John Doe, et al v. John Ashcroft, et al, No. 1:2004cv02614 - Document 197 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)

Court Description: DECISION AND ORDER: For the reasons stated above, it is hereby ORDERED that motion (Docket No. 185) of plaintiffs John Doe ("Doe"), the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (collectively, "Plaintiffs") to lift the nondisclosure requirement of the National Security Letter ("NSL") Attachment issued to Doe is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Eric Holder, 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 Valerie E. Caproni, in her official capacity as General Counsel to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (collectively, "Defendants") are hereby permitted to enforce the nondisclosure provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 2709(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 35ll(b) as applied to parties of the NSL Attachment with the exception of the disclosures authorized herein; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to file this Decision and Order on the public docket, withdraw any other pending motions and close this case. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 3/17/2010) (jpo) (Entered: 03/18/2010)