Opinion
S3 18 Cr. 879 (SHS)
12-10-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ARIEL JIMENEZ, a/k/a Melo Defendant.
PROTECTIVE ORDER
HONORABLE SIDNEY H. STEIN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Upon the application of the United States of America, DAMIAN WILLIAMS, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, by and through Daniel Nessim and Ni Qian, Assistant United States Attorneys, of counsel, for an order precluding the dissemination of certain sensitive material produced pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3500 and/or Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972), and the Government's general disclosure obligations or practices, relating to witnesses the Government anticipates may be called to testify at trial ("3500 Material”), made on consent, and based on the Court's independent review, it is hereby
ORDERED that (1) any 3500 Material reflecting sensitive non-public information regarding law enforcement and civilian witnesses produced by the Government in this action is deemed "Sensitive 3500 Material" and shall be so identified by the Government; (2) the defense is precluded from disseminating any of the Sensitive 3500 Material (and any copies thereof) to anyone beyond the defendant, defense counsel, and any paralegal or staff employed by the defense; and [3) the defendant is precluded from taking any Sensitive 3500 Material (or any copies thereof) with him either before, during, or after trial; except that the defendant may possess and review the Sensitive 3500 Material (or any copies thereof) only while in the presence of defense counsel and/or any paralegal or staff employed by the defense, and may not otherwise possess any Sensitive 3500 Material (or any copies thereof).