STIPULATION AND ORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND DEFENDANT ASHLEY STARLING THOMAS; ORDER

LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, Chief District Judge.

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, the discovery in this case may contain personal information (the "Protected Information"); and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to avoid both the necessity of large scale redactions and the unauthorized disclosure or dissemination of Protected Information to anyone not a party to the court proceedings in this matter;

The parties agree that entry of a stipulated protective order is appropriate.

THEREFORE, defendant, ASHLEY STARLING THOMAS, by and through her counsel of record Jerome Price ("Defense Counsel"), and plaintiff, the United States of America, by and through its counsel of record, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

1. This Court may enter protective orders pursuant to Rule 16(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and its general supervisory authority.

2. This Order pertains to all discovery provided to or made available to Defense Counsel as part of the discovery related to the probation violation proceedings against defendants Miguel Gonzalez and Brandon Michael Thomas (hereafter, collectively known as the "discovery").

3. By signing this Stipulation and Protective Order, Defense Counsel agrees not to share any documents that contain Protected Information with anyone other than Defense Counsel and designated defense investigators and support staff. Defense Counsel may permit the defendant to view un-redacted documents in the presence of Defense Counsel, but she shall not have her own copy of the discovery. The parties agree that Defense Counsel, defense investigators, and support staff shall not allow the defendant to copy Protected Information contained in the discovery.

4. The discovery and information therein may be used only in connection with the litigation of this case and for no other purpose. The discovery is now and will forever remain the property of the United States Government. Defense Counsel will return the discovery to the Government or certify that it has been destroyed at the conclusion of the case.

5. Defense Counsel will store the discovery in a secure place and will use reasonable care to ensure that it is not disclosed to third persons in violation of this agreement.

6. Defense Counsel shall be responsible for advising the defendants, employees, other members of the defense team, and defense witnesses of the contents of this Stipulation and Order.

7. In the event that the defendant substitutes counsel, undersigned Defense Counsel agrees to withhold discovery from new counsel unless and until substituted counsel agrees also to be bound by this Order or the Court modifies this Order regarding such transfer of discovery.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.