the department did, however, file a civil action on january 7th, 2009, seeking injunctive and dollar declaretory relief under 118 against four defendants." january 7th, nearly two weeks before obama took office, nearly a month before holder was confirmed. nearly three months before the fox news' main target in this was confirmed. there's also a deputy assistant attorney general whom fox claims that no lawsuit against the black or other national minority ever be brought. unfortunately for the conspiracy fantasy, she didn't even get to the justice department until the end of june, five months after criminal prosecution was dropped. so here's the real story fox will not tell you based not on rumor nor innuendo but court or congressional records. new black panthers, intimidating voters, cracker babies, bush didn't prosecute.