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12345678910111213141516171819202122232425respectfully refer the Court to the copies of those letters for a complete and accurate statement oftheir contents.CAUSES OF ACTIONCLAIM ONE(Wrongful Withholding)110. Defendants restate and incorporate by reference the responses contained in allpreceding paragraphs.111-118. Denied.CLAIM TWO(Inadequate Search)119. Defendants restate and incorporate by reference the responses contained in allpreceding paragraphs.120-121. Denied.CLAIM THREE 1(Improper Denial of Fee Waiver)122. Defendants restate and incorporate by reference the responses contained in allpreceding paragraphs.123-124. Denied.PRAYER FOR RELIEFThe remaining paragraphs of the Complaint contain a Prayer for Relief, to which no responseis required. To the extent a response is deemed necessary, Defendants deny the allegations containedin the remainder of the Complaint and further aver that Plaintiffs are not entitled to the requestedrelief or any other relief from Defendants.Defendants deny any and all allegations in the Complaint not expressly admitted herein towhich a response is deemed required.2627281Defendants note that, with respect to Claim Three, Paragraphs 122-124 of this Answercorrespond to Paragraphs 1-3 on page 20 of the Complaint.NO. C 08-5137 CRBANSWER TO COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 18
12345678910AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES1. Plaintiffs’ claims are barred by their failure to exhaust administrative remedies.2. Defendants’ actions did not violate the FOIA or any other statutory or regulatoryprovision.3. Plaintiffs are not entitled to compel production of records protected from disclosureby one or more exemptions to the FOIA.CONCLUSIONWHEREFORE, having fully answered, Defendants respectfully request that the Court enterjudgment dismissing this action with prejudice and awarding Defendants costs and such other reliefas the Court may deem appropriate.111213141516171819202122232425262728Dated: December 15, 2008Respectfully submitted,GREGORY G. KATSASAssistant Attorney GeneralJOHN R. TYLERAssistant Branch Director/s/ Eric BeckenhauerERIC B. BECKENHAUER, CSBN 237526Trial AttorneyU.S. Department of JusticeCivil Division, Federal Programs Branch20 Massachusetts Ave. NWWashington, DC 20530Telephone: (202) 514-3338Facsimile: (202) 616-8470E-mail: eric.beckenhauer@usdoj.govAttorneys for DefendantsNO. C 08-5137 CRBANSWER TO COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 19
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