I was making a simple and informal request " "Good.

This phrase includes all phases of discovery as well as responses to formal or informal requests by attorneys or others involved in legal proceedings.

And since it's outside the usual range of duties, it has to be no more than an informal request.

Their informal request for the diary has been rejected by the Foster family lawyer.

Those who just write a letter have found their informal requests ignored completely or at least not dealt with for some time.

But he said he had rejected the department's informal request for most of the same records.

Democrats said the subpoenas were necessary because the White House resisted informal requests to turn over the Enron-related materials for almost two months.

The new procedure, to take effect immediately, extends that rule to informal, nonreimbursable requests from government agencies, private organizations and individuals.

It is not exactly ahead of the curve to take four and a half years to make only an informal request.

In some cases, the officers issued subpoenas; in others, they relied on informal requests.