No
one
enjoys
turning
over
damaging
discovery,
but
that’s
the
way
the
litigation
cookie
crumbles.
But
in
an
ongoing
FOIA
matter,
the
FDIC
just
turned
over
some
redacted
documents.
Though
that
might
be
stretching
the
spirit
of
“redacted”
a
bit
far.
Prompting
Judge
Ana
C.
Reyes
to
issue
a
terse
response.
“History
Associates
Incorporated”
makes
this
matter
sound
like
the
Ancient
Alien
guys
are
looking
for
some
of
their
guaranteed
deposits
back
from
the
FDIC.
But
it’s
really
an
entity
hired
by
the
crypto
industry
to
lodge
FOIA
requests
against
government
regulators.
So…
not
nearly
as
credible
as
Ancient
Aliens.
But
redacting
everything
but
an
article
or
preposition
is
a
bold
move
even
for
a
government
agency
fighting
a
request.
However,
it
would
appear
that
when
it
came
to
FOIA,
FDIC
FAFO.
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