Judge denies DOJ request that could have disqualified Comey's attorney

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1. Incremental win for Comey as judge rejects prosecutors' bid to speed up filter team protocol in Comey case

This is not a total victory for Comey. The court rejected the DOJ's request to speed up the process and to ignore the normal timetable

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Here is the ruling
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135.61.0.pdf

Having considered the pleadings, the Court will deny the government’s motion to expedite.
The Court will require Defendant to file any response to the government’s filter protocol motion
on or before October 27, 2025, as provided by Local Criminal Rule 12(A). The Court finds that
this timeframe balances the need for expediency with the need to ensure that Defendant has a fair
opportunity to submit a response to the government’s motion in light of the complexity and
seriousness of the issues identified by Defendant.2
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that the government’s Motion for Expedited Ruling (ECF 54) is DENIED; and
it is further
ORDERED that Defendant shall respond to the government’s Motion for Implementation
of Filter Protocol (ECF 38) on or before October 27, 2025.