Exhibit — USA v. MERRITTS (Dkt. 57.3)

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Exhibit, Document 57-3, a two-page email exchange from December 16, 2025 filed 01/06/26 in United States v. Merritts, No. 1:25-cr-00076-JMC, District of Columbia. Emily Miller (USADC) writes to Tiffany Gough, copying Joshua Rothstein and Brian Kelly (USADC), that she filed some documents in error, had them sealed, and wants to know whether anyone accessed or downloaded them while they were public. Gough replies that PACER can tell the court, which cannot share it outside the court, who accessed a document. She adds that it cannot show access at the public terminal unless someone searched that specific case, or access through a notice of electronic filing unless the person received one, and asks for the case and document numbers.

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From:
Tiffany Gough
To:
Miller, Emily (USADC)
Cc:
Rothstein, Joshua (USADC); Kelly, Brian (USADC)
Subject:
[EXTERNAL] RE: ECF
Date:
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 4:19:29 PM
Hi Emily,
 
PACER is able to tell the court (and we cannot disseminate it outside of the court) who
accessed the document.  If no one accessed it, I will let you know that.  Also, they
cannot tell us if anyone accessed it at the public terminal (they
would have to be
searching that specific case) or via NEF  (they would have had to receive a NEF (notice of
electronic filing) in the case.)
 
What is the case number and document number?
 
Thanks! 
 
 
From: Miller, Emily (USADC) <Emily.Miller2@usdoj.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 4:15 PM
To: Tiffany Gough <Tiffany_Gough@dcd.uscourts.gov>
Cc: Rothstein, Joshua (USADC) <Joshua.Rothstein@usdoj.gov>; Kelly, Brian (USADC)
<Brian.Kelly3@usdoj.gov>
Subject: ECF
 
CAUTION - EXTERNAL:
Hi Tiffany,
 
We have a case where I filed some documents in error and then had them sealed when I
realized. We need to find out if anyone accessed their contents and/or downloaded
them while they were public. Is that possible?
 
Case 1:25-cr-00076-JMC     Document 57-3     Filed 01/06/26     Page 1 of 2

Thank you!
Emily
CAUTION - EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email
originated outside the Judiciary. Exercise caution
when opening attachments or clicking on links.
 
Case 1:25-cr-00076-JMC     Document 57-3     Filed 01/06/26     Page 2 of 2

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