EFTA00085217.pdf

Case 1:20-cv-00833-PAE Document 51 Filed 04/28/21 Page 1 of 1 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 April 28, 2021 By ECF The Honorable Paul A. Engelmayer United States District Judge Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 Re: The New York Times Co. v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, 20 Civ. 833 (PAE) Dear Judge Engelmayer: This Office represents defendant the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") in this Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, action brought by plaintiff the New York Times Company (the "Times") seeking the release of certain records related to Jeffrey Epstein. I write respectfully pursuant to Rule 4.B.2 of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases to seek leave to file under seal and ex parte a letter to the Court, which will be filed contemporaneously with this public letter on ECF and electronically related to it. As set out in greater detail in the letter, the basis for the sealing request is that the letter contains sensitive and confidential information that cannot be described publicly in greater detail without compromising confidentiality. The Government has conferred with the Times about the filing of the sealed, ex parte letter. I thank the Court for its consideration of this submission. Respectfully submitted, AUDREY STRAUSS United States Attorney By: Steven J. Kochevar Steven J. Kochevar Assistant United States Attorney 300 Quarropas Street White Plains, NY 10007 Telephone: (914) 993-1928 Email: steven.kochevar@usdoj.gov EFTA00085217