ss cisbiie J. REV. 12008) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, TIMOTHY O'BRIEN BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND JO BECKER SYSTEM, THE U.S. DEPT. OF TREASURY “ATTORNEYS [FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER) ATTORNEYS (F KNOWN) DAVIO E. MCCRAW {OM7708), THE NEW YORK TIMES CO., LEGAL _—_LEVL. DASSIN, ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, 1 ST. ANDREWS DEPT 620 5TH AVENUE «81H FLOOSS NEW YORK. NY 16048 PLAZA, NEW ORK, NY 10007 “GRUSE OF RGTION ENE THE U 3: GL STATUTE UNDER WHIGH VOU ARE FG AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE] 5 U.S.C. 552 - Seeking release of materials under the Freedom of Information Act an 2-9-2008 as tis or sre casa been previously fled in SDNY at any tine? No?[Z] Yes? 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DOCKET NUMBER Chock YES onl if demanded in complaint JURY DEMAND: LI YES ENO NOTE: Please submit atthe ime ef fing an explanation of why cases are deemed elatedTFIACE AN 7 NONE BOK ORLY] ORIGIN 1 ovate 2a removeston (13 remensedton (14 reinneser [15 trensorestom (16 mnesier — [] 7 arpeatw diver Proce oe pale Con = ree Os ‘sen ee am (PLACE AN ¥ TW ONE BOX OWLY) BASIS OF JURISDICTION TE DIVERSITY, INDICATE Cit us tanner ©)2us.oereNoant [13 FeDeRALuesrion — [4 DIVERSITY CITIZENSHIP BELOW. (US. NOTAPARTY) (28 USC 1322, 1441) CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY) {Place an (x i one bo for Plt and one box for Defendant) emaenortissrare [11 P14 etenon sveucer oF TISTTS — meonpanarea aazmnncras mace 118 U8 CemzEN OF ANOTHER STATE 12 112 MICORPORATED GPRINCIPAL PLACE [14 [14 FOREWON NATION he ae PLAINTIFF(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES) ‘THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 620 8TH AVENUE - 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10018 DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES) Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve System - 20 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, OC 20551 U.S. Depariment of Treasury - General Counsel, Room 3000, Main Treasury Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS UNKNOWN, REPRESENTATION 1S HERESY MADE THAT, AT THIS TIME, | HAVE BEEN UNABLE, WITH REASONABLE DILIGENCE, TO ASCERTAIN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESSES OF THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS: Checkone THIS ACTION SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO: [] WHITE PLAINS. MANHATTAN (00 NOT check etter Box this @ PRISONER PETITION ) DATE 3/23I09 SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD [ADINTTED TO PRACTICE IN THIS DISTRICT — []No- "1998 i ves joATE ADMaTrED Wo, 12 RECEIPT # ar Code #OMT70B Magistrate Judge is to be designated by the Clerk of the Court Magistrate Judge Js 80 Designated. J. Michael MeMahon, Clerk of Court by Deputy Clerk, DATED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT (NEW YORK SOUTHERN)UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK A THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, TIMOTHY Index No: O'BRIEN AND JO BECKER, Plaintifis, COMPLAINT ~ against ~ BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL, RESERVE SYSTEM AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendants. : Plaintiffs The New York Times Company, Timothy O’Brien, and Jo: Becker (jointly, “NYT”, by their undersigned attorney, allege for their Complaint: a THE PARTIES 1 ‘The New York Times Company is the publisher of The New York Times. (The Times”). ‘The newspaper's weekday circulation is the highest in the nation among metropolitan dailies at more than 1.07 million daily, and it has 1.5 million subscribers on Sunday. The average number of monthly unique visitors to NYTimes.com has reached 14.7 million in the United States alone. The New York Times Company is headquartered in this judicial district at 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 2. Plaintiff Timothy O’Brien is an editor at The Times who oversees the newspaper's Sunday Business section, The Times, on behalf of Mr. O°Brien, made requests 462 v2 i