Judge Henry Kennedy is expected to issue an order early next week. (WH missing e- mails)

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CREW Lawsuit -- Magistrate Judge Issues Recomendation for Temporary Restraining Order Against the White House

Last month, CREW sued the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Administration, and the National Archives and Records Administration, challenging the administration's failure to preserve at least 5 million e-mail deleted from White House servers since March 2003, a violation of federal law.

After the White House failed to provide assurances that it was keeping backup copies of the records, CREW filed a restraining order against the Bush administration, resulting in a recommendation by a magistrate judge that a temporary restraining order be issued to prevent the destruction of federal records.

The White House has filed an objection to this recommendation and Judge Henry Kennedy is expected to issue an order early next week.

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