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+context  after investigative  journalist oputreach:  
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+SENTG TO 
+Clerk of Court 
+United States District Court 
+Southern District of New York 
+500 Pearl Street, Room 200 
+New York, NY 10007 
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+
+∴ likedey  we  have:
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+### Addressee
+
+Clerk of Court 
+United States District Court 
+Southern District of New York 
+500 Pearl Street, Room 200 
+New York, NY 10007 
+
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+
+Subject: Request for Digital Copy of Complaint in Case No. 1:07-cv-00990 
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+To Whom It May Concern, 
+
+I am writing to formally request a digital copy of Document 1 (the Complaint) in the case Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer 
+Co., Inc. v. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Case No. 1:07-cv-00990, filed on February 13, 2007 and referenced here:
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+https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5007157/olde-monmouth-stock-transfer-co-inc-v-depository-trust-clearing/ 
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+###  After this, we  have  the response:
+
+Responding to your letter of March 24, 2025, with apologies I have information for you — none of it agreeable:
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+First, Court policy does not permit e-mail or fax communication. The Records Department fax number and individual e-mail addresses cannot be revealed to the public;
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+Second, due to the age of the case and lack of activity the entire file of 07-CV-990 has been sent to storage with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Lees Summit, Missouri;
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+Third, just to retrieve the Case from NARA would require the prepayment of **\$70.00**;
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+Fourth, once recovered from NARA the price to photocopy the Complaint would be **\$0.50/page**, and until we see the document we have no idea what the page count, and hence the fee, would be.
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+If you wish to order the Case back from NARA, please provide **\$70.00** in the form of a COMPANY CHECK, CERTIFIED CHECK, or MONEY ORDER payable to the **Clerk of the Court, SDNY**. If turn-around time is important, a Money Order is preferred because it would be treated as cash while in the case of a check nothing can be done until the check clears the bank (another Court policy).
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+I honestly wish I had a better answer to your request.
+
+**Sincerely,**
+
+**S. Klimek**
+**Correspondence Clerk**
+**Records Management**
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+**PLEASE RETURN A COPY OF THIS LETTER WITH YOUR REMITTANCE**
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+## material facts
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+# [arrived](https://discord.com/channels/1102309240145707049/1136342078633283716/1353760530703060993)
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+on  29  Mar 2025
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+# oresyumned  destirucbituon
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+many Federal Records Centers like the one in Lee’s Summit, MO, are designated to store temporary (non-permanent) records from government agencies, including courts. These records are typically:
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+Not archival, meaning they are not intended to be preserved forever
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+Stored for a fixed period (called a "retention schedule"), based on federal rules
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+Eligible for destruction once the retention period ends unless they’ve been flagged for permanent preservation
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+## aoporaisal process
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+there is some  kind  of AMRA pappreiaisnl proces wihch  needs  to  come into the light
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+# Envelope & Letterhead
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+## Addressee
+
+Clerk of Court 
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+United States District Court 
+
+Southern District of New York 
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+500 Pearl Street, Room 200 
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+New York, NY 10007
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+## Header
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+[theme here]
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+# Letter
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+## Narative Aorund DIgitization
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+this hirs hard because this is literally in Kanasa CIty, MO, AWS  US-East 1
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