Filed: Mar. 25, 2016
Latest Update: Mar. 25, 2016
Summary: STIPULATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ORDER LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL , District Judge . The parties to this action, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate and agree as follows: 1. Electronic surveillance was conducted in connection with the investigation in this case No. 1:16-CR-00026-LJO-SKO. Accordingly, numerous documents were filed with the Court, under seal, relating to the electronic surveillance. 2. Persons who have not been charged in any criminal conduct, but who were
Summary: STIPULATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ORDER LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL , District Judge . The parties to this action, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate and agree as follows: 1. Electronic surveillance was conducted in connection with the investigation in this case No. 1:16-CR-00026-LJO-SKO. Accordingly, numerous documents were filed with the Court, under seal, relating to the electronic surveillance. 2. Persons who have not been charged in any criminal conduct, but who were ..
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STIPULATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ORDER
LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, District Judge.
The parties to this action, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate and agree as follows:
1. Electronic surveillance was conducted in connection with the investigation in this case No. 1:16-CR-00026-LJO-SKO. Accordingly, numerous documents were filed with the Court, under seal, relating to the electronic surveillance.
2. Persons who have not been charged in any criminal conduct, but who were identified in the documents filed with the court regarding the electronic surveillance and/or whose communications were intercepted have privacy interests.
3. The government possesses, or may come to possess, recordings, documents, reports, or other materials the disclosure of which may ordinarily be required by the government's Rule 16, Jencks Act, or Brady obligations, but the dissemination of which could pose a serious risk to certain defendants, witnesses, or the confidentiality of an ongoing investigation.
4. The evidence in this matter also includes personal identification information for others, including but not limited to names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers and bank account numbers.
4. The government has discovery obligations to the defendants with regard to documents filed with the Court and the intercepted communications.
5. Disclosure by the government will implicate the privacy interest of the persons mentioned in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4above.
5. Therefore, the parties and defense counsel, including but not limited to defense counsels staff, investigators, and outside assistants, shall not disclose the contents of the documents released by the government through discovery except as necessary for investigative work for the prosecution or for the presentation of defenses in this case.
6. The documents filed with the Court in connection with the electronic surveillance in this case shall also remain sealed form the general public.
ORDER
Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties set forth above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. The United States Attorney may provide as discovery in this case all court documents filed in connection with the electronic surveillance the intercepted communications themselves as well as recordings, documents, reports, or other materials the disclosure of which may ordinarily be required by the government's Rule 16, Jencks Act, or Brady obligations, but the dissemination of which could pose a serious risk to certain defendants, witnesses, or the confidentiality of an ongoing investigation and which includes personal identification information for others, including but not limited to names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers and bank account numbers.
2. The parties and defense counsel, including but not limited to defense counsel's staff, investigators, and outside assistants, shall not disclose the contents of the documents released by the government through discovery except as necessary for investigative work for the prosecution or presentation of defenses in this case.
3. The documents filed with the Court in connection with the electronic surveillance in this case shall remain sealed from the general public.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
