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    On December 7, 2006, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in the District court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit is based on DOE's failure to release certain records required by law to be made public. Those records include the activities of advisory panels created under the Reading First Initiative, which was set up by the No Child Left Behind Act. CREW's complaint alleges that DOE failed to comply with any of the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which requires agencies using panels such as those implemented by the Reading First Initiative to conduct open meetings, make records of those meetings publicly available, and ensure that any recommendation of the panels is the result of a fairly balanced panel. The panel sets up under the Reading First Initiative make recommendations to the Secretary about which states should receive federal funds under the program. In a report issued in September 2006, DOE's Inspector General found that the Reading First Initiative was plagued by conflicts of interest, possible corruption, and numerous violations of law and General Accounting Office (GAO) standards.

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    On December 7, 2006, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in the District court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit is based on DOE's failure to release certain records required by law to be made public. Those records include the activities of advisory panels created under the Reading First Initiative, which was set up by the No Child Left Behind Act. CREW's complaint alleges that DOE failed to comply with any of the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which requires agencies using panels such as those implemented by the Reading First Initiative to conduct open meetings, make records of those meetings publicly available, and ensure that any recommendation of the panels is the result of a fairly balanced panel. The panel sets up under the Reading First Initiative make recommendations to the Secretary about which states should receive federal funds under the program. In a report issued in September 2006, DOE's Inspector General found that the Reading First Initiative was plagued by conflicts of interest, possible corruption, and numerous violations of law and General Accounting Office (GAO) standards.

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    CREW v. Sec. of Education Et Al (Formerly CREW V. Sec. Margaret Spellings, Now CREW V. Sec. Arne Duncan) : 8/1/2007 - Substitution of Counsel

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    On December 7, 2006, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in the District court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit is based on DOE's failure to release certain records required by law to be made public. Those records include the activities of advisory panels created under the Reading First Initiative, which was set up by the No Child Left Behind Act. CREW's complaint alleges that DOE failed to comply with any of the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which requires agencies using panels such as those implemented by the Reading First Initiative to conduct open meetings, make records of those meetings publicly available, and ensure that any recommendation of the panels is the result of a fairly balanced panel. The panel sets up under the Reading First Initiative make recommendations to the Secretary about which states should receive federal funds under the program. In a report issued in September 2006, DOE's Inspector General found that the Reading First Initiative was plagued by conflicts of interest, possible corruption, and numerous violations of law and General Accounting Office (GAO) standards.

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    Case 1:06-cv-02086-HHK Document 11 Filed 08/01/2007 Page 1 of 1

    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


    FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    ) No. 1:06-cv-02086-HHK
    CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND )
    ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, ) DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF
    ) SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
    Plaintiff, )
    )
    v. )
    )
    MARGARET SPELLINGS, Secretary of )
    Education, et al., )
    )
    Defendants. )
    )

    NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL

    PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that John R. Coleman, Trial Attorney, Federal Programs

    Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, an attorney in good standing with the

    Virginia Bar and Arthur R. Goldberg, Assistant Branch Director, Federal Programs Branch, Civil

    Division, U.S. Department of Justice, an attorney in good standing with the District of Columbia

    Bar, now appear in place of David M. Glass and Elizabeth J. Shapiro, on behalf of the defendants

    in this action. Correspondence for defendants should be directed to Mr. Coleman.

    Respectfully submitted,

    PETER D. KEISLER
    Assistant Attorney General

    JEFFREY A. TAYLOR
    United States Attorney

    s/John R. Coleman
    ARTHUR R. GOLDBERG, DC Bar 180661
    JOHN R. COLEMAN, Va. Bar 70908
    Trial Attorney, Department of Justice
    20 Mass. Ave., N.W., Room 6118
    Washington, D.C. 20530
    Tel: (202) 514-4505/Fax: (202) 616-8460
    E-mail: john.coleman3@usdoj.gov
    Dated: August 1, 2007 Attorneys for Defendants

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