Doing some research on Dennis Montgomery and Operation Hammer. Montgomery was likely one of the contractors mentioned in the FISC court ruling shutting down access to the NSA databases. Whistleblower who turned over 20 hard drives to James Comey. A defamation suit he filed was thrown out. Here's the judge:

"The case was later transferred to the District of Columbia, where U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras granted summary judgment to Risen."

https: //www.courthousenews.com/court-tosses-cia-contractors-appeal-con-man-label/