Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit February 5, 2003, No. CIV.A. 96-1285(RCL) (Cobell v. Norton)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ consolidated motion (1) for an order pursuant to Rule 53(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure adopting Special Master Alan Balaran’s May 11, 1999 opinion and holding that the deliberative process privilege and work product doctrine will not shield from disclosure material related to the