Misc. 19-02 Scheduling Order (FISC 2020)
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Fit d .. .:·,ntod Stat. Foreign ·. fl~-alilgonto SuMnt nee Court UNITED STATES JAN 17 2020 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COlt!ieAnnFlynn Hall, Clerk of Court WASHINGTON, D.C. IN RE ACCURACY CONCERNS REGARDING Docket No. Misc. 19-02 FBI MATTERS SUBMITTED TO THE FISC SCHEDULING ORDER In its December 17, 2019, Order, the Court expressed serious concerns about the completeness and accuracy of information it receives in FBI applications and directed the government to explain how it intends to address those concerns. On January 10, 2020, the government timely submitted its Response to the Court 's Order Dated December 17, 2019. That response describes measures that the government has implemented and plans to implement "to ensure the accuracy and completeness of applications submitted" by the FBI. Response at 2. Also on January 10, the Court appointed DavidS . Kris, Esq. to assist it in assessing the government 's response. Mr. Kris submitted a letter brief on January 15, 2020, in which he concluded th at the FBI's corrective actions are insufficient and proposed several additional corrective actions regarding standards and procedures, training, and audits and reviews, as well as measures "to restore and strengthen the FBI's organizational culture of individual responsibility for rigorous accuracy in this Court." Amicus Letter Brief at 3. Because the government may have information relevant to the Court's consideration of the amicus's proposals, and in view of the need to act expeditiously to ensure the accuracy and completeness of submissions to the Court, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, by January 31 , 2020, the government shall submit any response it wishes to make to the amicus ' s proposals. ENTERED this _j1 day of January, 2020.
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