May 12, 2026 Joint Status Report Filed After FBI Missed May 4 Production Deadline in “Russia-Gate” FOIA Litigation; New Production Dates Set for May 15 and June 16, 2026
The Joint Status Report filed May 12, 2026 in Foerster v. U.S. Department of Justice, Case No. 1:25-cv-03277-CJN, memorializes that the FBI did not make its previously anticipated May 4, 2026 production in the pending FOIA litigation concerning records related to “Russia-Gate.”
The filing further documents that after the May 4 production date passed and Plaintiff did not receive further clarification regarding commencement of production, Plaintiff Dr. Bradley Foerster filed a Motion to Compel Production and Request for In Camera Review on May 6, 2026.
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Excerpt from the May 12, 2026 Joint Status Report documenting the missed May 4 FBI production date and subsequent Motion to Compel.
According to the Joint Status Report, during a May 8, 2026 conference with counsel for Defendant, the FBI represented that it now anticipates productions on or about May 15, 2026 and June 16, 2026.
The filing additionally reiterates prior FBI representations that the Bureau identified approximately 522 pages of potentially responsive records together with potentially responsive audio records.
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Joint Status Report excerpt reflecting revised FBI production dates and prior representations regarding approximately 522 pages of responsive records and audio media.
Related filing:
Filed Federal Exhibit: “My Concerns Regarding These Records Are Not Academic”
Selected Reporting
- From Mentor to Federal Investigation: The Dr. Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology
- July 26 Documentary Notice and Documentary Chronology Transmitted to City Attorney Kaur, Mayor Taylor, City Administrator Dohoney, and Police Chief Anderson Concerning Ann Arbor Police Department Investigations, Related City Proceedings, and Federal Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026).
- July 7 Documentary Notice to University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch Concerning University and Law Enforcement Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026). July 8 UM Announces Lynch Leaving.
- From One FBI File to a Legislative Proposal: Peter and Maria Foerster Ask Senator Van Hollen's Office and Congressman Jamie Raskin to Consider a Uniform Administrative Framework for Federal Investigations
- The Institutional Fingerprint of the FBI Russia-Gate File: Referrals, Consults, Intelligence Reports, and the June 16, 2026 FBI Production
- Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Document More Than Two Years of Unsuccessful Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid (June 2026)
Brad Foerster, MD PhD
Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.