11th Circuit on "Why does Trump need classified documents?"

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10. They did

In sum, none of the
Richey factors favor exercising equitable
jurisdiction over this case. Consequently, the United States is sub-
stantially likely to succeed in showing that the district court abused
its discretion in exercising jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s motion as it
concerns the classified documents. 5

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5 The district court referred fleetingly to invoking its “inherent supervisory
authority,” though it is unclear whether it utilized this authority with respect
to the orders at issue in this appeal. Doc. No. 64 at 1, 7 n.8. Either way, the
court’s exercise of its inherent authority is subject to two limits: (1) it “must
be a reasonable response to the problems and needs confronting the court’s
fair administration of justice,” and (2) it “cannot be contrary to any express
grant of or limitation on the district court’s power contained in a rule or stat-
ute.”
Dietz v. Bouldin, 136 S. Ct. 1885, 1892 (2016) (quotation omitted).

The district court did not explain why the exercise of its inherent authority con-
cerning the documents with classified markings would fall within these
bounds, other than its reliance on its Richey-factor analysis. We have already
explained why that analysis was in error.