There's no reason to make this motion if you are at all confident that Ellis would rule in your favor on the issue of Special Counsel prosecutorial authority. I'm guessing the unredacted memo won't go Manafort's way and this is the next ploy to delay the inevitable.
Manafort Judge Questions Claim of Improper Seizure of RecordsU.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, in a hearing in federal court in Washington on Wednesday, questioned Manafort’s assertion that the ex-employee who gave access to the storage locker didn’t have permission to do so.
“Where’s the evidence that makes it unreasonable?†the judge asked a defense lawyer. “Where’s the evidence that Mr. Manafort was exerting control of this space?â€
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-23/manafort-judge-questions-claim-of-improper-seizure-of-records?cmpId=yhoo.headline&yptr=yahoo