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Saudi Defendants Redact Documents But Will Try CourtConnect In Delayed 2001 Attacks Case

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SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 17 – In ongoing lawsuit "In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001," originally filed in 2003, the COVID 19 pandemic of 2020 has caused a pause, it emerged at a telephone conference with some 50 attendees on April 17. Inner City Press covered it.

   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn had before her, among other documents many of them sealed and some entirely withheld from the public, "Saudi Arabia's motion for a protective order."

    Judge Netburn said, We anticipate issuing a decision on some issues, but for another I'll have to visit the SCIF [on the ninth floor of 500 Pearl Street, also used in the Josh Schulte CIA leaks case], I won't be able until I am allowed to go back into the courthouse, so nothing until May 15, the current end-date of the New York shut down.

   Judge Netburn continued, Some of the issues raised in the February 21 letters I can address by order without any more oral argument. Then I'll schedule a conference, hopefully through a multi-media fashion, let's say for 3 weeks from now, on a platform with video and exhibits.    

As Inner City Press has reported, the SDNY is moving toward video sentencings, and defense attorney laptop links to their clients in the MCC from the Attorneys Lounge of 500 Pearl Street.   

Of such criminal cases, Judge Netburn remarked, something called CourtConnect is being used. I'm inclined to use it, since I think the earliest we could get together would be mid June and quite possibly later. Next week Ramadan begins which would have delayed depositions anyway.

One of the plaintiffs' lawyers Steve Pounian said, The families are willing to have a delay because of this exception circumstance, in order to get the depositions they need, in person. There's language, demeanor...


      Another plaintiffs' lawyers, Sean Carter, said We have doubts about Saudi Arabia's allegations, that they have diplomatic immunity, that some people are senior officials.

     Pounian followed up: We took a deposition in March under the written question procedure. Now we're going to file a motion.

     Carter resumed, We were told last week the FBI is looking for some additional documents. I don't want to put Sarah Normand on the spot--

   Ms. Norman confirmed, The FBI is also slowed. We'd hoped to have all of the records, but because of tele-working, and the documents being on classified systems, that work has stopped during the pandemic.  

  Judge Netburn asked, Does the Kingdom want to be heard?    The Saudis' lawyer offered, We're willing to use CourtConnect. 

 Judge Netburn opined, The reviews are not great. 

  We'll see: there may be a video conference in May, presumptively public. Inner City Press notes that in this case, Docket Item 6122, Motion for Conference dated April 14, 2020, says "You do not have permission to view this document." The case is In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001, 03-md-1570 (Daniels / Netburn).

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