D.C. Attorney General’s Declaration in Protest Case Challenged by Council Members and Lawyers

The controversy continues over the District’s alleged destruction of evidence and withholding of documents in the World Bank protest case. The case deals with the mass arrests conducted without probable cause during the World Bank/IMF protests of 2002. Under orders from Judge Sullivan, D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles filed a declaration explaining his actions and that of his staff. It has now been challenged by members of the city council and the litigants.

I am lead counsel in the Chang case with Dan Schwartz of Bryan Cave Ltd. We have previously posted the sanctions motions and transcript. I am therefore limited in what I can say on the case. However, to reduce calls to the office, I am posting the latest filing.

Here is our response to the Nickles declaration, Response to Declarations

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Here are the prior documents: 1st Notice; 2nd Notice; Sanctions Motion; Sanctions Reply; 072909-SULLIVAN