A United States District Court in Washington, D.C., has rejected a request by Aaron Greenspan seeking permission to obtain evidence from President Bola Tinubu and DCI Group in an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit involving federal law enforcement agencies.
In a ruling delivered on October 30, 2026, the US District Court for the District of Columbia held that Greenspan’s proposed discovery concerning alleged cyberattacks on his website was not sufficiently relevant to the underlying FOIA dispute involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
The decision effectively rejected Greenspan’s attempt to extend the scope of the FOIA litigation to include inquiries directed at Tinubu and DCI Group.
Reacting to the ruling, attorney Christopher W. Carmichael said the decision affirmed that FOIA proceedings should remain focused on the legal issues before the court rather than unrelated matters.
He said the court had reinforced the importance of preventing the litigation from being used to pursue discovery outside the scope of the underlying dispute.
The court also dismissed a separate application by nonparty Karl Von Batten seeking permission to submit an amicus curiae brief, commonly known as a friend-of-the-court submission.
Greenspan’s related request for judicial notice was equally denied.
In addition, the judge rejected Greenspan’s motion for summary judgment, another significant procedural setback for the plaintiff in the ongoing case.
Attorney Oluwole Afolabi, commenting on the decisions, said the rulings established important procedural boundaries while clarifying the matters appropriate for consideration in the litigation.
He, however, noted that the underlying FOIA issues involving the FBI and DEA remain before the court.
The latest decisions represent a series of procedural setbacks for Greenspan, although the court’s ruling on the discovery request does not, in itself, determine the substantive merits of the outstanding FOIA dispute.