Murphy v. DHS, ECF 13 — joint status report

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Case 1:25-cv-01025-RBW           Document 13        Filed 11/28/25      Page 1 of 3

                             UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                             FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 JAMES A. MURPHY,

                Plaintiff,

           v.
                                                          Civil Action No. 25-1025 (RBW)
 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
 SECURITY,

                Defendant.

                                   JOINT STATUS REPORT

       Plaintiff James A. Murphy and Defendant the Department of Homeland Security, file this

joint status report to apprise the Court of the status in this action brought under the Freedom of

Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552.

       Plaintiff James Murphy seeks disclosure of records from the Department of Homeland

Security relating to Satoshi Nakamoto, the name for the individual(s) who claim to have created

the digital asset Bitcoin. See generally Compl. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

(“ICE”) reports that it has completed its search for potentially responsive records, which has

resulted in 2,524 potentially responsive documents. ICE indicates that it has an initial five-page

production to make to Plaintiff, and that production occurred on September 12, 2025. Due to the

shutdown, ICE was unable to process the remaining potentially responsive records. As to the

remainder of documents left for ICE to process, ICE notes that based on a review of documents

thus far, the documents identified as potentially responsive do not appear responsive to Plaintiff’s

request. ICE anticipates completing its review of all potentially responsive records within the next

60 days.
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       In light of Defendant’s ongoing processing and review, the parties propose filing a status

report on or before January 29, 2026 apprising the Court of the progress of Defendant’s processing.

A proposed ordered is included herein.

Dated: November 25, 2025                          Respectfully submitted,

                                                    /s/ Brian J. Field
                                                    Brian J. Field (D.C. Bar No. 985577)
                                                    SCHAERR | JAFFE LLP
                                                    1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
                                                    Washington, DC 20006
                                                    (202) 787-1060
                                                    [email protected]

                                                    Counsel for Plaintiff

                                                    JEANINE FERRIS PIRRO
                                                    United States Attorney

                                                    By: /s/ Brenda González Horowitz
                                                        BRENDA GONZÁLEZ HOROWITZ
                                                        D.C. Bar No. 1017243
                                                        Assistant United States Attorney
                                                        601 D Street, NW
                                                        Washington, DC 20530
                                                        Main: (202) 252-2500

                                                    Attorneys for the United States of America

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                              UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                              FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 JAMES A. MURPHY,

                Plaintiff,

         v.
                                                           Civil Action No. 25-1025 (RBW)
 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
 SECURITY,

                Defendant.

                                      [PROPOSED] ORDER

        Upon consideration of the parties’ joint status report, it is hereby ORDERED that the

parties file a joint status report on or before January 29, 2026.

SO ORDERED.

Dated                                                  REGGIE B. WALTON
                                                       United States District Judge