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Justice Manual § 1-6.370
Procedure if on a Referral the Material Demanded Arose in a Case Supervised by a Division Other Than the Division Receiving the Referral
Once a case or matter is referred for higher level review, a problem can arise if the demanded disclosure involves information originally collected, assembled, or prepared in connection with litigation or an investigation supervised by a unit of the Department other than the one which supervises the case or matter in litigation, and to which the matter has been referred. The division receiving the referral must notify the other division concerning the demand and the anticipated response. If the two litigating units of the Department are unable to resolve a disagreement concerning disclosure, the Assistant Attorneys General in charge of the two divisions in disagreement may refer the matter to either the Deputy Attorney General or the Associate Attorney General for decision, depending upon who supervises the originating component or, in the case of an independent agency that, for administrative purposes, is within the Department, to the Deputy Attorney General. 28 C.F.R. § 16.24(e).
History
[updated April 2018]
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- 2026-09-20
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