U.S.
District Court for the District of Columbia
In Re: PETITION OF LUKE NICHTER (CASE #:
1:12-mc-00074-RCL)
(Editor's note: this is an ongoing case; this
page will be updated when there is new
information.)
Page last updated: December 12, 2012 |
| Media |
| 11/30 |
National Archives to Release Nixon
Watergate-related Records Online Today (11/30/12)
at Noon |
| 11/30 |
Washington Post:
National Archives Posts Unsealed Watergate Records
Online |
| 11/30 |
Huffington Post:
Watergate Files Released, Once-Secret Files
Published by U.S. Government |
| 11/2 |
Associated Press:
DC Judge Orders Some Watergate Records Unsealed |
| 11/2 |
Politico:
Judge Unseals Watergate Trial Records |
| 6/4 |
Fox News:
Holder's DOJ Opposes Release of Watergate Wiretap
Info |
| 6/2 |
Associated Press:
Long Sealed Watergate Documents May Be Released |
| 5/4 |
Legal Times:
DOJ Mulls Response to Request for Watergate
Wiretap Records |
| 2/7 |
Washington Post:
Texas Professor Asking DC Court for Access to
Long-Sealed Documents in Watergate Case |
| 2/7 |
Houston Chronicle:
Texas Prof. Asking Court for Watergate-era Docs |
| 2/2 |
History News Network:
Texas
A&M Professor Seeks to Unseal Baldwin Watergate
Testimony |
| Docket |
| 12/10 |
(15) ORDER
granting
13 Motion for Extension of Time to submit ex
parte surreply and Notice of Compliance. Signed by
Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 12/10/2012. (ls,
) (Entered: 12/11/2012) |
| 12/10 |
(14) NOTICE
of Submission by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE re
12 Order,,, (Shapiro, Elizabeth) (Entered:
12/10/2012) |
| 12/3 |
(13) MOTION for
Extension of Time to submit ex parte surreply
and Notice of Compliance by DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE (Attachments: #
1 Exhibit A, #
2 Text of Proposed Order)(Shapiro, Elizabeth)
(Entered: 12/03/2012) |
| 11/2 |
(12) ORDER
directing that all records in United States v.
Liddy sealed by the District Court, except (1)
Presentence reports and other personal documents
implicating the privacy of living individuals; (2)
documents reflecting the content of illegally
obtained wiretaps; and (3) grand jury information
are unsealed; directing the National Archives and
Records Administration within 30 days review and
release materials; the Department of Justice shall
within thirty days comply with directives of the
Court elaborated in this order; the National
Archives and Records Administration shall make all
documents associated with United States v. Liddy
available to attorneys for the Department of
Justice; denying Mr. Nichter's request to have the
Court order an investigation into the extent of
the breach of grand jury secrecy by Washington
Post reports during the Watergate era.. Signed by
Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 11/2/12. (jeb, )
(Entered: 11/02/2012) |
| 7/13 |
(11) Letter in
response to Department of Justice brief by LUKE A.
NICHTER. "Let this be filed" by Chief Judge
Lamberth on 7/13/12. (sth, ) (Entered: 07/16/2012) |
| 6/1 |
(10) RESPONSE re
1 MOTION to Unseal Document filed by
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: #1
Exhibit A, #2
Exhibit B, #3
Exhibit C, #4
Exhibit D, #5
Exhibit E)(Shapiro, Elizabeth) (Entered:
06/01/2012) |
| 5/23 |
(9) ORDER. Upon consideration of the
government's unopposed motion for an extension of
time in which to file a response to the petition
in this case, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion
should be, and hereby is, GRANTED. It is further
ORDERED that the government's response shall be
due on or before June 1, 2012. Signed by Chief
Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 5/21/2012. (kb)
(Entered: 05/25/2012) |
| 5/18 |
(8) Unopposed
MOTION for Extension of Time to File
Response/Reply by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
(Attachments: #1
Text of Proposed Order)(Shapiro, Elizabeth)
(Entered: 05/18/2012) |
| 5/7 |
(7) ORDER granting
6 Second MOTION
for Extension of Time to File Response to Petition
by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Signed by Chief Judge
Royce C. Lamberth on 5/4/2012. (kb) Modified on
5/10/2012 (kb). (Entered: 05/10/2012) |
| 5/3 |
(6) Second MOTION for Extension of Time to
File Response to Petition by DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE (Attachments:
#1 Text of
Proposed Order)(Shapiro, Elizabeth) (Entered:
05/03/2012) |
| 3/20 |
(5) ORDER. Upon consideration of the
government's motion for an extension of time, nunc
pro tunc, in which to file a response to the
petition in this case, it is hereby ORDERED that
the motion should be, and hereby is, GRANTED. It
is further ORDERED that the government's response
shall be due on or before May 5, 2012. Signed by
Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 3/19/2012. (kb)
(Entered: 03/27/2012) |
| 3/16 |
(4) MOTION for Extension of Time to File
Response/Reply as to (1) MOTION to Unseal Document
by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments:
#1 Text of
Proposed Order)(Shapiro, Elizabeth) (Entered:
03/16/2012) |
| 3/16 |
(3) NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth J.
Shapiro on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
(Shapiro, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/16/2012) |
| 2/7 |
(2) ORDERED that the aforementioned
correspondence be construed as a petition to
unseal the specified documents. The Court hereby
waives any filing fee. The Clerk of the Court
shall file this correspondence on the public
record, assign it a miscellaneous case number, and
serve a copy on the Department of Justice; and it
is further ORDERED that the government shall have
30 days from the date of the issuance of this
Order to file an opposition, if any. Signed by
Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 2/3/2012. (kb)
Modified on 2/7/2012 (kb). (Entered: 02/07/2012) |
| 2/7 |
(1) PETITION to Unseal Specified Documents
Related to United States v. Liddy, Criminal No.
72-1827 by LUKE A. NICHTER. (kb) (Entered:
02/07/2012) |
