STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

CAROLYN K. DELANEY, District Judge.

PROTECTIVE ORDER

A. Protected Materials

1. This Order pertains to all materials containing PII as defined below or other confidential third-party information (hereafter, "Protected Materials.")

2. For purposes of the Protective Order, the term "Personal Identifying Information" (PII) includes any information within the definition of a "means of identification" under 18 U.S.C. § 1028(d)(7) or any information within the definition of an "access device" under 18 U.S.C. § 1029(e)(1).

3. To the extent that notes are made that memorialize, in whole or in part, the PII in any Protected Materials, or to the extent that copies are made for authorized use by members of the Defense Teams, such notes, copies, or reproductions become Protected Materials, subject to the Protective Order and must be handled in accordance with the terms of the Protective Order.

B. Defense Team

4. For purposes of this Order, the term "Defense Counsel" refers to the defendants' counsel of record.

5. For purposes of this Order, the term "Defense Team" refers to (1) the defendants' counsel of record, (2) other attorneys at defense counsel's law firms or defense organizations who may be consulted regarding case strategy in the above-captioned matter, (3) licensed investigators who are assisting defense counsel with this case, (4) retained experts or potential experts, and (5) paralegals, legal assistants, and other support staff to defendants' counsel of record providing assistance on this case. The term "Defense Team" does not include defendants, the defendants' family, or other associates of the defendants.

6. Defense Counsel must provide copy of this Order to all members of the Defense Team and must obtain written acknowledgement from members of the Defense Team that they are bound by the terms and conditions of this Protective Order, prior to providing any Protected Materials to the members of the Defense Team. The written acknowledgement need not be disclosed or produced to the United States unless ordered by the Court.

C. Disclosure of Protected Materials

7. The Defense Team shall not permit anyone other than the Defense Team to have possession of the Protected Materials, including the defendants themselves.

8. No person or party shall use any Protected Materials or information derived from Protected Materials produced in this action for any purpose other than use in the above-captioned case. All Protected Materials shall be used solely for the purpose of conducting and preparing for pre-trial, post-trial, and appellate proceedings (both direct and collateral) and in this criminal action and for no other purposes whatsoever, and shall not be used for the economic or other benefit of the defendants, or any third party. Protected Materials may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the conditions described in this Order.

9. Defendants may review Protected Materials in this case only in the presence of a member of the Defense Team, and their Defense Counsel shall ensure that defendants are never left alone with any Protected Materials. Defendants may not copy, keep, maintain, or otherwise possess any of such Protected Materials at any time. Defendants must return any Protected Materials to the Defense Team at the conclusion of any meeting at which defendants review the Protected Materials. Defendants may not take any Protected Materials out of the room in which they are meeting with the Defense Team. Defendants may not write down or memorialize any PII contained in the Protected Materials. At the conclusion of any meeting with defendants, the member of the Defense Team present shall take with him or her all Protected Materials. At no time, under any circumstances, will any Protected Materials be left in the possession, custody, or control of the defendants, whether or not they are incarcerated, except as provided below in Paragraphs 10 and 20.

10. If, during the pendency of the case, defendants request a copy of the Protected Materials from Defense Counsel, Defense Counsel may provide a copy of the Protected Materials to the defendants provided that Defense Counsel ensures that all PII contained in the Protected Materials is fully redacted and the copy bears the inscription as described in Paragraph 16. If Defense Counsel provides a redacted copy to defendants subject to these conditions, Defense Counsel or a member of the Defense Team must contemporaneously memorialize in writing that it has fully redacted PII from the Protected Materials and complied with this Order. This written certification need not be disclosed or produced to the United States unless ordered by the Court.

11. The Defense Team may review Protected Materials with a witness or potential witness in this case, including the defendants, subject to the requirement above that a member of the Defense Team must be present if Protected Materials are being shown to the defendants. Before being shown any portion of the Protected Materials, however, any witness or potential witness must be informed of the requirements of the Protective Order. No witness or potential witness may retain Protected Materials, or any copy thereof, after his or her review of those materials with the Defense Team is complete.

12. This Order does not limit employees of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California from disclosing the Protected Materials to members of the United States Attorney's Office, law enforcement agencies, the Court, and defense.

13. Defense Counsel shall advise the government with reasonable notice of any subpoenas, document requests, or claims for access to the Protected Materials by third parties if Defense Counsel is considering disseminating any of the Protected Materials to a third party, in order that the government may take action to resist or comply with such demands as it may deem appropriate.

D. Ensuring Security of Protected Materials

14. The Defense Team shall maintain the Protected Materials safely and securely, and shall exercise reasonable care in ensuring the security and confidentiality of the Protected Materials by storing the Protected Materials in a secure place, such as a locked office.

15. To the extent that Protected Materials, or any copies or reproductions thereof, are stored electronically, the Protected Materials will be stored on a password-protected and encrypted storage medium or device. Encryption keys must be stored securely and not written on the storage media that they unlock.

16. If a member of the Defense Team makes, or causes to be made, any further copies of any of the Protected Materials, Defense Counsel will ensure that the following notation is written, stamped or inscribed on whatever folder, container, or media contains the copies: "PROTECTED MATERIALS-SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER." For example, if Defense Counsel makes a copy of a disc or physical file containing Protected Materials, the duplicate disc or file must be encrypted and marked with the above notation.

E. Filings

17. In the event that a party needs to file Protected Materials containing PII, or materials otherwise identified as containing confidential information of victims, witnesses, or third parties with the Court, or disclose PII in court filings, the filing should be made under seal or with all PII, as defined in Paragraph 11, or confidential materials, redacted. The party seeking to file such information shall make all reasonable attempts to avoid the divulging of PII or confidential materials.

F. Conclusion of Prosecution

18. The provisions of this Order shall not terminate at the conclusion of this prosecution. All Protected Materials subject to the Protective Order maintained in the Defense Team's files shall remain subject to the Protective Order unless and until such Order is modified by the Court.

19. Upon final disposition of the case, including exhaustion of direct and collateral appellate proceedings, Defense Counsel shall return the Protected Materials to the government, or certify in writing that the Protected Materials have been destroyed, or, if Defense Counsel seeks to maintain the Protected Materials in the Defense Team's files beyond final disposition of the case, seek modification of this provision from the Court. If any Protected Materials are used as defense exhibits, they shall be maintained with government exhibits so long as those are required to be maintained.

20. If, upon final disposition of the case, defendants request a copy of the Protected Materials from Defense Counsel, Defense Counsel may provide a copy of the Protected Materials to the defendants provided that Defense Counsel ensures that all PII contained in the Protected Materials is fully redacted and the copy bears the inscription as described in Paragraph 16. If Defense Counsel provides a redacted copy to defendants subject to the above conditions, Defense Counsel or a member of the Defense Team must contemporaneously attest in writing that it has fully redacted PII from the Protected Materials and complied with this Order. This written certification need not be disclosed or produced to the United States unless ordered by the Court.

G. Termination or Substitution of Counsel

21. In the event that there is a substitution of counsel prior to final disposition of the case, new counsel of record must join this Protective Order before any Protected Materials may be transferred from the undersigned defense counsel to the new defense counsel. New defense counsel then will become Defense Counsel for purposes of this Protective Order, and become the Defense Team's custodian of materials, and shall then become responsible, upon the conclusion of appellate and post-conviction proceedings, for complying with the provisions set forth in Paragraphs 19 and 20 above. All members of the Defense Team, whether current or past counsel, are at all times subject to the Protective Order and are not relieved by termination of representation or conclusion of the prosecution

H. Modification of Order.

22. Nothing in this Order shall prevent any party from seeking modification of the Order or from objecting to discovery it otherwise believes to be improper. Nothing in this Order shall prevent any party from seeking a more restrictive protective order with regard to particular discovery items.

I. Notice That Violation of Order Could Result In Sanctions

23. Any person who willfully violates this Order may be held in contempt of court and may be subject to monetary of other sanctions as deemed appropriate by the Court. This provision does not expand or narrow the Court's contempt powers.

J. Application of Laws

24. Nothing in this Order shall be construed to affect or comment on the admissibility or discoverability of the Protected Materials.

25. Nothing in this Order shall be construed to affect the application of and the parties' compliance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Local Rules, and applicable statutes.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

FINDINGS AND ORDER

The Court having read and considered the Stipulation and Joint Request for a Protective Order, which this Court incorporates by reference in full, hereby finds that GOOD CAUSE exists to enter the above Order.

IT IS SO FOUND AND ORDERED.