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P. 1Government Response to MSJ - Obama SSN - 9/16/2013Government Response to MSJ - Obama SSN - 9/16/2013Ratings: (0)|Views: 7,646|Likes: 0Published by ObamaRelease YourRecordsGovernment Response to MSJ - Obama SSN - 9/16/2013 - http://www.BirtherReport.com - http://www.ObamaReleaseYourRecords.com - More: http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2013/09/update-social-security-administration.html - via www.orlytaitzesq.comGovernment Response to MSJ - Obama SSN - 9/16/2013 - http://www.BirtherReport.com - http://www.ObamaReleaseYourRecords.com - More: http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2013/09/update-social-security-administration.html - via www.orlytaitzesq.comMore info:Categories:Types, Government & PoliticsPublished by: ObamaRelease YourRecords on Sep 16, 2013Copyright:Attribution Non-commercialAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttps://www.scribd.com/doc/168700777/Government-Response-to-MSJ-Obama-SSN-9-16-201303/28/2014pdftextoriginal UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THEDISTRICT OF MARYLANDORLY TAITZ, ))Plaintiff, )) Civil No. ELH 13-1878v. ))CAROLYN COLVIN, COMMISSIONER )OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY )ADMINISTRATION ))Defendant. )DEFENDANT’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S OPPOSITIONTO MOTION TO DISMISS ANDMOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF
Defendant, the Social Security Administration (“SSA” or “agency”), by and through undersigned counsel, respectfully responds to Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Motionfor Summary Judgment in Favor of the Plaintiff.
In this action, brought
, Dr. Orly Taitz (“Plaintiff”) sued on behalf of herself under theFreedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, for information contained in Social Securityrecords, including information relating to individuals’ Social Security numbers (“SSNs”) and benefits.SSA performed a search and responded to Plaintiff’s FOIA request on July 29, 2013 and August 7,2013. SSA released to Plaintiff records for two of the three individuals named in Plaintiff’s FOIArequest, properly withheld information under FOIA exemption 6, and advised Plaintiff that it could notlocate the requested records for Mr. Harrison Bounel with the information provided by Plaintiff.On August 14, 2013, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss, or In the Alternative, for SummaryJudgment (“Motion”). Defendant submitted a memorandum of law and a signed declaration in supportof its Motion. Defendant argues that Plaintiff’s claims are moot because SSA conducted a reasonable
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and adequate search for responsive records and provided all non-exempt requested records to Plaintiff.On August 19, 2013, Plaintiff filed an opposition to Defendant’s Motion (“Opposition”). Plaintiff opposes Defendant’s Motion only as it relates to Plaintiff’s request for records of Mr. Bounel, whichSSA could not locate with the information provided by Plaintiff.Plaintiff asserts that SSA has records on Mr. Bounel and alleges that SSA’s response thatMr. Bounel’s records were not located is “not correct and not true.” In support of Plaintiff’s allegation,she provides SSA’s November 16, 2012 FOIA response to a different FOIA request for Mr. Bounel’sinformation, in which SSA stated that “the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a) restricts disclosure of the [requested] information.” Plaintiff argues that this letter proves that SSA has located records for Mr.Bounel. However, the November 16, 2012 FOIA response does not state SSA located any records for Mr. Bounel. In addition, Plaintiff fails to acknowledge a material difference between the 2012 FOIArequest and her April 26, 2013 FOIA request, which caused SSA to respond differently to the requests.Plaintiff also asserts in her Opposition that the “[SSN] of Mr. Bounel was fraudulently used by ahigh ranking official.” Plaintiff has made multiple FOIA requests to SSA and initiated previous lawsuitsfor information about the SSN she asserts belongs to Mr. Bounel. SSA has consistently withheld information about this SSN under FOIA exemption 6, and the United States District Court for theDistrict of Columbia has recently upheld such withholding. Though Plaintiff’s April 26, 2013 FOIArequest seeks information about Mr. Bounel, her appeal makes clear that Plaintiff’s request is yetanother attempt to obtain SSA records about this SSN, which belongs to a living individual.Consequently, the Privacy Act and FOIA exemption 6 protect information about this SSN.
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Defendant herein incorporates the Statement of Facts from Defendant’s Memorandum inSupport of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment.(
) SSA further states:1.
On or about October 15, 2012, SSA received an internet FOIA request for the SSNrecords
of Harry J. Bounel, also known as, Harrison Bounel (“2012 FOIA Request”). Other than thename and gender, the only identifiable information provided to SSA with the 2012 FOIA Request wasan SSN.
Supplemental Declaration of Dawn S. Wiggins
¶ 3, attached hereto as
Plaintiff was not the requester in the 2012 FOIA Request.
SSA conducted a search of its Privacy Act system of records entitled the Master Files of SSN and SSN Applications (also known as the “Numident”), System No. 60-0058 (published at 75 F.R.82121 (Dec. 29, 2010)) for the SSN records requested in the October 15, 2012 FOIA request.
Id . at ¶ 4.However, because the October 15, 2012 FOIA request only provided Mr. Bounel’s name and an SSN,any information provided to the requester about SSA’s search would result in validation of the SSN.
Id .Consequently, on November 16, 2012, when SSA responded to the 2012 FOIA Request, it advised therequester that “the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a) restricts disclosure of the [requested]information.”
November 16, 2012 FOIA Response (“2012 FOIA Response”), attached hereto as
; and Exhibit A
The November 16, 2012 FOIA response refers to “a Numident for Mr. Harry Bounel.” The term “Numident” isanother term used for the system of records containing Form SS-5 applications for an SSN.
,Suppl. Wiggins Decl. ¶ 4.
Ms. Wiggins has made
Declarations in this case. The original Declaration (referred to herein as“Wiggins Decl”) was filed as
with Defendant’s Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss or in theAlternative for Summary Judgment. Accordingly, to avoid confusion between the original and the SupplementalDeclaration, only the Supplemental Wiggins Declaration has been attached to this Reply Brief.
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