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our system of justice cannot operate efficiently if the Court cannot rely on the candor of counsel presenting an application for ex parte relief." Four Star Fin. Servs., LLC v. Commonwealth Mgmt. Assocs., 166 F. Supp. 2d 805, 810 2001). AUSA failed to live up to these standards. In an ex parte proceeding,