United States v. William F. Farley

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• concluding that documents clearly were part of the deliberative process that led the Department of Justice to sue and were privileged
• holding that the proponent of discovery must establish relevancy
• holding that multiple categories of FTC investigation documents that led to Department of Justice referral were “clearly part of the deliberative process leading to the decision to sue” and “communications made prior to and as a part of an agency determination are protected from disclosure.”
• “Since the documents at issue are not relevant to the controversy before us, Farley cannot, as a matter of law, make a showing of need.”
• “Since the documents at issue are not relevant to the controversy before us, Farley cannot, as a matter of law, make a showing of need.”
• “Since the documents at issue are not relevant to the controversy before us, Farley cannot, as a matter of law, make a showing of need.”

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