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We have filed our lawsuit with the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The case is Ilya Smirnov et al. v. Hillary Rodham Clinton et al. There are 36 named plaintiffs from more than 20 countries. Government defendants include the Department of State, USCIS and senior government officials, including Mr. Donahue. The lawsuit is styled as a class action, meaning, if the court approves the request to certify, it will go forward as a class action, with the 22,000 victims making up the class. We will be posting more details in the next day or two. Thank you all once again for your encouragement and support!

Please look for an announcement in this space on Sunday night (Pacific Time). Thank you for your patience.

Thank you all for your patience. The lawsuit will be submitted to the court this week. I will inform you once it has been filed and registered.

In response to many of your questions, please see the attached faq Thank you.

You may recall that on May 25, 2011, we requested that the Office of Inspector General at the Department of State launch an investigation into the invalidation of the DV–2012 results. We have now received a reply from the General Counsel within the Office of Inspector General at the Department of State: Mr. White: Deputy Inspector General Geisel asked me to reply to your letter to him, dated May 25, 2011. Thank you for your letter and your interest in this matter. The Department has asked the Office of Inspector General to review the Diversity Visa Lottery matter and we have agreed to do so. Sincerely, Erich O. Hart Erich O. Hart General Counsel Office of Inspector General Department of State While no additional details were provided, one can surmise that this is an encouraging sign. Nevertheless, this should in no way detract from our resolve to proceed with our lawsuit;…