Re: call me ....

[Carl Malamud <xxxx@media.org>]

nice talk with Judge Lamberth.

he's fully up to speed on the FBI agencies (his reaction "you sure  
look like a dangerous fellow" :).  Very nice guy.

I'm briefing David Reich this afternoon ... he is clerk of the  
appropriations subcommittee that gives the courts money.  So, we now  
have two senate committees, one house committee, and a chief judge,  
plus the nytimes.

My inclination (but listen to your lawyer!) is that you not talk to  
them unless they absolutely insist.  If the goal is to get their  
system back up and running, I was very specific as to what they should  
(embed the ip address in your cookie, if the ip address changes, ask  
them to login again).  You are welcome to say "I know you talked to  
Carl and he went over the issues of how PACER works with you, so I  
don't think I'd have anything to add."

Lamberth was going to deny my fee request because the AO had said they  
were going to start scanning for SSNs.  I said "how about you grant me  
the fee request until the AO can demonstrate to you that they can do  
that."  He said yes.  He's flying to Texas tonight and will have  
dinner with Judge Rosenthal.  After he's talked to her, he will issue  
my formal response.  (THis is a secret until we get to that point.)

Carl