UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DIVISION

GEOFFREY NELS FIEGER

Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-CV-14125

vs.

HON. DAVID M. LAWSON

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION,

Defendant.

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MICHAEL R. DEZSI (P64530)

Counsel for Plaintiff

FIEGER, FIEGER, KENNEY & JOHNSON, P.C.,

19390 W. Ten Mile Rd.

Southfield, MI 48075

(248) 355-5555

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

By and through counsel, and pursuant to this Court’s Order dated December 24, 2008,

Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Honorable Court grant Plaintiff leave to file his First

Amended Complaint. In support of his motion, Plaintiff states the following:

1. On September 24, 2008, Plaintiff filed his original Complaint against Defendant Federal

Election Commission after it failed to timely respond to Plaintiff’s FOIA request dated July 3, 2008.

2. On October 27, 2008, Plaintiff sent a second FOIA request to Defendant Commission

again requesting documents of any and all communications sent between employees and/or agents

of Defendant Commission, including its former Chairman Michael E. Toner, and members of the

White House, including but not limited to Harriet Miers and/or Karl Rove.

3. By agreement of the parties, Defendant Commission had until December 31, 2008, to

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respond to Plaintiff’s FOIA request dated October 27, 2008.

4. On December 31, 2008, Defendant Commission advised Plaintiff that it was unable to

comply fully with Plaintiff’s FOIA request.

5. To date, Defendant Commission has failed to fully comply with its obligations under the

Freedom of Information Act.

6. As such, Plaintiff now seeks leave of Court to amend his Complaint seeking relief from

Defendant Commission’s failure to comply with federal law as to Plaintiff’s FOIA request dated

October 27, 2008.

7. Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15, the court should “freely give leave [to amend] when justice so

requires.”

8. In this case, Plaintiff’s second FOIA request was only recently deemed exhausted and

relates to the same subject matter of this lawsuit thus judicial economy is best served by allowing

Plaintiff to now file his First Amended Complaint. (Attached as Exhibit A).

THEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Honorable Court grant leave to allow

Plaintiff to file his First Amended Complaint.

Respectfully submitted,

FIEGER, FIEGER, KENNEY & JOHNSON, P.C.

 

/s/ Michael R. Dezsi 

MICHAEL R. DEZSI (P64530)

Attorney for Plaintiffs

19390 W. Ten Mile Road

Southfield, MI 48075

 (248) 355-5555

m.dezsi@fiegerlaw.com

Dated: February 9, 2009

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 9, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing paper with the

Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to all

counsel of record in this matter.

s/ Michael R. Dezsi 

MICHAEL R. DEZSI (P64530)

FIEGER, FIEGER, KENNEY, JOHNSON & GIROUX, P.C.

19390 W. Ten Mile Road

Southfield, Michigan 48075

(248) 355-5555

m.dezsi@fiegerlaw.com

Dated: February 9, 2009

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List of Exhibits

Exhibit Description

A First Amended Complaint for

Injunctive Relief and accompanying documents

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