Federal government Rule 11 letters (Federal Trade Commission)
| Tracking # |
FOIA-2025-01407 |
| Multi Request | Federal government Rule 11 letters |
| Submitted | March 22, 2025 |
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Communications
From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. In any litigation before a federal district court on behalf of the United States or any agency, department, official, or employee thereof, any letter sent by your attorneys containing any of the following terms:
a. "Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11"
b. "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 11"
c. "FRCP 11"
d. "Fed. R. Civ. P. 11"
e. "Fed. R. Civ. P., Rule 11"
2. Any policies, manuals, or guidance (not including guidance specific to a particular case) concerning pursuit of Rule 11 sanctions.
This request is limited to correspondence sent (or policies, manuals, or guidance utilized) on or after January 1, 2020.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Adam Steinbaugh
From: Federal Trade Commission
Dear Adam Steinbaugh, Request Number FOIA-2025-01407 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number FOIA-2025-01407.
Regards, Federal Trade Commission
From: Federal Trade Commission
Dear Adam Steinbaugh, The status of your FOIA request #FOIA-2025-01407 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the FTC Public Access Link click on the Application URL below.
https://foiaxpresspal.ftc.gov/
Sincerely, Federal Trade Commission
From: Federal Trade Commission
Dear Requester,
This correspondence acknowledges the receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated March 25, 2025. We are placing your request on a temporary hold. Attached you will find further explanation related to this hold.
You may check the status of your FOIA request by visiting http://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/foia/foia-reading-rooms/track-your-foia-request. This report is updated at the end of each month. If you should have any questions regarding your request, please contact me at lrobinson@ftc.gov<mailto:lrobinson@ftc.gov>. In any call or future correspondence concerning the request, please refer to the following case number 2025-01407.
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Lindsay A. Robinson, Esq.
General Attorney
Federal Trade Commission
Office of the General Counsel, FOIA
600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20580
(202) 326-3401 | lrobinson@ftc.gov<mailto:lrobinson@ftc.gov>
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From: Federal Trade Commission
Dear Adam Steinbaugh, The status of your FOIA request #FOIA-2025-01407 has been updated to the following status 'On Hold - Need Info/Clarification'. To log into the FTC Public Access Link click on the Application URL below.
https://foiaxpresspal.ftc.gov/
Sincerely, Federal Trade Commission
From: Federal Trade Commission
Dear Requester,
Attached you will find the final response to your FOIA request.
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Lindsay A. Robinson, Esq.
General Attorney
Federal Trade Commission
Office of the General Counsel, FOIA
600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20580
(202) 326-3401 | lrobinson@ftc.gov<mailto:lrobinson@ftc.gov>
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