ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR EARLY PRODUCTION OF JENCKS ACT MATERIALS (DOC. 153)

GEORGE CARAM STEEH, District Judge.

This matter is presently before the Court on defendant Svetlana Sribna's Motion for Early Production of Jencks Act Materials. (Doc. 153). The Motion is joined by defendants Jennifer Franklin, Rodney Knight, Tara Jackson, Sashanti Morris, Anna Fradlis, and Maryna Pitsenko. Sribna requests that the Court order the Government to provide pre-trial production of witness statements. 18 U.S.C. § 3500, commonly known as the Jencks Act, states that:

18 U.S.C. § 3500(a). Sribna acknowledges the statute, but nevertheless requests that this evidence be produced before witnesses testify. She argues that failure to disclose violates her rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Sribna's argument fails. The statute is clear; the Government need not disclose this information until the witness has testified on direction examination. 18 U.S.C. § 3500(a). Moreover, "[t]he Sixth Circuit has expressly held that the Government has no obligation to disclose and the trial court has no discretion to require disclose of Jencks Act material before a witness testifies." United States v. Boykins, 915 F.2d 1573 (6th Cir. 1990) (Table) (citing United States v. Algie, 667 F.2d 569, 571 (6th Cir. 1982)). See also United States v. Presser, 844 F.2d 1275, 1283 (6th Cir. 1988) ("The clear and consistent rule of this circuit is that the intent of Congress expressed in the Act must be adhered to and, thus, the government may not be compelled to disclose Jencks Act material before trial.").

For the reasons stated above, defendant's motion is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.