Case 1:20-cv-00833-PAE Document 52 (Ex Parte) Filed 04/28/21 Page 1 of 2

Case 1:20-cv-00833-PAE Document 52 (Ex Parte) Filed 04/28/21 Page 1 of 2 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 April 28, 2021 Submitted Ex Pane and Under Seal 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 ("FOR"), 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 to update the Court on the status of United States v. Noel, I 9-cr-830 (AT), and to explain the basis for the Government's request, submitted contemporaneously by public letter motion, to extend the deadlines for t