Estes v. United States

Keywords: Motion to Compel; Attorney-Client Privilege; Work-Product Privilege; Deliberative Process Privilege.

OPINION AND ORDER

KAPLAN, Judge

Before the Court is Plaintiffs motion to compel the government to produce certain documents it asserts are covered by the deliberative process privilege, the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work-product privilege, or a combination of the three. The Court has reviewed the majority of the withheld documents in camera. For the reasons given below, Plaintiffs motion is DENIED.

BACKGROUND

On December 18, 2015, the Court issued an Order permitting “a…