Wright

ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL NON-PARTY JOURNALIST JAMES CROGAN TO TESTIFY AT DEPOSITION AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS

(Civil Action No.: 03C-5876 United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Judge Charles R. Norgle)

On April 12, 2005, the Court heard argument on plaintiffs Motion to Compel Non-Party Journalist James Crogan to Testify at Deposition and Produce Documents, which the parties filed on February 17, 2005. Thereafter, the Court took the matter under submission. Upon review of the pleadings filed in this matter and the argument presented by counsel, the Court rules as follows:

On August 21, 2003, plaintiff filed an action in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, entitled Wright v. FBI, et al., No. 03C-5776. In that action, plaintiff alleges that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) violated his rights under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a (2000). The action is premised upon a claim that FBI Special Agent (SA) Royden Rice disclosed information about plaintiff that was protected under the Privacy Act to journalist James Cro-gan, a freelance journalist. Plaintiff claims that Crogan…