US court rejects bid to obtain evidence from Tinubu in FOIA case

The US District Court for the District of Columbia, in a ruling delivered on October 30, 2026, held that Greenspan’s proposed discovery concerning alleged cyberattacks on his website had no sufficient connection to the FOIA dispute involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The court also rejected a request by Karl Von Batten, who is not a party to the case, to submit an amicus curiae brief.

Additionally, the judge denied Greenspan’s request for judicial notice and his motion for summary judgment.

Reacting to the decision, attorney Christopher W. Carmichael said the ruling prevented Greenspan from using the FOIA proceedings to pursue matters outside the legal issues before the court.

“The court has made it clear that the Freedom of Information Act case cannot serve as a platform for seeking evidence unrelated to the legal questions under consideration,” Carmichael said.

Another attorney, Oluwole Afolabi, also confirmed that the court rejected Greenspan’s motion for summary judgment and declined the request to admit an amicus curiae brief.

Despite the latest ruling, the underlying FOIA lawsuit involving the FBI and DEA remains pending before the court.