EFTA00029063.pdf

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Type: Email chain
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Summary

This document is an email chain from June 2021 between staff at the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (USANYS). They discuss seeking and subsequently obtaining a one-week extension from the Court (Judge PAE) for a FOIA disclosure related to 'Noel/Thomas' (referring to the deferred prosecution agreements of Epstein guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas). The extension was requested to review recently completed interviews to ensure the guards met the requirements of their agreements; the plaintiff ('The Times') consented to the delay.

People (5)

Name Role Context
Noel Subject of FOIA/DPA
Refers to Tova Noel (prison guard); subject of the 'Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure' and deferred prosecution agreement i...
Thomas Subject of FOIA/DPA
Refers to Michael Thomas (prison guard); subject of the 'Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure' and deferred prosecution agreem...
PAE Judge
Refers to Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, the judge presiding over the case to whom the request must be submitted.
Unnamed USANYS Staff Senders/Recipients
Various redacted staff members from the US Attorney's Office SDNY discussing the legal strategy.
Chief, Public Corruption Unit Sender
The initiator of the email chain (signature block on page 3) requesting the extension.

Organizations (4)

Name Type Context
USANYS
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (senders/recipients).
BOP
Bureau of Prisons; working with USANYS to finalize production.
The Times
New York Times; the plaintiff in the FOIA lawsuit (Times v BOP).
Court
SDNY Court; granted the extension.

Timeline (3 events)

2021-06-23
Call with The Times regarding FOIA extension.
Phone
USANYS Staff The Times representatives
2021-06-24
Court granted one-week extension in Epstein FOIA case (Times v BOP).
SDNY Court
2021-07-02
New deadline for Noel/Thomas FOIA production.
N/A

Locations (1)

Location Context
Jurisdiction of the US Attorney's Office involved.

Relationships (2)

Noel Co-defendants/Colleagues Thomas
Grouped together in subject line 'Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure' and context of deferred prosecution agreements.
The Times Legal Adversaries BOP
Case name in attachment: 'Times_v_BOP'

Key Quotes (3)

"Per the attached, the Court granted the one-week extension in the Epstein FOIA. So the production is now due next Friday, July 2."
Source
EFTA00029063.pdf
Quote #1
"We are working with BOP to finalize the production"
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EFTA00029063.pdf
Quote #2
"ask for a brief (1-2 week) extension to enable us to confer internally regarding the interviews, which were just completed, to confirm we agree they've fulfilled that requirement of their deferred prosecution agreements."
Source
EFTA00029063.pdf
Quote #3

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From: [REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>
Cc: '[REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>; "[REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:07:29 +0000
Attachments: 062421_So_Ordered_Letter_Granting_Extension,_Times_v_BOP,_20cv833.pdf
All,
Per the attached, the Court granted the one-week extension in the Epstein FOIA. So the production is now due next Friday, July 2. Please let me know if you foresee any issues with that date.
Please also let me know if you need anything else from me in terms of the processes we discussed yesterday. We are working with BOP to finalize the production, but please let me know if I should take steps beyond that (e.g., letting additional people know about the production, etc.).
Also, does anyone want to see the production before it goes out?
Thanks,
[REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 6:08 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure
Thank you, [REDACTED]. I have no edits, subject to anything else [REDACTED] have.
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 6:00 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure
Hi all,
The Times consented to the one-week request. I think it is likely the Court will approve it. I plan to file the attached letter, which includes the changes we discussed on the phone, around 6:30. Please let me know if you have any issues or concerns. I'll let you know as soon as the Court rules.
Thanks,
[REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 5:12 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure
Hi all,
We now have a 5:45 call scheduled with the Times. Please let me know before then if there's any other info I can share with them. I'm attaching a draft extension request letter here for review. Please let me know if this looks okay, or if we need to discuss anything,
Thanks,
[REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 3:46 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure
Hi all,
I just spoke with [REDACTED], who spoke with [REDACTED]. I can make this request, but I am not sure it will be successful. Before I speak to the Times about it, I need to know a little bit more info about what I can share with the Times and what is going on. Could someone please give me a call at [REDACTED]? I need to connect with the Times as soon as possible because we will need to put in the request today to PAE.
Thanks,
[REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 3:02 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure
Hi [REDACTED],
Could I give you a quick call on this?
Thanks,
[REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 2:57 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Noel/Thomas FOIA Disclosure
Hi [REDACTED],
We understand you had been planning to make the Noel/Thomas FOIA disclosure on Friday. We just ran this by [REDACTED], and she'd like you to ask for a brief (1-2 week) extension to enable us to confer internally regarding the interviews, which were just completed, to confirm we agree they've fulfilled that requirement of their deferred prosecution agreements. She's going to speak with [REDACTED] about it as well. Is this doable?
Thanks,
[REDACTED]
Chief, Public Corruption Unit
U.S. Attorney's Office
Southern District of New York
Desk [REDACTED]
Cell [REDACTED]

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