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No. 13-465C (Judge Wheeler) IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS FAIRHOLME FUNDS, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. DEFENDANT’S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY’S MOTION TO INTERVENE AND FOR AN ORDER DE-DESIGNATING DISCOVERY MATERIALS August 10, 2015 BENJAMIN C. MIZER Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR. Director FRANKLIN E. WHITE, JR. ELIZABETH M. HOSFORD Assistant Directors Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 480 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant

I. The Court Should Deny The Times’s Request To Intervene ................................................. 5 A. The Times Does Not Possess A “Claim Or Defense” That Shares A Common Question Of Law Or Fact With This Action............................................................................................. 6 B. The Times Does Not Possess Article III Standing To Permissively Intervene.................... 8 C. The Times Cannot Demonstrate That The Court Would Possess Independent Jurisdiction To Decide Any Claim Or Defense That It Could Assert ................................................... 10 D. The United States Would Be Prejudiced And Adjudication Of Its Rights Would Be Unduly Delayed If The Times Were Allowed To Intervene.............................................. 12 The Transcripts Are Properly Designated As Protected Information.................................... 14 A. The Burden Of Proof Rests With The Party Seeking De-Designation .............................. 14 B. The Deposition Transcripts Contain Confidential Information ......................................... 15 II. Case 1:13-cv-00465-MMS Document 221 Filed 08/10/15 Page 2 of 29 TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................ 4 ARGUMENT .................................................................................................................................. 5 CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................. 22