Certified U.S. Mail c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 Serial Number #Z-736-061-377 Tucson [zip code exempt] Return Receipt Requested ARIZONA STATE July 26, 1996 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST Disclosure Officer Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice 10th and Constitution, N.W. Washington [zip code exempt] DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Subject: standing of "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" to sue as Plaintiff in district courts Dear Disclosure Officer: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 et seq., and regulations thereunder. This is My firm promise to pay fees and costs for locating, duplicating, and mailing to Me certified copies of the records requested below. If some of this request is exempt from release, please furnish Me with those portions reasonably segregable. I am requiring certified copies of the documents requested, in lieu of personal inspection of same. Admissible documents requested: 1. Certified copies of all Acts of Congress, with implementing regulations (if any), granting standing to the "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" [sic] to bring civil and/or criminal actions as Plaintiff before district courts of the United States and/or United States District Courts, as distinct from the Plaintiff "UNITED STATES" [sic]. See Hooven & Allison v. Evatt, 324 U.S. 652 (1945); cf. "Union" in Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition (1856). The requested records are not exempt from disclosure because they: (A) could not reasonably be expected to interfere with law enforcement proceedings; (B) would not deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication; (C) could not reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal property; (D) could not reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source; (E) would not disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, and would not disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions; (F) could not reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual. [see Exemption 7 in FOIA] If you are not the correct person to whom this Freedom of Information Act Request should be directed, kindly forward it to the correct person. Time is of the essence. If you have any questions about your rights and obligations under 5 U.S.C. 552, may we recommend that you contact the office of the Attorney General in Washington, D.C., for immediate assistance. Thank you very much for your consideration, and for your timely obedience to the controlling laws in this matter, specifically the Freedom of Information Act and the Constitution for the United States of America, as lawfully amended. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Paul Mitchell Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S. Citizen of Arizona state all rights reserved without prejudice copy: Joelyn D. Marlowe Office of United States Attorney Tucson, Arizona state # # #
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