I think about 5-10 times you have noted that all this discovery is a stupid detour and Fairholme lawyers should not have gone down this path
now you note
Perhaps true, but Sweeney clearly stated the case for why she allowed the documents to be released. Plaintiffs established a bona fide reason why they might need such discovery to advance their case and government failed to prove that the identical info was available from other sources.
So
who is right about the need for discovery - the Judge or you?