Case 1:20-cv-00833-PAE Document 51 Filed 04/28/21 Page 1 of 1

Case 1:20-cv-00833-PAE Document 51 Filed 04/28/21 Page 1 of 1 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 April 28, 2021 By ECF The Honorable Paul A. Engelmayer United States District Judge Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 Re: The New York Times Co. v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, 20 Civ. 833 (PAE) Dear Judge Engelmayer: This Office represents defendant the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") in this Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, action brought by plaintiff the New York Times Company (the "Times") seeking the release of certain records related to Jeffrey Epstein. I write respectfully pursuant to Rule 4.B.2 of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases to seek leave to file under seal and ex parte a letter to the Court, which will be filed contemporaneously with this public letter on ECF and electronically related to it. A