Why does the DOJ use so much passive voice in its Mar-a-Lago filing?

Why does the DOJ use so much passive voice in its Mar-a-Lago filing?

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a response to a recent Donald Trump request regarding the raid of Mar-a-Lago. Its filing is full of passive voice, a means of expression I’ve continually railed against. Why is it passive, and should the DOJ be writing in the active voice instead? Here’s a passage from the DOJ’s…