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A US court has rejected Aaron Greenspan’s bid to obtain evidence from President Bola Tinubu and DCI Group in an ongoing FBI and DEA FOIA lawsuit
US Court Rejects Greenspan’s Evidence Request Against Tinubu
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has rejected a request by Aaron Greenspan seeking permission to obtain evidence from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and DCI Group in an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
In a ruling delivered on October 30, 2026, the court denied Greenspan’s motion for limited discovery over alleged cyberattacks on his website, holding that the proposed inquiry was not sufficiently relevant to the issues before it in the FOIA litigation.
The decision effectively blocks Greenspan from using the ongoing proceedings to pursue evidence from Tinubu and DCI Group over allegations the court considered outside the scope of the case.
Reacting to the ruling, attorney Christopher W. Carmichael said the decision underscored the need to keep the litigation within the boundaries of the legal issues properly before the court.
“The Court’s decision makes clear that this Freedom of Information Act proceeding cannot be used to pursue discovery unrelated to the legal questions before it,” Carmichael said.
He added that the rejection of the discovery request against Tinubu and DCI Group reinforced the importance of maintaining the proper scope of the proceedings.
In a separate decision, the court also rejected an application by nonparty Karl Von Batten seeking permission to submit an amicus curiae brief, commonly referred to as a friend-of-the-court filing.
The judge equally denied Greenspan’s related request for judicial notice and rejected his motion for summary judgment, marking further setbacks for the plaintiff in the ongoing litigation.
Commenting on the decisions, attorney Oluwole Afolabi said the court had established important procedural boundaries and clarified the issues that could appropriately be considered in the case.
“The Court also denied the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and rejected a separate request to introduce an amicus brief,” Afolabi said.
He noted that although the underlying FOIA dispute remains before the court, the latest decisions have clarified the scope of issues and applications that can properly be pursued in the proceedings.
The October 30 ruling represents a series of favourable procedural developments for President Tinubu in the litigation, particularly the court’s refusal to allow the plaintiff to extend the discovery process to the Nigerian President and DCI Group.
