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    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


    FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
    __________________________________________
    )
    TRUE THE VOTE, INC., )
    )
    Plaintiff, )
    )
    v. ) Civil Action No. 13-734 (RBW)
    )
    )
    INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, et al., )
    )
    Defendants. )
    __________________________________________)

    ORDER

    On J uly 11, 2014, the parties appeared before the Court to present oral argument on the
    merits of the plaintiffs pending Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Discovery to
    Prevent Further Spoliation of, and to Preserve and Restore, Evidence and Discoverable
    Information. During the J uly 11 hearing, counsel from the Department of J ustice represented
    that an there is an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Inspector General of the United
    States Department of the Treasury concerning the emails and computer hard drive that are the
    subject of the plaintiffs motion. Counsel further represented that the Inspector Generals
    investigation comprises, among other things, the same type of forensic examination sought by
    the plaintiff in its pending motion. In accordance with the rulings orally issued by the Court
    during the J uly 11 hearing, and to inform the Courts consideration of current and/or future
    discovery matters pertaining to the emails and computer hard drive at issue, it is hereby
    ORDERED that, on or before J uly 18, 2014, defendant the Internal Revenue Service
    shall submit to the Court an affidavit or declaration signed under oath by an appropriate
    individual with firsthand knowledge that:
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    1. outlines the expertise and qualifications of the individual or individuals
    currently conducting the forensic examination as part of the Inspector Generals investigation;
    2. outlines the expertise and qualifications of the individual or individuals
    who previously conducted forensic examinations or otherwise attempted to recover information
    from the computer hard drive at issue;
    3. provides a projected date of completion of the Inspector Generals
    investigation;
    4. states whether the serial number, if any, assigned to the computer hard
    drive at issue is known; and
    5. if the serial number is known, why the computer hard drive cannot be
    identified and preserved.
    SO ORDERED this 11th day of J uly, 2014.

    REGGIE B. WALTON
    United States District J udge


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