFISA warrants related to Carter Page. 2. Since that time, media reports and publicly available records from In Re Accuracy Concerns Regarding FBI Matters Submitted to the Fisc, Docket No. Misc. 19-02 appear to show that the requested transcripts do not exist. 3. In light of this information and the passage of time without any proceedings in this case, Judicial Watch respectfully requests the Court dismiss this case. Respectfully submitted, Dated: June 30, 2020 Is/ Michael Bekesha Michael Bekesha D.C. Bar No. 995749 JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. 425 Third Street SW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20024 Phone: (202) 646-5172 Counsel for Judicial Watch, Inc. 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Michael Bekesha, hereby certify that I served a copy of the foregoing JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS on the following person by electronic mail: Daniel Hartenstine Litigation Security Group United States Department of Justice 145 N Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20530 Daniel. 0 .Hartenstine@usdoj .gov Dated: June 30, 2020 Is/ Michael Bekesha Michael Bekesha

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